Southern Company Fulltime IT Opportunities
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We are recruiting entry level and experienced IT Professionals. If you are interested in one or more of the areas
indicated, please apply online at www.southerncompany.com/SOjobs, requisition # SCS2005530.
JOB REQUIREMENTS (for all positions):
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related Engineering degree from an ABET
accredited college or university (Intern candidates should be working on degrees in these disciplines)
Minimum GPA of 3.0 preferred
US Citizen or Permanent Resident – sponsorships not available
May require some extended work hours for some assignments
Some positions require on call availability
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
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Effective oral and written communication skills
Effective interpersonal skills
Ability to function independently and as a team member
Proven analysis and problem solving skills
Strong organizational, administrative, time management, project management, facilitation and analytical skills
Working knowledge and understanding of software development technologies, methodologies and associated
tools
Self-motivation and demonstrated initiative is crucial
Ability to interface with vendors and contractors while representing the best interests of Southern Company
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES (Varies with position):
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Develop and/or implement timely, cost effective, and high quality business solutions
Provide consulting services to business partners
Provide root cause analysis, efficient production support and maintenance / enhancements for existing
applications
Follow IT standards and methodologies and comply with all applicable regulations including Sarbanes-Oxley,
FERC, etc.
Develop and maintain application and technical knowledge
Build and maintain relationships with business partners, business analysts, peers, staff, management and
other IT groups
Model Southern Style behaviors: Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance and Total Commitment.
Must demonstrate a commitment to safety and achieving Target Zero and promoting health and wellness.
WE ARE RECRUITING FOR THE FOLLOWING IT POSITIONS:
Locations include (but may not be limited to) the following:
 Alabama – Birmingham, Dothan
 Georgia – Atlanta, Augusta, Vidalia
Degrees desired (but not limited to) **Must be from an ABET accredited college/university**
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Computer Engineer, Computer Science Engineer or related
Electrical Engineer
Management Information Systems
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Continual Service Improvement Analyst: This position is responsible for activities associated with cost
transparency into services provided by Information Technology to business units across Southern Company,
improving asset management for infrastructure devices/software licensing and technology planning leadership
and support.
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Systems Engineer: This position is to provide consulting, planning, technical design and third level support for
the computing and storage components of the Southern Company information technology infrastructure.
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Network Support Analyst (3 positions): This position exists to provide implementation and technical support for
Southern Company's production Data and Voice Network systems. The Data Network support includes, but is
not limited to: routing/switching, MPLS architecture, wireless and network security services. The Voice
network support includes, but is not limited to: VoIP, PBX’s, Voicemail systems, Voice Networking, Voice
Recording systems, Workforce Management and Computer Telephony Integration.
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Firewall Analysts (2 positions): This position exists to provide implementation and technical support for
Southern Company's secured production firewall components. Support includes but is not limited to:
implementation of new technology; ensuring appropriate connectivity; maintaining policy management;
providing device management and support; maintaining rules; participating in periodic audits; managing the
lifecycle of the hardware and software; maintaining compliance with policies, standards and best practices.
This position will collaborate with IT Security to implement and maintain the architecture and strategies that
are recommended for the overall data protection of the enterprise.
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Infrastructure Integration Analyst: This position provides implementation and support related to middleware
and application integration into the infrastructure throughout the Southern Company service area.
Responsibilities will include implementing, maintaining, administering, and troubleshooting: add-on software in
support of Southern Company’s Web infrastructures; Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop software; Active
Directory, DNS, DHCP, and WINS.
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Virtualization Infrastructure Analyst: This positions provides implementation and support related to hardware,
software and hypervisor operating systems at Southern Company. Responsibilities will include implementing,
maintaining, administering, and troubleshooting: VMware vSphere environment; server, storage and network
hardware related to our converged/hyper-converged hypervisor hardware solutions; VRealize and Systems
Center Orchestration software, configurations and blueprints.
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Operating Systems Analyst: This positions provides implementation and support related to server hardware
and the server operating systems throughout the Southern Company service area. Responsibilities will
include implementing, maintaining, administering, and troubleshooting: server hardware platforms and their
Windows and/or Linux operating systems and related software; operating systems related tools such as
monitoring, configuration management, provisioning, and other related operating system components
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Software Developer: This position will work with teams of software developers that analyze, estimate, design,
code, test, and support applications and enterprise integrations that address business requirements. The
developer will assist the teams through the application life cycle for new solutions, enhancements to existing
solutions, and the integration of these solutions into the current Southern Company environment. The position
is also expected to aggressively manage development effort costs through careful project estimation practices.
The software developer should demonstrate a high level of technical proficiency in the area of enterprise
software development. The position is also expected to ensure all software development projects adhere to
Southern Company's Application Development guidelines and meets and/or exceeds quality expectations. In
addition, the developer is expected to support an on-call rotation team that provides 24/7 assistance. The
software developer should be an excellent troubleshooter and a self-starter.
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Systems Analyst – This position will work closely with business partners in the Southern Power organization to
support their information management and governance needs. The primary focus of the position is to provide
leadership and support for Enterprise Content Management with SharePoint 2013, including system
configuration, portal design, content organization and workflows for various business units, administer system
security, and build integrations to help streamline business processes. In addition, the analyst will be provided
the opportunity to support vendor and custom developed applications dependent on the incumbent’s skills.
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Data Integration Analyst - This position is in support of Fleet Operations & Trading and Financial & Contract
services businesses within Southern Company Generation and is responsible for the successful design,
development, implementation, and maintenance of the foundational data models and integration solutions; for
driving best practices in data management to ensure system accuracy and business effectiveness; and also
the design, implementation and maintenance of data analytics and reporting solutions. Experience in key
technologies ( Informatica, Oracle Service Bus, SSRS, Oracle & SQL Server databases to name a few) used
in the organization is preferred.
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Systems Analyst - Cyber Security (5 positions): This position is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality,
integrity and availability of the company’s Control System Network Critical Digital Assets. This is
accomplished through implementing cyber security protections, providing security expertise and consulting,
and interpreting and establishing security technologies in response to regulatory Critical Infrastructure
Protection standards. Support includes conducting cyber security inventories and assessments, developing
remediation plans to mitigate risk, architecting strong technical security solutions for new and existing plant
control system environments, identifying and resolving cyber security issues, planning and coordinating cyber
security projects, developing technical compliance documentation, implementing new technologies, providing
device management and support, participating in audits, and providing security consulting assisting business
customers with understanding and applying cyber security concepts, processes and technologies. This
position will collaborate closely with business partners and other IT groups to implement and maintain a
secure environment for control systems.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER POSTINGS FOR:
 Current opportunities in Engineering and Construction Services and Southern Power
 Future opportunities in Generation (Plant), Transmission, Distribution and Southern Nuclear
We offer a competitive compensation package and relocation.
Southern Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) where an applicant's qualifications are
considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic
information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.