Product Delivery – Hire to Retire – Integration Developer
Company: Southern Company
Supervisor: Manager, Product Delivery
This role is primarily focused on enterprise integrations, middleware technologies, APIs, Oracle HCM connectivity, and production support across our HR Technology footprint. Responsibilities include developing, supporting, and contributing to the design of integrations and extensions within Oracle HCM Cloud and between HCM and other enterprise systems, applications, and databases. The role also supports standard and custom components, delivers enhancements and bug fixes, and leverages data exchange, middleware, and API technologies to enable reliable business processes and data synchronization.
Responsibilities:
Application/Integration Design and Architecture: Support stakeholders and architects in understanding business requirements and contribute to integration solution design that enables seamless data exchange between enterprise systems, both internally and externally.
Application/Integration Development: Design and implement integrations including Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) for orchestration and scheduled integrations, adapter configuration (Oracle HCM Cloud, REST, SOAP, Database, File/FTP, and others), and reusable libraries and lookups. Write clean, maintainable integration flows and implement data mapping, transformation, and validation logic. Ensure integrations adhere to security, performance, and reliability standards. This also includes development inside of Oracle HCM Cloud utilizing ATOM Feeds, Fast Formulas, BIP, and VBCS, as well as Oracle APEX and Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) as needed. Familiarity with additional middleware and integration platforms such as Microsoft BizTalk, Boomi, MuleSoft, Azure Integration Services, Informatica Cloud, or Workato is a plus.
System Connectivity: Establish connectivity between various systems, databases, and applications through middleware solutions such as enterprise service buses (ESBs), message queues, or APIs. Configure and manage integration connections, authentication mechanisms, and data encryption to ensure secure and reliable data transmission.
Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve integration issues including data synchronization errors, connectivity problems, and performance bottlenecks. Support and troubleshoot production integrations in a business-critical enterprise environment. Leverage platform monitoring, activity streams, and logging capabilities to diagnose and resolve issues efficiently. Collaborate with system administrators, application developers, and external vendors to identify root causes and implement timely resolutions.
Integration Testing and Quality Assurance: Develop and execute test plans and scenarios to validate integration workflows, data integrity, and system compatibility. This includes writing unit and integration tests covering happy path, edge cases, and failure scenarios, with test results validated against expected outcomes before deployment.
Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Create comprehensive technical documentation including integration specifications, architectural diagrams, sequence diagrams, and troubleshooting guides. Maintain a shared knowledge base with clear instructions, runbooks, and known issue resolutions. Share knowledge with internal teams and contribute to team documentation standards.
Stay Updated: Keep abreast of emerging integration technologies, platform updates, and industry standards. Continuously evaluate new tools, frameworks, and platforms that can enhance integration capabilities and optimize data exchange processes.
AI Knowledge & Mindset:
Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, or similar tools to improve productivity and accelerate delivery.
Understanding of responsible AI use, including critical review of AI-generated output, privacy considerations, and secure development practices.
Interest in leveraging emerging AI capabilities to improve software development, integration delivery, and operational efficiency.
HR/Business Process Knowledge: Experience with Hire-to-Retire process areas such as payroll and time & labor is a significant advantage and will accelerate your success in this role. If you do not have this background, you must demonstrate a strong willingness and ability to learn these processes quickly, as they are foundational to the work this position delivers. Ability to translate HR business process requirements into technical integration designs is valued; candidates without this experience are expected to build it on the job.
Version Control & Collaboration: Proficiency with GitHub for source control, branching strategies, pull requests, and collaborative code review workflows. Comfortable with merge conflict resolution, maintaining a clean and meaningful commit history, and following team branching standards.
Education & Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/MIS/Engineering or related degree preferred.
3–5+ years of experience building and delivering software solutions in an enterprise environment; HR Technology or payroll systems experience is a plus.
Experience with enterprise integration and middleware platforms such as Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), MuleSoft, Boomi, Microsoft BizTalk, IBM Integration Bus/App Connect, SSIS, Informatica Cloud, Workato, Azure Integration Services, API management platforms, or similar technologies is strongly preferred.
Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) experience is preferred.
Experience designing and supporting integrations, data transformations, orchestration workflows, APIs, and enterprise system connectivity is required.
Experience developing and supporting REST and SOAP APIs in enterprise environments.
Experience designing and implementing integration workflows, including scheduling, error handling, and monitoring.
Experience with OIC adapters or equivalent connectors in other integration platforms, including Oracle HCM Cloud, REST, SOAP, Database, File/FTP, and others.
Working proficiency in Oracle HCM Cloud integration requirements including HCM APIs, HDL Loader, HCM Extracts, and ATOM Feeds.
Working knowledge of Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service (VBCS), Oracle APEX, and BIP Reports.
Experience with Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) and PL/SQL.
Good understanding of integration patterns, data transformation techniques, and message queuing protocols.
Knowledge of security protocols and authentication mechanisms, including OAuth, JWT, and SAML.
Experience working with API-based interactions between complex systems.
Experience with relational databases and SQL, including database design and optimization.
Experience working in a fast-paced, competitive information technology organization spanning various disciplines including applications, infrastructure, and business support roles (Agile methodology experience preferred).
Relevant certifications (e.g., Oracle Integrations Professional) are desirable.
Experience with ServiceNow is a plus.
Experience with large data models/data lakes and visualization tools such as PowerBI is a plus.
Proficiency with Generative AI and other AI/ML concepts is a plus.
Additional Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities:
Strong interest in enterprise technology and willingness to learn
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and troubleshoot complex technical issues
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
Detail-oriented and well-organized, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Customer-focused mindset, with a passion for delivering exceptional support experiences
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively within a team environment
Solution Technical Skills:
Demonstration of good understanding in several concepts including:
Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis and Log Analysis
Scripting, Process Automation & Optimization
Operating Systems, Databases and Networking
Cloud Services
Basic understanding of Security
Agile concepts and Incident Management
Business Continuity
CI/CD pipeline fundamentals and developer workflow automation
Behavioral Attributes:
Takes personal ownership of career development
Demonstrates "Our Values" of Safety First, Intentional Inclusion (We are One Team), Act with Integrity, Superior Performance
Continuous learner with a high level of interest in learning and applying new technologies and concepts, including AI tools and emerging integration platforms
Result Oriented who can act with speed and decisiveness; takes initiative and does what it takes to meet commitments
Focus on quality, reliability, and efficiency
Effective in organizing tasks, managing multiple priorities, meeting schedules, and delivering on commitments
Methodical approach to solving problems
Brings a multiplier mindset, actively shares knowledge, lifts teammates, and contributes to a culture of continuous improvement rather than creating dependency
Thrives in a learning environment and embraces ambiguity as an opportunity to grow
This position falls under the company’s Insider Threat Program and will have access to, and control over sensitive data, systems or assets. Enhanced personnel screening, which includes a background review, drug screen and psychological assessment, will be required if you are selected for this position
About Southern Company
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) 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 Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.
Together with our subsidiaries, we deliver clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to our 9 million customers. Our focus is doing so with service excellence.
That means we are leaders who take action to meet our customers’ and communities’ needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. We create community value through energy, social, economic, and environmental progress.
We do this through electric operating companies in three states and natural gas distribution companies in four. Our family of companies draw on diverse energy sources to create the best mix for our service areas, including electricity, natural gas, solar power, carbon-free nuclear, and other sustainable sources.
We leverage our leading distributed energy infrastructure company and other innovative technology to better serve every customer. Our competitive, national generation company serves wholesale customers, and our family includes a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services.
