Application Developer (.NET / Azure / Hybrid Cloud)

Southern Company • Birmingham, AL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This posting is for an Application Developer (.NET / Azure / Hybrid Cloud) located in Birmingham, Alabama. The position will be filled in the Generation Technology Solutions Engineering and Plants portfolio supporting Southern Company's generation business. This position is responsible for designing, developing, testing, implementing, integrating, and supporting application solutions in a hybrid environment, with increasing focus on cloud-native and cloud-enabled solutions in Microsoft Azure. The role will partner across application, data, and infrastructure teams to modernize generation business applications and integrate with enterprise analytics platforms such as Azure Databricks. Microsoft .NET remains a primary development platform, with an emphasis on scalable APIs, cloud services, automation, and modern data integration patterns. The role may also contribute to application enhancements that leverage AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics capabilities within Azure and enterprise data platforms. The successful candidate should not only have a strong technical background but the desire to learn business concepts and processes.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on application development experience in C#/.NET (required)
• Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server and Oracle (required)
• Solid experience in the Microsoft .NET development platform and related Microsoft technologies is required.
• Web development experience including JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, and Angular.
• Experience using relational databases and SQL.
• SQL Server, Oracle, data modeling, and O/R mapping knowledge is required.
• Real-world experience with full life-cycle development and delivery of enterprise-class software solutions using modern technologies and platforms (.NET or Java), including application modernization, cloud migration, and current software development best practices such as design patterns, test-driven development, and object-oriented frameworks.
• A strong working knowledge of domain-driven design, design patterns, enterprise application architecture patterns, enterprise integration patterns, analysis patterns and OOA/OOD in general and refactoring.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, Math, Business, or related degree
• 2+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure application services, cloud deployment, or hybrid architecture
• Experience with Azure Databricks, data integration, analytics platforms, or cloud-based data workflows
• Experience with cloud data platforms
• Experience with application modernization, API development, and system integration across on-prem and cloud environments
• Experience with prompt engineering, evaluation techniques, and structured outputs.
• Proficiency in Python and AI frameworks for LLMs and agents
• Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and application domains
• Experience with Microsoft Azure services, hybrid integration, and cloud-enabled solution design is strongly preferred
• Experience building modern APIs and cloud-connected applications is preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Azure services such as App Service, Azure Functions, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, Service Bus, Azure SQL, and API Management; familiarity with Azure Databricks and cloud-based data integration is preferred
• REST-based service development, API-first design, and system integration across on-prem and cloud platforms is a plus
• Experience working with cloud data platforms, analytics pipelines, and large-scale data processing environments such as Azure Databricks is preferred
• Experience with source control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery is a plus.
• Experience with Git, GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, and automated cloud deployment pipelines is a plus
• Familiarity with cloud security, secrets management, and identity/access patterns
• Familiarity with Azure AI services, AI-assisted development tools, or intelligent application features

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, testing, implementing, integrating, and supporting application solutions in a hybrid environment, with increasing focus on cloud-native and cloud-enabled solutions in Microsoft Azure.
• Partnering across application, data, and infrastructure teams to modernize generation business applications and integrate with enterprise analytics platforms such as Azure Databricks.
• Developing scalable APIs, cloud services, automation, and modern data integration patterns.
• Contributing to application enhancements that leverage AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics capabilities within Azure and enterprise data platforms.
• Designing, deploying, and supporting solutions in Microsoft Azure.
• Modernizing legacy or on-prem applications for cloud deployment.
• Developing simple, elegant solutions to complex problems.
• Designing intuitive user interfaces for complex data-rich applications.
• Explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders at an appropriate level of detail.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level