Principal Enterprise Architect

Overview :

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is a holding company that primarily operates through Gas and Electric Company subsidiary. The subsidiary provides natural gas and electric service to residential and business clients. It also offers building and construction programs, energy efficiency financing, electric vehicle charge networks, wireless solutions, battery storage systems, etc. This Client is an AA / EEO employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce.

Job Title : Principal Enterprise Architect

Location : Oakland, CA, 94612

Duration : Full Time

Job Type : Temporary Assignment

Work Type : Hybrid

Job Description : Position Summary

Enterprise Strategy & Architecture (ES&A) is a centralized architecture group within the Information Technology department.

The group supports tje client s safety, reliability and affordability goals under the architecture mandate of Reuse, Rationalize, Optimize, and Standardize.

Reporting to the Lead Enterprise Architect, the successful candidate in the role will be a Master Planner with a big picture mindset responsible for turning the architecture vision for the business domains into reality by :

Developing thorough understanding of the business processes, application portfolio and underlying IT infrastructure

Suggesting technology needs to enable business maturity and help prioritize the right investments

Create business architecture models to help connect business vision, goals and outcomes to corresponding technology implementation roadmaps

Owning the architecture of a portfolio of applications

Create enterprise strategy in alignment with client's True North Strategy Goals

Helping build and maintain prioritized portfolio backlogs for business features and foundational or shared capabilities

Enabling and empowering execution teams by delivering reusable architecture patterns, architecture building blocks, reference architecture, implementation best practices, and architecture decision frameworks

Coaching, mentoring, and guiding the implementation teams throughout the value chain

Collaborating with several teams within Business and IT on a regular basis

Responsibilities

Collaborate with executive and senior leadership to define system operations and grid modernization strategy.

Partner with business to develop technology roadmaps for ADMS, DERMS and Emergency Preparedness & Response Portfolios

Assess current IT application environment for operational technology, smart grid, and microgrid, and develop future IT architecture.

Lead vendor assessments, support RFPs, and application rationalization efforts.

Support IT strategic planning and portfolio modernization process.

Coordinate roadmaps across enterprise groups to manage conflicts, redundancies, and interdependencies.

Collaborate with domain enterprise architects to ensure strategies, standards, design patterns, and roadmaps are consistent and integrated.

Support project delivery and provide enterprise architecture view to support solution designs.

Stay updated with developments in AI, edge computing, and other emerging industry segments.

Be a self-starter, able to solve complex issues with cross-functional teams, and thrive in a fast-moving, agile environment.

Qualifications

Minimum :

BA / BS degree in Computer Science, Eng. or a related subject or equivalent experience

Minimum 10 years of enterprise architecture experience

Experience in Utilities / Utilities related space

Desired :

Experience in Utilities with focus areas such as : Grid Modernization, ADMS, DERMS and Asset / Work Management

Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or a related field

Architecture implementation experience with technologies in Grid Modernization, Operations technology (OT) and / or Asset and Work Management areas

Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills

High-energy, passionate, and positive outlook with strong sense of ownership

Familiarity with diverse application development technologies and platforms

Good understanding of business and data architecture, business capability mapping, and business process reengineering

Solution architecture and project implementation experience

Relevant architecture certification such as TOGAF

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.