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56
open professional roles
130
opened in the last 90 days
130 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
8
states hiring
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina
What it hires for: Engineering (42), Finance (13), Data & Analytics (7), Legal (7), Operations (7). By level: early career (61), mid level (26), manager (18), senior ic (13), entry level (7).
Where: Atlanta, GA, United States (47), Birmingham, AL, United States (33), Atlanta, GA (8), Birmingham, AL (8), Baxley, GA, United States (3), Gulfport, MS, United States (3), Naperville, IL, United States (3), Virginia Beach, VA, United States (3).
Main hubs: Atlanta, GA (8), Birmingham, AL (8). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Southern Company outlook: Building
From public records and our own hiring data, as of the last check. It looks at layoff notices, capital raised and how fast roles are opening. It does not judge the company by its industry or its city.
- 56 open professional roles, 130 opened in the last 90 days
- No layoff notices on record in the last 24 months
- Capital raised, filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (1 filing)
Context
- Its industry, Energy & Utilities, is building nationally. Learn the skills it asks for.
- Its main hub, Atlanta, GA, sits in a county that is steady.
Where Atlanta, GA ranks
Where Atlanta, GA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for education jobs491 openings · of 47
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast528 jobs · of 72
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast973 openings · of 65
- #2Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Southeast87 / 100 · of 33
- #3Best cities for finance jobs641 openings · of 78
- #3Best cities for clinical jobs152 openings · of 22
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Southern Company in the industry job lists
Where Southern Company places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #2Entry-level utility and power jobs and who is hiring20 entry-level · of 25
- #13Employers with the most open utility and power jobs47 open · of 25
Southern Company hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Southern Company's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 144 professional roles in that time.
- 27 of Southern Company's 62 open roles (44%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 10 open roles (16%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Databricks, Microsoft Copilot (M365), GitHub Copilot.
- Of the 14 open roles that state where the work happens, 13 hybrid, 1 on-site.
- Among open roles, 2 require a security clearance.
- 0% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 11% for Energy & Utilities employers.
- 24 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 7 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Southern Company ranks #75 of 311 Energy & Utilities employers we track.
What Southern Company asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- seo 59
- project management 21
- excel 20
- powerpoint 12
- sql 12
- python 11
- procurement 10
- budgeting 9
- change management 8
- databricks 8
AI tools named: Databricks (8), Microsoft Copilot (M365) (2), GitHub Copilot (1).
How Southern Company compares with Energy & Utilities employers
| Measure | Southern Company | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 62 | 27 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 0% | 11% |
Median across 308 Energy & Utilities employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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Southern Company news from SEC filings
Acquisitions, leadership changes and capital raised by Southern Company, from its SEC filings in the last 12 months.
- Capital raised · Sold shares outside a registered offering · SEC filing
Conferences where Southern Company appears
Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.
Common questions
- Is Southern Company hiring?
- Southern Company has 56 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 130 opened in the last 90 days and 130 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- Does Southern Company hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 27 of Southern Company's 62 open roles (44%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Southern Company offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 14 open roles that state where the work happens, 13 hybrid, 1 on-site.
- What skills does Southern Company ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are seo (59), project management (21), excel (20), powerpoint (12), sql (12), python (11).
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