Full Stack Engineer

Job Title: Full Stack Engineer / Technical Specialist III (Candidate should be residing in Virginia) Job Location: Innsbrook / Richmond, VA (Onsite) Job Duration: 2 years (Possibility of extension) Pay rate: $51.34 /hr. on w2 (Without any benefits) Job Description: 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. 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. 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.