Southern tech stack

Southern builds mostly with SQL, Python, PowerShell, SAS. Its stack also includes Power BI, Windows, Delta Lake, MySQL. SQL is named in 9 of the 38 job postings Southern published in the last 12 months (24%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Southern, updated Oct 10, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 10, 2026
Technologies in use
64
Postings analysed
38
Open now
27
Modernity
65 /100

What programming languages does Southern use?

SQL is named in 24% of job postings at Southern, followed by Python (18%), PowerShell (8%), SAS (5%).

SQL 9 24% required in 78% · 6 open now · since Sep 2026
Python 7 18% required in 57% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
PowerShell 3 8% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
SAS 2 5% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Perl 1 3% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Java 1 3% optional · since Sep 2026
MATLAB 1 3% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Visual Basic 1 3% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What databases does Southern use?

Delta Lake is named in 5% of job postings at Southern, followed by MySQL (5%), Oracle (5%), MS SQL (3%).

Delta Lake 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
MySQL 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Oracle 2 5% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
MS SQL 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What cloud and platforms does Southern use?

Power BI is named in 21% of job postings at Southern, followed by Windows (18%), Azure (13%), Linux (11%).

Power BI 8 21% required in 88% · 6 open now · since Sep 2026
Windows 7 18% required in 86% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Azure 5 13% required in 80% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
Linux 4 11% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Databricks 4 11% required in 75% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
AWS 3 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Splunk 3 8% required in 33% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Spark 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
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Apache Kafka2
Windows Server2
Grafana2
Crowdstrike1
GCP1
Microsoft Defender1
OpenShift1
Red Hat1
SIEM1
Tableau1
Unix1
Kibana1
Microsoft Fabric1

What developer tools does Southern use?

AutoCAD is named in 21% of job postings at Southern, followed by Microsoft Excel (11%), Wireshark (5%), Azure Data Factory (3%).

AutoCAD 8 21% required in 63% · 7 open now · since Sep 2026
Microsoft Excel 4 11% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
Wireshark 2 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Azure Data Factory 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Fivetran 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Rest API 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Apache HTTP Server 1 3% optional · since Sep 2026
Copilot 1 3% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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Maven1
Prometheus1
Sketch1

Which engineering practices does Southern ask for?

TCP/IP is named in 11% of job postings at Southern, followed by DNS (5%), ETL/ELT (5%), Machine Learning (5%).

TCP/IP 4 11% required in 75% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
DNS 2 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
ETL/ELT 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Machine Learning 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
NLP 2 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
AI Agents 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Anomaly Detection 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
BGP 1 3% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
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DHCP1
Data Vault1
Digital Twin1
FinOps1
IAM1
LLM Guardrails1
MPLS1
OSPF1
Platform Engineering1
Post-training1
Self-Healing1
VPN1

What does each Southern team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Analytics

4 postings
SQL3
Power BI2

Security

4 postings
Linux3
Windows3

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How modern is the Southern stack?

Modern 65/100

Southern scores 65 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 1.

How common is the Southern stack in its industry?

Share of the 763 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

SQL43%
Power BI38%
Python49%
Windows31%
Azure31%
Databricks12%
Linux26%
AWS28%
PowerShell17%
Splunk5%

Questions about the Southern tech stack

What programming languages does Southern use?

The languages named in Southern job postings are SQL (24%), Python (18%), PowerShell (8%), SAS (5%), Perl (3%), as a share of the 38 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Southern use Power BI?

Yes. Power BI is named in 8 of 38 job postings (21%) and required in 7 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Southern use?

The cloud and platforms named in Southern job postings are Power BI (8), Windows (7), Azure (5) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Analytics job at Southern?

Analytics postings at Southern most often require SQL (3), Power BI (2), out of 4 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Southern tech stack changing?

No new technology has appeared in Southern job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Southern tech stack?

Southern scores 65 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 1.

How does Alion know the Southern tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Southern publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 38 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 10, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Southern tech stack: 64 technologies from 38 job postings", as of Oct 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/southern-com/technologies

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