Sr Systems Specialist (Full Stack, Cloud)

About the role

NISC is a company that develops and implements enterprise-level and customer-facing software solutions for over 960+ utilities and broadband companies across North America. The company's mission is to provide technology solutions and services that are member-focused, quality-driven, and value-priced, helping its members compete effectively and excel in customer service.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications, APIs, and supporting systems across cloud and on-prem environments
• Build, deploy, and manage infrastructure and services using modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, containerization, Infrastructure as Code)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, design solutions, and deliver high-quality software and system enhancements
• Support application and system lifecycle management including installation, configuration, upgrades, monitoring, and performance optimization
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across software, infrastructure, and networking layers
• Implement automation to improve system reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency
• Contribute to architectural decisions and promote best practices in software engineering, security, and system design
• Develop and execute testing strategies (unit, integration, and system testing) to ensure reliability and maintainability
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude) to enhance productivity, code quality, troubleshooting, and documentation
• Provide technical guidance, documentation, and knowledge sharing to team members and stakeholders
• Deliver excellent customer support through issue resolution, training, and ongoing technical consultation
• Continuously evaluate and improve tools, processes, and development workflows

Requirements

Essential Duties:

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript)
• Experience building and supporting full-stack applications and RESTful APIs
• Understanding of modern software design principles (modularity, scalability, maintainability, performance)
• Familiarity with frontend frameworks (Angular, Vue, or similar) and backend frameworks (Spring Boot, FastAPI, or similar)
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and related services (compute, storage, networking, monitoring)
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform or similar)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, or similar)
• Understanding of system observability, logging, monitoring, and performance tuning
• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
• Experience with scripting and automation (Bash, Python, or similar)
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S)
• Familiarity with web/application servers and system integration concepts
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and/or NoSQL solutions
• Experience or strong interest in leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude) to improve coding efficiency, debugging, documentation, and solution design

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Computer Science-related field or equivalent experience

Skills & Abilities

• Development & Engineering: 5+ years of experience in software development, systems engineering, or DevOps-related roles
• Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure: Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and related services, hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools, experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools
• Systems & Networking: Working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems, experience with scripting and automation, understanding of networking fundamentals, familiarity with web/application servers and system integration concepts
• Data & Integration: Experience with relational databases and/or NoSQL solutions, understanding of data structures, API integration, and data exchange formats
• AI & Modern Development Practices: Experience or strong interest in leveraging AI-assisted development tools, ability to identify opportunities to apply automation and intelligent workflows to enhance development and operational processes
• Professional Skills: Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities, ability to work across multiple domains and adapt to evolving technologies and priorities, excellent verbal and written communication skills, self-motivated, accountable, and effective in a collaborative, team-oriented environment, ability to interact positively with internal teams and external customers, strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with $100 monthly contributions from NISC
• 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

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Hybrid from the following office locations:

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

Work Schedule:

• Hybrid Schedule: Minimum of working 3 days per week out of an office location and ability to work up to all 5 days a week from an office location.
• Required Days from an Office Location: Tuesday and Wednesday – the third required day will be up to the candidate and their supervisor to choose.

Desired Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a Computer Science-related field or equivalent experience

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer

Management may modify this job description by assigning or reassigning duties and responsibilities at any time.

Key Words

• Cloud-Native Development
• Platform Engineering
• Automation & Tooling
• Scalable Systems
• Software Engineering
• Python
• Javascript
• Rest APIs
• AWS
• Docker
• Linux
• Infrastructure as Code

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