Southern Company · 1 day ago
IT Quality Assurance Analyst II
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expSouthern Company is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond. The IT Quality Assurance Analyst II role is responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of applications by designing and executing test plans, identifying defects, and collaborating with development teams to enhance product quality.
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Responsibilities
Creating detailed test plans to ensure all objectives are met and the software functions correctly and all requirements are covered
Assessing functionality, reliability, performance, and quality through various test scripts
Detecting and documenting any defects or issues within the software
Working closely with developers and product managers to resolve issues and improve product quality
Conducting functional, regression, system, and user acceptance testing to ensure comprehensive coverage
Making sure that the software complies with standards and regulatory requirements
Closely following established procedures to determine product quality and readiness for release
Keeping track of defects and their resolutions, and reporting on quality assurance metrics
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science or a related field
Minimum 5+ years' experience in quality assurance
Proven experience (5+ years) working in Quality Assurance and designing and implementing test strategies and test cases for large-scale organizations
Ability to follow quality standards, principles, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency, scalability, and flexibility across all IT systems and applications
Strong soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
Excellent consulting skills such as targeted communications, engagement management, stakeholder management and business analysis
Comfortable, experienced, and accomplished at working with business executives, and able to push back in a professional and diplomatic way
Strong understanding of different testing methodologies
Experience with defect tracking systems and the ability to manage and prioritize defects effectively
Experience with and knowledge of testing tools and test automation tools such as Tosca, etc
Experience with Utility related business processes, industry applications, and supporting technologies
A deep, comprehensive knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
Interest in and passion for learning and working in a fast-paced environment
Ability to handle multiple assignments and conflicting priorities
Ability to work with business partners and peers of varying levels of technical proficiency
Advanced understanding various technical principles, theories and concepts
Broad understanding of a wide range of technical areas
Excellent communication skills including the ability to translate complex or technical ideas into non-technical language
Benefits
Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
Incentive program
Company
Southern Company
Southern Company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the shared services division of Southern Company.
10001+ employees
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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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