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Principal Programmer Analyst

Location: Oakland, California

Requisition ID # 160841-en_US

Our IT professionals are at the enterprise's core, leveraging modern technology to deliver safe and reliable energy to our customers. We use AI, the cloud, data science, and the latest tools and programming languages to solve hard, interesting problems and tackle challenges like the ever-growing threat of climate change, wildfires, and breaches of cyber security. Join us and experience the satisfaction of being a technology enabler for a company that leads the industry in innovation.

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Benefits

PG&E is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits program to help you take care of your physical, emotional and financial health. In addition to the offerings below, you can expect inclusive programs in areas such as performance recognition, training and employee development, mentoring and more.

  • Paid Time Off

    Vacation, Sick Hours, Holidays, Family Leave

  • Employee Resource Groups

    16 ERGs at the core of our DEIB culture that support employee development and foster business relationships

  • Professional Development

    Leadership and Employee Development Courses, LinkedIn Learning, Mentoring Program and up to $8,000 for Tuition Reimbursement

  • Healthcare

    Low-Cost Medical, Dental, Life/Accident/Disability Insurance and Free Vision

  • Healthcare & Dependent Care FSA

    Pre-tax employee-funded accounts that cover certain out-of-pocket medical and dependent care expenses

  • Retirement Plans

    401(k) Matching up to 8% AND Cash Balance Pension (no Cost to you)

Job Details

Requisition ID # 160841 

Job Category: Information Technology 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Information Technology

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

Information Systems Technology Services is a unified organization comprised of various departments which collaborate effectively to deliver high quality technology solutions. The organization is responsible for strategic technology planning, roadmap development, solution design, solution delivery, and solution support. The SAP Data and Analytics department provides data engineering services and support to all lines of businesses.

Position Summary

The Principal Programmer Analyst determines the SAP Data and Analytics development standards and design patterns, and plays a critical role development, quality management, and platform enhancements. This position requires advanced knowledge and experience with SAP BW4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, CDS views, SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Power BI, along with expertise in data mappings and integrations.

Designs, develops, modifies, configures, debugs and evaluates analytics application programs across functional business areas. Analyzes existing applications and systems and formulates designs the new systems, performs coding and tests/debugs programs. Consults with business analysts and architects to understand, anticipate, and meet current and future business needs. Modifies and configures applications/systems as specified in the requirements and/or technical design document. Prepares and obtains approval of system and development documentation.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $136,000.00

Bay Area Maximum: $232,000.00

&/OR

California Minimum: $129,000.00

California Maximum: $220,000.00

Job Responsibilities

  • Acts as a thought- leader and contributes to the strategic vision of the SAP Data Domain. Regularly called on to apply creativity or new approaches to technical and administrative assignments that may be unique. May lead complex operational and analytical application development projects or tasks with multiple components requiring coordination of various functions and assessment of stakeholder impact
  • Sets technical and process direction of multi-functional analytics applications and manages, develops, and publishes policies and standards.
  • Leads the development of HANA CDS views to support complex reporting requirements in SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW4HANA environments.
  • Ensures data accuracy and consistency within the SAP Data Platforms
  • Develops insightful analytics and visualizations using SAP Analytics Cloud and Microsoft Power BI, leveraging data from SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW4HANA.
  • Oversees quality management processes to maintain high data standards, particularly within SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW4HANA modules.
  • Designs and implement data mappings and integrations across various platforms, including SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW4HANA.
  • Collaborates with stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver tailored data solutions that leverage SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW4HANA capabilities.
  • Mentor junior developers and contribute to the team's knowledge base, with a focus on SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW4HANA best practices.

Qualifications

Minimum:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 10 years’ experience in Information Technology
  • 8 years’ delivery experience in HANA CDS views development, within SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW4HANA environments.
  • Proficiency and hands-on experience with SAP Analytics Cloud, S4HANA-Embedded Analytics, BW4HANA, CDS Views and HANA Modeling.
  • Experience with data mappings and integrations, with a strong emphasis on SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW4HANA.


Desired:

  • Master’s degree in computers/information science or equivalent experience
  • SAP Certifications in Data Warehousing or Analytics
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

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