Software Developer II - Meter Data Management Software (Full Stack, Databricks)

About the role

NISC is seeking a Software Developer II to join our Meter Data Management Software Development team. This team develops and optimizes data pipelines and architectures to support analytics, reporting, and data science use cases. The ideal candidate will have experience working on a full stack, heavier back-end development team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack applications and scalable data engineering solutions
• Build and optimize data pipelines and datasets to support analytics, reporting, and data science use cases
• Work with Data Warehouse and Lakehouse architectures, including Databricks and Delta Lake
• Analyze and resolve complex technical issues across application and data platforms
• Apply SDLC best practices to ensure quality, performance, security, and maintainability of production code
• Collaborate closely with Product, Data, UX, and Engineering teams to deliver business solutions
• Participate in architectural and technical design discussions and contribute to technical direction
• Create and maintain data tools that improve data accessibility, reliability, and usability
• Identify and implement opportunities for automation, scalability, and system optimization
• Provide clear progress updates and communicate risks, dependencies, and technical considerations
• Explore and prototype intelligent agent-based features that enhance user experience or automate workflows

Requirements

• Generally, requires 5+ years’ experience in software development
• Experience as a Software Engineer or Data Engineer in a full-stack, cloud-based environment
• Strong experience building and optimizing data pipelines, architectures, and complex datasets
• Proficiency with Databricks, Delta Lake, and Big Data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)
• Experience with AWS cloud services (e.g., S3, Lambda, EC2, EMR, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch)
• Strong understanding of ETL/ELT processes, metadata, dependency, and workload management
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Oracle, Postgres, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages such as Java or Scala
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and engineering tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Bamboo
• Nice-to-have: scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, Bash), Angular, Spring Boot, MDM experience
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to remain composed and think analytically in high-pressure situations
• Self-motivated, accountable, and effective in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
• Commitment to NISC’s Statement of Shared Values

Work Schedule

This position offers a hybrid schedule from the following office locations:

• Cedar Rapids, IA
• Lake Saint Louis, MO
• Mandan, ND

The minimum requirement is to work 3 days per week out of an office location, with the option to work up to all 5 days a week from an office location. The required days from an office location are Tuesday and Wednesday, with the third day being flexible between the candidate and their supervisor.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with $100 monthly contributions from NISC
• Wellness Rewards program for walking and improving wellness knowledge
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) thru Paylocity
• Fully covered life insurance up to x3 annual base salary
• Fully covered short- and long-term disability
• 401(k), traditional or Roth, with employee match up to 6% and employer 4% salary base contributions
• PTO accrual levels dependent on years of service, 120 Life Leave Event hours, Holiday Week, and 9 paid holidays
• $2,500 Interest-Free technology loan program
• $25,000 employee educational assistance program
• Volunteer, Wellness, Family Events and other employee fun supplied by our committees
• Employee Assistance Program; assisting employees and dependents with virtually any life event
• Benevolence Committee to support employees with financial hardships like unexpected medical bills, funerals and other unfortunate hardships

Desired Education

A Bachelor’s Degree in a Computer Science-related field or equivalent experience is preferred.

Minimum Physical Requirements

Employees are regularly required to maintain a stationary position, move, and operate computer keyboards or office equipment.