Client: Southern Company
Location: Birmingham, AL
Contract Duration: 1 Year
Experience: 3–5 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking a Software Developer / Data Solutions Developer with 3–5 years of experience to design, develop, and support enterprise reporting, analytics, data integration, and application solutions.
This role will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, data engineers, and end users to understand business requirements, integrate data from multiple enterprise systems, improve access to information, and deliver reliable solutions that support operational performance and business decision-making.
The Developer will also evaluate existing applications and systems and recommend appropriate software upgrades, enhancements, and technology improvements.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, implement, and support enterprise software applications and data solutions.
- Integrate and consolidate data from multiple enterprise systems to support reporting, analytics, and business applications.
- Develop and maintain web applications, APIs, dashboards, reports, and data-driven solutions.
- Design specific computer systems and application software based on business and technical requirements.
- Evaluate existing applications and recommend software upgrades, enhancements, and system improvements.
- Work with stakeholders to gather and document business and technical requirements.
- Partner with developers and data engineers to validate data accuracy and resolve data quality or integration issues.
- Troubleshoot application, reporting, database, and data integration issues.
- Develop secure, scalable, reliable, and maintainable enterprise solutions.
- Support system testing, implementation, deployment, and production troubleshooting.
- Participate in application modernization and cloud-based development initiatives.
- Maintain technical documentation and follow established development and source-control standards.
- Support continuous process and performance improvements.
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 3–5 years of experience in software development, application development, business intelligence, reporting, data solutions, or a related technical field.
- Experience developing web applications, APIs, dashboards, reporting solutions, and business systems.
- Experience integrating, validating, troubleshooting, and consolidating data from multiple enterprise platforms.
Application Development
- Strong proficiency with C# and .NET.
- Experience with modern web application development.
- Experience with Blazor.
- Experience developing and consuming REST APIs.
- Familiarity with:
- Microservices
- Distributed application architectures
- GitHub
- Azure DevOps
- Source control
- Azure-hosted applications
- Cloud application deployment
Data & Reporting
- Strong SQL development skills.
- Experience with data analysis, data modeling, validation, troubleshooting, and integration.
- Experience with Power BI.
- Experience working with Databricks.
- Knowledge of enterprise data warehouses and modern lakehouse/cloud data platforms.
- Experience with Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
- Python
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Azure services
- CI/CD pipelines
- Automated application deployments
- Semantic models
- Enterprise reporting and analytics platforms
- Modern data architecture
- Agile/Scrum development environments
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and assignments.
- Strong attention to data accuracy and application quality.
- Ability to independently troubleshoot technical issues and recommend solutions.
- Commitment to developing secure, scalable, and maintainable applications.
Work Environment
This is a hybrid position based in Birmingham, Alabama. The role will involve a combination of remote and on-site collaboration.
Periodic on-site presence and occasional travel may be required for stakeholder meetings, workshops, testing, training, implementation, and other project-related activities.
Key Skills
C# | .NET | Blazor | REST APIs | SQL | Power BI | Databricks | Azure | Azure DevOps | GitHub | Oracle | SQL Server | Data Integration | Data Modeling | Web Application Development | APIs | Reporting | Dashboards | Microservices | CI/CD