Application Developer / Senior Application Developer - Identity & Access Management (IAM)
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Job Description
At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.
We'rehiring for a position open to both Mid-Career and Seniorlevel candidates. The level will be determined based on the successful applicant's qualifications, experience, and skillsdemonstratedduring the interview process.
ApplicationDeveloper /Senior ApplicationDeveloper
At PGE, secure and seamless access to technology is foundational to everything we do. As a Senior Application Developer on our Identity & Access Management (IAM) team, you'll help design, build, and support the systems that protect our critical infrastructure while enabling employees, contractors, and business partners to access the tools they need to power our communities. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact security and identity solutions, influence the future of enterprise access management, and play a key role in supporting PGE's growth, innovation, and modernization initiatives.
Job Function Summary
Application DevelopmentProvides application software development services.Develops program logic for new applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications.Codes, tests,debugsand documents software applications. Analyzes requirements and tests and integrates application components.Ensurethat system improvements are successfully implemented.
Key Job Information– Mid-Career Level
Application Developer,Grade 7Career Level: P3
Career ProfessionalRequires in-depth knowledge and experience.Usesbest practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services.Solvescomplex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions.Works independently, receives minimal guidance.Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
Key Responsibilities
Programming/Software Development (PROG)Designs, codes, tests, corrects and documents complex programs and scripts from agreed specifications andsubsequentiterations using agreed standards and tools to achieve a well-engineered result.Takespart in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work.
Application Support (ASUP)Maintains application support processes and checks that all requests for support are dealt with according to agreed procedures.Usesapplication management software and tools to investigate issues, collect performancestatisticsand create reports.
Incident Management (USUP)Prioritizes and diagnoses incidents according to agreed procedures. Investigates causes of incidents and seeks resolution. Escalates unresolved incidents. Facilitates recovery following resolution of incidents. Documents and closes resolved incidents according to agreed procedures.
Problem Management (PBMG)Initiates and monitors actions to investigate and resolve problems in systems,processesand services.Determinesproblem fixes/remedies.Assistswith the implementation of agreed remedies and preventative measures.
Systems Design (DESN)Recommends/designs structures and tools for systems which meet business needs andtakesinto account target environment, performance security requirements and existing systems.Delivers technical visualization of proposed applications for approval by customer and execution by system developers.Translates logical designs into physical designs and produces detailed design documentation. Maps work to userspecificationandremoveserrors and deviations fromspecificationto achieve user-friendly processes.
Systems Integration (SINT)Defines the integration build, accepts software modules from softwaredevelopersand produces software builds for loading onto the target environment. Configures the hardware environment, produces integration testspecificationsand conducts tests, recording details of any failures and carrying out fault diagnosis.
Education/Experience/Certifications
Requires a bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, management or other related field or equivalent experience.
Typically,five or more years inrelatedfield.
Experience
Identity Access Management (IAM) – Authentication and Authorization
Identity Governance Administration (IGA)
Access Certifications (manager, application owner, role-based, advanced certification configs)
Lifecycle events - joiner/mover/leaver automation
Java/JavaScript programming
SailPoint IIQ
PreferredExperience
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Idira(CyberArk)
Regulatory frameworks such as SOX or CIP
Single Sign-On (SSO) – SAML, OAuth, and SCIM
Nice to have
Utility Experience
PingFederate
PingOne/Davinci
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
Functional Competencies
Intermediate knowledge of business goals and scope of change initiatives.
Intermediate knowledge of user experience design frameworks.
Intermediate knowledge of change management processes.
Intermediate knowledge of software configuration.
Intermediate knowledge of operating system concepts.
Intermediate knowledge of database concepts.
Intermediate knowledge of infrastructure concepts.
Intermediate knowledge ofservicecontinuity planning and support.
General Competencies
Intermediate customer-focus skills.
Intermediate accuracy skills.
Intermediaterisk-managementskills.
Intermediate oral and written communication skills.
Intermediate interpersonal skills.
Intermediate decision-making skills.
Intermediate organization and prioritization skills.
Key Job Information– Senior Level
Senior Application Developer,Grade 8Career Level: P4
Specialist ProfessionalRequires specialized depth and/or breadth ofexpertise. Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices.Solvescomplex problems; takes a broad perspective toidentifyinnovative solutions. Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations. Mayleadfunctional teams or projects.
