Software Developer/Business Analyst II

About the role

PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, headquartered in Andalusia, AL, is a generation and transmission (G&T) electric cooperative with 22 distribution members - 18 electric distribution systems and four municipal electric systems - in Alabama and northwest Florida. PowerSouth's member systems provide power to end-use consumers across 51 counties in Alabama and 10 counties in Florida. PowerSouth's most important asset is a workforce of more than 560 men and women at nine PowerSouth locations. Safety is PowerSouth's number one core value, and its employees set the bar for safety excellence and have achieved an impressive safety record. The purpose of the position is to design the program logic and facilitate gathering project requirements from the business units and converting those requirements into application software to perform specific functions. This position operates in an on‑premises office environment.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the development and documentation of logical system requirements, scope objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project‑by‑project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments.
• Consistently writes, translates, and codes software programs and applications according to specifications; writes programming scripts to enhance functionality and/or performance of company applications as necessary; designs, runs, and monitors software performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging.
• Aids in the compilation of procedures, manuals and forms as requested in order to facilitate the use and maintenance of programs by users.
• Performs application support functions as required in order to fulfill corporate and departmental goals as specified and performs user support as needed.
• Manages multiple tasks, prioritizes effectively, and meets deadlines at a project level; accountable for time management skills; ability to balance competing demands and responsibilities; ability to identify and determine the importance and urgency of tasks and projects.
• Responsible for ensuring the success of PowerSouth by promoting teamwork, group goals and objectives, properly communicating and cooperating within the PowerSouth organization and with member systems as well as demonstrating and promoting standards of respect and dignity, accountability, integrity, and trustworthiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field.
• Capability to effectively convey information verbally and in written form, for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Preferred: working knowledge of programming languages and development tools, as well as familiarity with version control tools and principles.

Employment is subject to a negative drug screen, background check, and completion of a comprehensive application for employment.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Pension Plan funded 100% by the company
• 401(k) Plan with up to 5% employer match
• Group Life Benefits
• Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability