Enterprise Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Establish and oversee enterprise architecture standards across various domains, including business, application, data, and technology.

• Create long-term technology roadmaps that align with the utility's business objectives and modernization initiatives.

• Ensure integrity in cross-workstream designs, maintain architectural consistency, and prepare for readiness throughout project phases.

• Facilitate high-level design discussions at the enterprise level with client executives and technical leaders.

• Drive strategic client engagements centered on modernization strategy, architectural alignment, and achieving long-term business results.

• Foster executive relationships by ensuring technology decisions are in line with business drivers and operational goals.

• Lead discussions concerning CC&B, C2M, and CCS migrations, addressing architectural impacts, data considerations, and operational alignment.

• Offer expert guidance on Oracle Utilities platforms within the broader framework of the enterprise ecosystem.

• Design integration strategies utilizing IWS, ESB, APIs, SFTP, and contemporary integration frameworks.

• Establish data architecture standards, models, flows, and governance practices.

• Ensure that integrations are compatible with CIS, ERP, AMI, GIS, OMS, and financial systems.

• Design and direct cloud infrastructure strategies across OCI, AWS, and Google Cloud.

• Specify non-functional requirements concerning performance, encryption, security, availability, resilience, scalability, and disaster recovery.

• Provide insights on network topology, connectivity, and security frameworks.

• Direct SaaS application architecture, deployment, and lifecycle management processes.

• Assess third-party systems and establish integration methods for seamless interoperability.

• Evaluate enterprise impacts, articulate risks, and manage scope, timelines, and architectural limitations.

• Collaborate with product development teams using insights gained from client engagements.

• Assist account teams with enterprise solution opportunities, bids, proposals, and presentations for prospective clients.

• Monitor architectural scope, aid in resource planning, and identify strategic upselling opportunities.

• Mentor solution architects, technical architects, and junior team members.

• Lead multi-tiered workstreams across extensive, multi-platform implementations.

• Support recruitment efforts by identifying and evaluating technical and architectural talent.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience as an Enterprise Solution Architect in utilities or large enterprise settings.

• In-depth expertise in enterprise solution architecture, integration and data architecture, SaaS application development and deployment, cloud infrastructure (OCI, AWS, Google Cloud), network architecture, and database design.

• Proven capability to define and oversee non-functional requirements.

• Experience in orchestrating business processes, applications, and integrations to optimize utility operations.

• More than 10 years of experience with CC&B/C2M/CCS, including hands-on configuration experience.

• Proficiency in areas such as customer care, billing, rates, meter reading, payments, collections, service orders, and utility financials.

• Ability to guide clients through the CC&B–C2M–CCS upgrade process.

• Strong understanding of OUAF design principles and integration patterns.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Oracle Utilities Implementation Certifications are highly recommended.

• Must be willing to travel at least 25% of the time.

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and presentation skills at the executive level.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Off-site work options.

• Opportunity to engage in modernization strategies and enterprise-wide utility architecture.

• Mentoring and leadership development opportunities.

• Travel allowance details not specified; role requires at least 25% travel.