AI Engineer / Application Analyst

AI Engineer, or Application Analyst

Location: The Energy Center, Birmingham, AL

4 days in-office / 1 day remote

Designs, builds, and evolves AI solutions that deliver measurable business and

operational value across Southern Power. The AI Engineer translates use-case

intent into production-ready agents, models, and workflows, working within the

enterprise architectural, governance, and operational standards to ensure

solutions are scalable, safe, and fit for a critical-infrastructure

environment.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: (Experience, Knowledge, Skills)

Domain Expertise:

* Experience building AI and machine learning applications in enterprise

settings.

* Practical understanding of agentic AI concepts, including planners,

tool-calling, memory, and multi-agent collaboration.

* Familiarity with enterprise data platforms and APIs, including structured,

unstructured, and document-based data.

* Awareness of AI governance, risk, and compliance considerations in regulated

environments

Individual Skills:

* Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to decompose complex use cases

into modular agent

behaviors.

* Product-oriented mindset, focused on delivering tangible outcomes rather

than experimentation alone.

* Ability to work effectively within defined architectural and governance

constraints.

* Clear communicator who can explain AI behavior and limitations to

non-technical stakeholders.

Technical Skills:

* Proficiency in Python and AI frameworks for LLMs and agents.

* Proficiency with Databricks preferred.

* Experience with prompt engineering, evaluation techniques, and structured

outputs.

* Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented

generation (RAG) patterns.

* Working knowledge of API integration and tool execution within agent

workflows.

* Exposure to CI/CD, model deployment, and observability concepts sufficient to

operate within pipelines.

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Develop AI solutions. Build and configure agents that reason, plan, and act

using models, tools, and enterprise data, aligned to approved patterns.

* Implement use-case workflows end-to-end. Translate business and

operational requirements into AI workflows spanning data ingestion,

inference, tool execution, and human-in-the-loop review.

* Apply responsible AI and guardrails. Embed safety controls, validation

steps, and explainability mechanisms into agent logic and prompts by

design.

* Collaborate across the AI delivery lifecycle. Partner with architects

on design decisions and with ML Ops to ensure smooth deployment, monitoring,

and iteration.

* Optimize performance and cost. Tune prompts, models, and agent

interactions to improve accuracy, latency, and cost efficiency.

* Support experimentation to production. Rapidly prototype new AI

capabilities while adhering to standards that enable promotion to

enterprise-grade deployments.

* Continuously improve agent behavior. Use feedback, evaluations,

and operational signals to refine agent performance and reliability over time

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

* Some relocation assistance is available if you do not already live within a

reasonable commute distance.

About Southern Company

Southern Company (NYSE: SO

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is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast

and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and

affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has

electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies

in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy

solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and

telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to

innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet

customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero

greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the

needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our

sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and

social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a

variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that

reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more,

visit www.southerncompany.com.

Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families

through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base

salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and

retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and

emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional

compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards

subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A

summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here

https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf

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Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also

be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's

qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex,

national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual

orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by

law.

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