Nexant’s Software-Grid Management group is an engineering and consulting team with a reputation for building cutting edge software solutions for our clients. Due to a major expansion agenda, we have a need for a hands-on and talented Software Development Engineer with a strong focus in Java development to join our team as regular, full-time employee. The ideal candidate will be a broad and innovative thinker with the vision to shape the product for the future.

• Participate in the full lifecycle Java development of enterprise software systems, including design, implementation, testing, and support

• Implementation of business logic, user interfaces, and databases for our web-based systems

• Client support

• Writing of user documentation

• Design documentation, user documentation

• Proactively look at new and innovative solutions that improve the user experience while increasing performance and scalability

• Effectively balance the need for customization versus maintaining core functionality for all customers

• Assess the software development and maintenance tasks

• Other duties as assigned.

• BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or similar

• 5 years of work experience in full life-cycle Java development

• Knowledge or experience in engineering problem solving

• Analytical and be able to troubleshoot applications

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead a team of software developers

• Strong ability to interact with customers, understand their requirements, discuss alternate implementation approaches, understand business logic and design accordingly

• Excellent proficiency of Server and Web Client technologies, and how they work together.

• Strong database and RDBMS, ORACLE knowledge.

• Electrical Energy Markets knowledge is desirable

• Work effectively under stressful conditions

• Work as part of a team which includes in-house software engineers and QA engineers on the day-to-day execution of quality assurance efforts to meet committed delivery dates

• Exposure to formal development methodology tools and implementation/deployment of large systems.

• Programming Languages: Java, C/C++, SQL, PL/SQL, C#

• Data Structures, algorithm design. Performance tuning. UML, Object Oriented Design, SOA

• XML, JAXB, XSLT, XSD

• Web application/service: Spring MVC, Struts, Java Servlets, JSP, Javascript, EXT-JS, JQuery, CXF, AJAX, JSON, React

• Persistence : JPA, EclipseLink , Hibernate, JDBC, Ibatis, J2EE

• Database: Oracle 10g, 11g. MySQL

• Development/test tools: Eclipse, SQL Developer, Maven, Ant, CruiseControl, DBMaintain, DBUnit, Shell Script/Bash, CVS, SVN

• Development platform: Linux, Windows

• Web/Application Server: Jboss EAP 6, Tomcat

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word is required.

Nexant offers competitive salaries based on candidate's qualifications. Nexant also offers three weeks paid vacation per year, eleven paid holidays per year, a 401(k) plan with employee matching funds and an overall comprehensive benefits package.

Nexant is a globally recognized software, consulting and services leader that provides innovative solutions to utilities, energy enterprises, chemical companies and government entities worldwide. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Francisco, Nexant and its 500+ employees work from 32 global offices providing deep technical expertise and regional knowledge to improve customer engagement, boost operational efficiency, reduce costs and achieve superior business results.

Nexant supports clients through three distinct business units:

• Nexant Energy Software has developed and commercialized a number of industry-leading software platforms and applications, including Nexant iEnergy®, Nexant Grid360™, and Nexant iHedge®

• Nexant Utility Services works with clients to drive customer energy savings, ensure cost-effective program design, implementation and management, and promote customer engagement

• Nexant Energy & Chemicals Advisory provides strategic planning, project development, competitor analysis, market and price forecasting, and NexantThinking™, a subscription program and online product portal.

Nexant, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.