Application Developer

The Application Developer position is part of the Corporate Services Systems Application Portfolio - Corporate Back-Office Technologies (CBOT) group, within the SCS Technology Organization (TO), as a part of the team responsible for providing support to solutions for External Affairs (Community & Economic Development, Corporate Communication, Environmental Affairs, Governmental/Legislative Affairs, & Region/Division Affairs), Charitable Giving & Volunteer Services, Corporate Safety & Health, and Risk Management across the Operating Companies. The position will be responsible for ensuring delivery of timely, quality solutions and support for the supported Business Partners.

Position responsibilities include: Providing functional and technical subject matter expertise for Business Partner application solutions (custom development, vendor packages, SaaS); Performing design, development, integration, configuration, testing, and implementation of Business Partner application solutions (inclusive of vendor solutions); Performing problem/root cause analysis and resolution (production support) for Business Partner application solutions; Providing consultation for application life cycle management; Staying abreast of emerging business technology trends and needs.

The Application Developer must have strong technical, consultative, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to deliver innovative solutions to business problems in a fast-paced environment. The position will require excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration, planning, and organizational skills.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, integrate, and/or support timely, cost effective, and high-quality solutions to meet or exceed Business Partner expectations, using Southern Company approved methodologies and standards
• Provide timely root cause analysis, consistent and effective production support, and maintenance/enhancements for existing solutions, inclusive of the development of tools & utilities that help streamline upgrades, maintenance, and support of vendor-packaged application solutions.
• Adhere to Southern Company approved development methodologies / standards; adhere to Change Management policy and procedures; ensure all required documentation for projects / solutions is developed and maintained
• Support project planning/execution by providing accurate estimates, execution of tasks / deliverables, timely and accurate status reports
• Build and maintain relationships with Business Partners, peers, management, other Technology Organization (TO) resource groups, and vendors
• Apply strong oral and written communication skills; apply strong customer service and negotiating skills; exhibit initiative; follow through with Business Partner commitments; and apply sound performance techniques 
• Manage personal career development by maintaining technical expertise
• Other duties or special projects as assigned by leadership

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or another related field, is required
• Minimum of 5 years’ recent experience in full stack application development and support, using C# .NET is required
• Experience in web development with Blazor as well as jQuery, Angular, or other JavaScript frameworks, and proficiencies in HTML and CSS are strongly preferred
• Experience in building RESTful web services using ASP.NET Web API is strongly preferred
• Experience in building command line batch applications is strongly preferred
• Experience with Oracle/SQL Server database queries, scripting, and reporting as well as ORM frameworks such as EntityFramework, NHibernate, or Dapper is strongly preferred
• Experience with the Microsoft Azure platform and Azure services is strongly preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI is preferred
• Experience with software development methodologies, including waterfall and agile, is strongly preferred
• Experience working in a technology organization supporting complex enterprise application systems is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge and understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines and processes and version control with Azure DevOps and GitHub
• Knowledge and understanding of software development technologies, methodology, and associated tools
• Knowledge of application architectures (Web, Client Server, Cloud, Integration, Databases, etc.) 
• Knowledge of enterprise application design principles is a plus
• Knowledge of application server and client workstation troubleshooting/maintenance
• Familiarity with AI tools, AI agents, and machine learning is a plus
• Proven ability to learn new technologies and apply them
• Proven technical writing skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be a self-starter and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Must be able to function independently and as a team member – willingness to operate as a member of a productive, well-integrated team
• Strong project management skills including the ability to effectively organize tasks, manage multiple priorities/details, and meets tight deadlines are required
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Effective consulting skills, with proven ability to influence others
• Proven ability to build productive relationships, with a focus on cooperation & teamwork

Behavioral Attributes

• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with the Company’s Values - Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity, and Superior Performance.
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to work with a team, build superior relationships, and collaborate across TO organizations
• Result oriented – can act with speed and decisiveness; takes initiative and appropriate measures to meet commitments.
• High degree of initiative and personal responsibility - “ownership” - for assignments
• Strong focus on quality, reliability, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of application solutions.
• Strategic thinker that can embrace, influence, communicate, and lead change.
• Continuous learner with a high level of interest in, and capacity for, learning and applying new technologies and concepts.
• Commitment to being a student of the business.
• Self-motivated, takes initiative, is proactive, and habitually removes obstacles for success.
• Takes personal ownership of career development
• Strong work ethic.
• Curious and creative, always questioning, and never satisfied by the status quo.

Other

• Must be able to pass Insider Threat Program (ITP)
• Occasional night and weekend work may be necessary
• Occasional travel may be necessary