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Company Overview: 

For more than 50 years, NISC has developed and implemented enterprise-level and customer-facing software solutions for over 960+ utilities andbroadbandsacross North America. Our mission is to deliver technology solutions and services that are Member-focused, qualitydrivenand valued priced. We exist to serve ourMembersand help them serve their communities through our innovative software products,servicesand outstanding customer support. NISC has beenranked inComputerWorld's Best Places to Work for twenty-two years, and we are looking for qualified individuals to join our team. 

Our Members have over 18 million end customers (residential and businesses who receive power, internet, television and/or telephone services) that our enterprise software solution enables our Members to compete effectively in the industry, while excelling in customer service. 

Position Overview: 

NISC is always seeking out talented software developers & engineers who are motivated, collaborative, and excited to solve complex challenges. We're especially interested in individuals with experience working on a full stack, heavier back end development team. 

We look for individuals who thrive in a team environment, are committed to accomplishing shared goals, and are eager to learn and innovate. This position would be on our Meter Data Management Software Development team, which is NISC's solution for data storage and analytics that enhances customer service and provides engineering analysis using Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data. This product helps utility staff to analyze, troubleshoot and validate data for billing and other purposes.   

Essential Duties: 

• Design, develop, test, and maintain fullstack 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
• Other duties as assigned 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Preferred: 

• Generally, requires 5+ years' experience in software development
• Experience as a Software Engineer or Data Engineer in a fullstack, cloudbased 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 objectoriented 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
• Nicetohave: scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, Bash), Angular, Spring Boot, MDM experience
• Strong analytical, problemsolving, and rootcause analysis skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to remain composed and think analytically in highpressure situations
• Selfmotivated, accountable, and effective in a collaborative, crossfunctional environment
• Commitment to NISC's Statement of Shared Values

Work Schedule: 

• Hybrid from the following office location:
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Lake Saint Louis, MO
  • Mandan, ND
• Hybrid Schedule:Minimum of working 3daysper week out of an office location and ability to work up toall 5days a week from an office location.
• Required Days from an Office Location: Tuesday and Wednesday - the thirdrequiredday will be up to the candidate and their supervisor to choose.  

NISC's Shared Values & Competencies: 

We're a cooperative, which means we're ownedby the Members we serve. It also means that our focus is on taking care of our Members and our employees, rather than having a big bottom line. Quality service and innovative technology start with happy and dedicated employees. Join our team and learn for yourself what sets NISC apart. 

• Integrity - We are committed to doing the right thing - always.
• Relationships - We are committed to building and preserving lasting relationships.
• Innovation - We promote the spirit of creativity and champion new ideas.
• Teamwork - We exemplify the cooperative spirit by working together.
• Empowerment - We believe individuals have the power to make a difference.
• Personal Development - We believe the free exchange of knowledge and information is absolutely necessary to the success of each individual and the organization. 

Benefits: 

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with $100 monthly contributions from NISC.  
  • Like to walk? Improve your overall wellness knowledge? Ability to earn up to $800 additional dollars into your HSA each year through our Wellness Rewards program.
• 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: 

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

Minimum 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. While performing the essential functions of this position, employees must be able to see and communicate. Employees are regularly required to maintain a stationary position, move, and operate computer keyboards or office equipment. 

Disclaimer: 

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

Key Words: 

Full Stack Development | Data Engineering | Databricks | Delta Lake | AWS Cloud | SQL | Apache Spark | ETL / ELT | Data Pipelines | Java | Scala | Docker | Kubernetes | CI/CD | Agile