About the role
- Analyzes, designs, codes, tests, configures and modifies software projects and/or products or enhancements using various programming languages, technologies and development methodologies.
- Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements application, software and/or operating system components, software tools, and utilities; conducts performance testing.
- Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to guarantee availability and increase efficiency.
- Completes technical documentation for multiple functions, including but not limited to testing, QA, training, troubleshooting, operating, and/or procedures for installation and maintenance.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Works across multiple modules on projects and supports groups of modules/module areas
- Implements and tests moderately complex code changes to fix identified defects in existing software products (e.g., identify and debug an application)
- Moderately enhances new/future software releases and/or creates new software applications
- Strengthens understanding of on-premise solutions and cloud-based solutions/environments; configures components of new systems/technologies to cloud-based solutions
- Troubleshoots moderate bugs within code (within own component); performs actions as designated in the remediation plan
- Assists and provides additional support in solving software/systems monitoring issues and escalations which require moderate technical expertise to troubleshoot
- Reviews requirements and researches and identifies alternative technical solutions
- Develops understanding of Ameren’s business to ensure successful implementation and support of project efforts
- Understands the Digital organization’s objectives, and the impact on own projects; contributes to development of new technology integration and enablement plans
- Works in an agile environment and engages in development practices such as peer programming and test-driven development
- Works closely with business analysts to gain understanding of basic requirements and translates into one or more API-led connectivity solutions (integrations, interfaces, proxies, objects, shared code library, etc.); reviews options to identify best solution and provides design for selected solution
- Understands and is familiar with relevant technologies in order to design, develop, document, and support simple to moderately complex integration solutions utilizing design patterns, reference architectures and best practices
- Collaborates with various stakeholders to test new and modified application solutions, utilizing test-driven development when possible
- Provides assistance to other developers for designing integrations, interfaces, proxies, business objects and business services as needed
- May be required to work off-hours for project needs, support/upgrade/outage reasons, and systems implementations
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in engineering, mathematics, computer science or business
- 5+ years of relevant experience required with Oracle-SQL Database writing queries, views and stored procedures for ETL workloads
- Ability to build Autosys jobs and services/tasks
- Experience with troubleshooting, reading logs and administrator tasks
- OPPM and Unifier database table structure knowledge
- Experience with Unifier site administration, Linux server administration and building reports
- OPPM experience with Windows server administration, configuring front end forms/dashboards and user administration the below summary listed in order of priority needs to be included in the posting.
The below experience needs are listed in the order of importance:
- Oracle SQL DBA expertise
- Strong hands-on experience developing, troubleshooting, and tuning Oracle SQL, stored procedures, triggers, and database performance issues in enterprise environments.
- Linux server setup and application support
- Ability to build, configure, patch, monitor, and support Linux servers used to host business-critical applications.
- Windows server configuration and application installation
- Experience configuring Windows Server environments, installing applications, validating dependencies, and supporting operational stability.
- Oracle application experience
- Familiarity with Oracle-based enterprise applications such as Unifier, OPPM, Primavera, or similar platforms, including application configuration, upgrades, integrations, and production support.
- Operational troubleshooting mindset
- Ability to diagnose issues across databases, servers, applications, and integrations while coordinating effectively with infrastructure, vendor, and business teams.
- Documentation and knowledge sharing
- Comfortable documenting configurations, support procedures, recurring issues, and resolution steps to improve long-term maintainability.