Description

Position Title: Sr Platform System Admin - IT

Location: Des Moines, IA, United States

Description:
Leads and develops technical solutions to address business problems. Works with IT and Business Leadership to promote innovative and integrated solutions across the organization and demonstrates proficiency in all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - through requirements gathering, project leadership, architecting, developing, testing, modifying and supporting enterprise application systems for internal and external customers as well as vendor partners. Provides problem solving and troubleshooting in support of application environments.


Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ten or more years of related experience, including 5 years of related progressive work experiences in software development.
Demonstrated technical knowledge of modern programming and IT architecture concepts including cloud native design, microservices, containerization; cloud model architectures and distributed, high volume computing design; designing and deploying applications and architectures for resiliency and continuous availability; working with event driven streaming architectures; developing diagnostic and configuration tools to improve deployment and operation of web apps, mobile apps, and 3rd party integrations; virtualized infrastructure and Platform as a Service (PaaS). Technical experience with Linux and OS tools and monitoring, containers and orchestration technologies, DevOps via CI/CD, automated configuration, provisioning and deployment tools. Hands-on experience of relational (Oracle, PL/SQL/Postgres) and no SQL databases (Couchbase) upgrades and security/application patching.
Communicate effectively vis multiple channels (written and verbal) including composing and delivering executive level presentations and communicating with OS administrators in identifying and resolving issues related to highly visible/customer facing 24x7 enterprise applications.
Problem solving skills, initiative, and the ability to thrive under pressure and with changes in requirements.
Takes ownership of platform/application health checks on 24x7 enterprise applications
Project management skills; ability to prioritize and handle multiple issues and projects concurrently.

Position descriptions are developed as guides for the employees of Berkshire Hathaway Energy. The management team of Berkshire Hathaway Energy reserves the right to modify job responsibilities and position requirements to meet the corporate business goals and needs.

About US:
MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation.

About the Team:
MidAmerican Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.


JOB INFO

Job Identification: 10004321

Job Category: Information Technology

Posting Date: 2026-02-06

Apply Before: 2026-03-01T21:42:00+00:00

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Locations: 6100 Neil Rd, Reno, NV, 89511, US



Business: MidAmerican Energy Company

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