Southern Company · 1 day ago
Application Solutions Architect, Sr.
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelSouthern Company is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond. The Application Solutions Architect, Sr. provides technical and business leadership to deliver modern, secure, and scalable solutions, leading end-to-end solution delivery and architectural governance for large initiatives while mentoring teams and resolving issues.
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Responsibilities
Lead the collaborative development of near- and long-term network, compute, application, and data architectures for SSE Tech Solutions
Engage continuously with Southstar Energy Services business leaders and technology/governance teams to translate business outcomes into technology capabilities
Provide early solution shaping during project initiation, contributing to proposals and business cases with clear architecture options, risks, and cost implications
Identify, evaluate, and communicate the strategic implications of emerging technologies (e.g., IoT, IT/OT convergence, digital labor, container platforms) and align adoption roadmaps with enterprise standards
Own architecture reviews across vendor platforms, custom solutions, integrations, and data exchanges through TVP and ARB processes; drive periodic optimization for performance, resilience, and data availability
Provide leadership and oversight for technology lifecycle management, standards, and enterprise strategies; coach teams and guide code review practices for internal and vendor-delivered solutions
Partner with Data & Analytics stakeholders to embed data acquisition, storage, sharing, governance, reporting, and analytics in new development and major upgrades
Design and govern data architectures that support both analytical (BI/AI/ML) and operational workloads, selecting appropriate patterns (data lakehouse, ODS, CDC/streaming, dimensional marts) based on business needs
Define reporting and analytics platform vision—evaluating ODS versus data lake/lakehouse implementations—considering performance, cost, and time-to-insight
Lead integration strategies across systems of record (e.g., Oracle CC&B/C2M) using secure APIs, messaging, ETL/ELT, and event-driven patterns
Architect for cost and performance at scale: right-size compute/storage, leverage serverless and container orchestration, and apply caching/partitioning to meet SLAs while optimizing spend
Champion security-by-design: identity federation, zero trust principles, data protection, and compliance with applicable privacy laws and enterprise policies
Support solutions from ideation through implementation; plan work, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive consensus across stakeholders
Qualification
Required
B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent; advanced degree or professional certifications (e.g., Azure/AWS solutions architect) preferred
Strong understanding of REST/SOAP web services and secure integration patterns
Experience with identity federation protocols (SAML, WS-Fed, OAuth2/OIDC) and enterprise SSO
Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT and data movement tooling (e.g., SSIS, SRRS/SSRS; Azure Data Factory/Synapse; streaming/CDC)
Experience integrating systems of record including Oracle CC&B, C2M, and adjacent platforms
Cloud expertise across Microsoft Azure (preferred) and familiarity with AWS and Google Cloud
Familiarity with modern web frameworks and front-end patterns (e.g., Bootstrap, responsive design) to inform end-to-end solution choices
Container technologies and platforms experience (e.g., Red Hat/OpenShift, Kubernetes) for scalable deployment and portability
Data architecture design across ODS, data lake/lakehouse, dimensional modeling, and semantic layers to serve both operational and analytical use cases
Performance and cost optimization at scale, including serverless, autoscaling, storage tiering, partitioning, and caching strategies
Expert knowledge of computing infrastructure and architectural design, including reliability, observability, and resilience engineering
Strong application development literacy and enterprise design thinking; ability to evaluate build/buy and vendor solutions
Ability to build productive relationships across business and TO; influence with a strategic, outcome-focused lens
Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities; communicate clearly (verbal and written) to executive and technical audiences
Ability to prioritize and execute independently in a fast-paced environment; manage multiple, concurrent initiatives
Ability to present ideas in clear business language; plan work and coordinate cross-functional teams effectively
Sound knowledge of data privacy practices and laws; model Southern Company Values (Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity, Superior Performance)
Preferred
Leading consolidation, data migration, and complex integration programs across hybrid/cloud environments
Designing data architectures that balance operational needs and analytical workloads using modern patterns and platforms
Evaluating and implementing reporting and analytics platforms (ODS vs. lake/lakehouse) to meet business SLAs and cost targets
Deploying and managing workloads on container platforms (e.g., OpenShift/Kubernetes) with DevSecOps practices
Knowledge of energy industry trends and Southstar Energy business context
Benefits
Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
Competitive base salary
Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
Additional compensation, such as an incentive program
Company
Southern Company
Southern Company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the shared services division of Southern Company.
Founded in 1912
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$6.16BKey Investors
GRIP Program
2025-10-03Post Ipo Equity· $1.75B
2025-05-20Post Ipo Debt· $1.45B
2024-10-21Grant· $160M
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Thomas Fanning
President and CEO
David Poroch
Chief Financial Officer
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