Technical Specialist III
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Richmond, VA · Posted October 28, 2026
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About the job
Title: Full-stack Developer (.Net and C#)
Duration: 24 Months
Pay Range: $50 - $53
location : Richmond, VA (Hybrid)
Job Description:
Operations Technology Solutions, Electric Transmission
Role summary:
Develop, modernize, and support business-critical software applications for Electric Transmission.
This role will contribute across the software lifecycle and partner directly with relevant stakeholders to build secure and reliable digital solutions that turn operational data into actionable insight.
Candidate Qualifications:
Top three required skills:
Full-stack software development across front-end applications, backend services, APIs, relational databases, source control, testing, and production support.
Proficiency in enterprise development technologies such as C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript, and SQL, with experience integrating and troubleshooting data exchanges across systems.
Software architecture and problem-solving skills, including object-oriented design, data modeling, debugging, performance tuning, maintainable coding practices, and practical tradeoff analysis.
Soft-skill requirements:
Strong planning, organization, collaboration, and communication skills; clear technical writing; the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences; effective independent and multidisciplinary teamwork; and a commitment to safety, cybersecurity, quality, continuous improvement, and customer-focused service.
Nice-to-have skills:
Experience with Microsoft .NET, SQL Server, Azure DevOps, Power Apps, Power Automate, and SharePoint; legacy application modernization; microservices, containers, cloud-ready patterns, CI/CD, automated testing, event-driven or sensor-data systems; IT/OT integration; NERC compliance; cybersecurity and data governance; and vendor or proof-of-concept evaluations.
Preferred years of experience:
Five or more years of directly related software development experience, or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience.
A master’s degree in a related field may count as one year of experience.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience.
Preferred disciplines:
Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Other disciplines may be substituted.
Preferred industry experience:
Electric utility, energy, industrial, critical-infrastructure, or operational technology environments.
Experience with utility operational data, equipment monitoring, engineering analytics, regulated environments, or third-party development partners is beneficial.
Role Overview and Hiring Process:
High-level project overview:
This contractor will join the Operations Technology Solutions team within Electric Transmission to design, develop, modernize, and support secure, reliable, business-critical applications used by engineers, operators, field personnel, and compliance partners.
Work may include web, desktop, service, API, integration, data-processing, and automation solutions; legacy modernization; operational-device and enterprise-system integration; monitoring and diagnostics; documentation and user support; and participation in discovery, architecture, development, testing, deployment, production support, incident analysis, and continuous improvement.
The role partners closely with product managers, users, cybersecurity, IT, engineering, compliance teams, vendors, and infrastructure and database specialists.
Preferred interview process:
Panel interview.
Committed timeline for interviews and decision-making
Up to three months.
The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.
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