Southern Company · 4 hours ago
SR Application Analyst
Atlanta, GA, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelSouthern Company is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond. The SR Application Analyst will be responsible for partnering with various business units to develop and support Metering and Advanced Metering Infrastructure applications, ensuring quality solutions and support for business customers.
EnergyNatural ResourcesNuclear
Responsibilities
Single point of customer contact for assigned Metering/AMI applications
Subject matter expert for applications – business process, data/workflow, and reports
Owns result/solution end-to-end
Impact analysis (functional, application risk assessment)
Manage production deployments, production verification testing and user implementation support
User acceptance coordination with customer / bug tracking
Troubleshooting and resolving application quality issues
Application life cycle management
Release planning / management
Compliance and change management controls adherence
Application vendor interface and support
Disaster recovery plans/testing
Occasional travel within the Southern Company footprint is required
Qualification
Required
Ability to establish and maintain quality relationships with peers and management, vendors, and internal customer groups
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required
Must be able to manage production support and project related activities simultaneously
Ability to work effectively with limited direct supervision
Excellent customer service skills
Risk assessment/mitigation skills
Strong communications and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively within a team environment
Technical writing skills
Ability to gather and document business and functional requirements
Ability to estimate project costs and timelines
Self-starter and demonstrate initiative
B.S., B.A., or B.B.A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Business, or another related field, is required
Demonstrated technical understanding of how application frameworks and other technologies can be leveraged to help meet business needs
Proven analytical skills, problem solving skills and project management skills
Possess a solid understanding of technical environments and software methods
High degree of initiative and personal responsibility 'ownership' for assignments
Takes personal ownership of career development
Demonstrate behaviors consistent with the company culture – Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity, and Superior Performance
Ability to effectively multi-task and prioritize workload
Must have a strong desire to be a student of the business
Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to work with a team, build superior relationships, and collaborate across TO organizations
Preferred
Experience with supporting Linux based systems, creating, and updating shell scripts
Experience with Java/J2EE, C#/.Net
Good understanding of REST/SOAP Web Services
Familiarity with Windows Azure and/or Amazon Web Services
Experience with Oracle databases, SQL, PL/SQL, and query performance tuning for large datasets
Experience supporting vendor applications
Power Delivery/Customer service experience either directly or in a support role
Benefits
Competitive base salary
Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
Incentive program
Company
Southern Company
Southern Company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the shared services division of Southern Company.
Founded in 1912
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.16BKey Investors
GRIP Program
2025-10-03Post Ipo Equity· $1.75B
2025-05-20Post Ipo Debt· $1.45B
2024-10-21Grant· $160M
Leadership Team
Thomas Fanning
President and CEO
David Poroch
Chief Financial Officer
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