Description

Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 77 power plants in operation represents over 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.

The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.

Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)

This supervised position will allow for a college student who is seeking a career in Information Technology as well as enhance their knowledge with regard to all aspects of Calpine functions both operationally and financially. This position will require the individual to work a normal day shift. This job will be based out of the Houston, Texas.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides analysis and technical solutions in support of Calpine’s Security systems.

• Assist with IT security functions – identity access management, security operations, etc.

• Interact with business and technical users to assess needs, validate solutions, and provide light guidance on the use of some of application data and system configurations.

• IT Security related development work.

• May provide development support activities, including design, development, and testing activities.

• Develop business process flow diagrams related to IT Security workflows

Job Requirements

• Currently enrolled at an accredited college or university, working towards Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, preferred.

• Rising Junior or Senior, completion of at least 30 hours.

• Minimum GPA 3.0

• Legally eligible to work in the United States now and in the future for any company.

• Excellent communication, problem solving, and analytical skills

• Must be flexible and able to work harmoniously with others

• Good organization skills and attention to details are essential

• Strong foundational knowledge in object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms

• Experience with SQL

• Experience with Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code

• Familiarity with C#, HTML, JS, and CSS

• Experience with a component-based UI library like React, Angular, or Vue is a plus

  Additional Calpine Information

• Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

• Calpine is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please send an e-mail with your request to hrrecruitment@calpine.com. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on case-by-case basis.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)