Location: Vancouver, Washington Type: Contract Job #7676 Overview: ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Software Programmer 3 will maintain software critical to power grid operations. This position will work on Energy Management Systems (EMS) that monitor and control the grid in real-time, including SCADA and dispatcher training simulators. The role involves the entire software lifecycle, from design and development to security and maintenance. You'll also collaborate with various teams responsible for the physical grid infrastructure. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA. Pay rate: $51.04 - $72.92 Benefits: Paid holidays: 11 PTO: Starting at 10 days Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date) EAP: Employee Assistance Program Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%) Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks Responsibilities: Large and Small Project Participation - may be assigned to project teams to provide expertise, recommendations, and assistance on software programming / developer components for large projects; or may be assigned smaller projects to carry out from cradle to grave. Project work may include: Provide input and recommendations to project teams on programming / software solutions for large project(s) Provide expertise and recommendations to project teams on programming / software components of large project(s) Plan, develop, and recommend software projects for manager consideration, such as the automation of routines. Plan and coordinate projects and design software so that new operating requirements can be added while verifying the continuous availability of the existing system. Collaborate with stakeholders and users to help define or refine programming / scripting needs, as requested. Develop, test, and deploy n-tier C# .Net applications. Design, document, and communicate effective technical solutions meeting end-user requirements. Interpret design requirements and assist in technical design on related projects. Collaborate with software developers, testers, and users throughout the System Development Life Cycle. Research new and emerging technologies to determine their applicability to application development and maintenance, as well as for support of the needs of operations. Problem Resolution and Troubleshooting: Participate in on-call rotation for assigned system. Study existing failures and electronic problem reports, including those of hardware interfaces, to trace and identify the cause of the problems. Work with the hardware staff, dispatchers, telecom, and field personnel to develop and recommend solutions. Develop and implement software solutions and procedures to recover from malfunctions to keep downtime to a minimum. Design and write diagnostic software to enable hardware personnel to find and solve hardware problems. Identify and resolve problems in software at all system tiers (Application, Server, Database, Network). Control Center (CC) Operational Support: Monitor system performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future. Make the necessary recommendations for correct actions; implement as approved. Design and install software changes, per established procedures, to improve performance. Write / draft and recommend, or revise, a variety of new or existing Control Center (CC) functional, security, and testing procedures, required to address system issues and/or changes. These procedures are developed for use by mission critical CC support staff, such as