Key Responsibilities
Programming/Software Development (PROG)Sets local or team-based standards for programming tools and techniques, including security guidelines and the selection ofappropriate developmentmethods. Advisesonapplication of standards and methods and ensures compliance. Takes technical responsibility for all stages and/or iterations in a software development project, providing method-specific technical advice and guidance to project stakeholders. Assigns work packages,monitorsperformanceand manages change control dynamically tooptimizeproductivity. Provides advice,guidanceandassistanceto less experienced colleagues as.
Application Support (ASUP)Drafts andmaintainsprocedures and documentation for applicationssupport. Manages application enhancements to improve business performance.Advises onapplication security, licensing, upgrades,backupsand disaster-recovery needs. Ensures that all requests for support are dealt with according to set standards and procedures.
Incident Management (USUP)Ensures that incidents are handled according to agreed procedures. Investigates escalated incidents to responsible service owners and seeks resolution. Facilitates recovery following resolution of incidents. Ensures that resolved incidents are properly documented and closed. Analyzes causes of incidents and informs service ownersin order tominimize probability of recurrence and contribute to service improvement. Analyzes metrics and reports on performance of incident-managementprocess.
Problem Management (PBMG)Ensures thatappropriate actionis taken toanticipate, investigate and resolve problems in systems and services. Ensures that such problems are fully documented within the relevant reportingsystem(s). Enablesdevelopmentof problem solutions. Coordinates the implementation of agreed remedies and preventative measures.Analyzespatterns and trends.
Systems Design (DESN)Specifies and designs large or complex systems. Selectsappropriate designstandards,methodsand tools consistent with agreed enterprise and solution architectures and ensures they are applied effectively. Reviews others' systemsdesignsto ensure selection ofappropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology. Contributes to policy forselectionof architecture components. Evaluates and undertakes impact analysis on major design options and assesses and manages associated risks. Ensures that the system design balancesfunctional, service quality,securityand systems management requirements.
Systems Integration (SINT)Designs and builds integration components and interfaces. Leads practical integration work under the technical direction of the system/service designer. May contribute to the overall design of the service. May define the technical criteria for product/componentselection. Contributes to decisions about tools,methodsand approaches.
Education/Experience/Certifications
Requires a bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, management or other related field or equivalent experience.
Typically,eight or more years inrelatedfield.
Required Experience
Identity Access Management (IAM) – Authentication and Authorization
Identity Governance Administration (IGA)
Access Certifications (manager, application owner, role-based, advanced certification configs)
Lifecycle events - joiner/mover/leaver automation
Java/JavaScript programming
SailPoint IIQ
Preferred Experience
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Idira(CyberArk)
Regulatory frameworks such as SOX or CIP
Single Sign-On (SSO) – SAML, OAuth, and SCIM
Nice to have
Utility Experience
PingFederate
PingOne/Davinci
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
Functional Competencies
Advanced knowledge of business goals and scope of change initiatives.
Advanced knowledge of user experience design frameworks.
Advanced knowledge of change management processes.
Advanced knowledge of software configuration.
Advanced knowledge of operating system concepts.
Advanced knowledge of database concepts.
Intermediate knowledge of infrastructure concepts.
Advanced knowledge ofservicecontinuity planning and support.
General Competencies
Advanced customer-focus skills.
Advanced accuracy skills.
Advancedrisk-managementskills.
Advanced oral and written communication skills.
Advanced interpersonal skills.
Advanced decision-making skills.
Advanced organization and prioritization skills.
Advanced meeting facilitation skills.
Advanced team-building skills.
Physical and Cognitive Demands– For Both levels
Cognitive LevelSubstantial:Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information,establishfacts,and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to adhere to set response times,deadlines,and time-sensitive tasks.
Ability to follow accuracy standards.
Ability to followthrough ondecision-making tasks.
Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment.
Ability to communicate andproblem solvewhen under stress.
Ability to respond and adapt to frequentchange.
Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness whenprovidedconstructive feedback.
Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement.
Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks.
Ability to successfully collaborate with peers,managersand others within the organization.
Demonstrates sound memory.
Ability to processnew informationto be applied consistently to work tasks.
Schedule/Attendance
Ability to adhere topre-established schedule, including start/stop time and break/lunch schedule.
Ability to work long hours.
Ability toworka variable schedule.
Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather.
Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance.
Ability to work shiftschedule.
Ability to work on-callschedule.
Physical Capabilities
Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
Environment - Office
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Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity.
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