Enterprise Architect

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Architecture & Roadmap Development

• Develop and maintain the Enterprise Architecture (EA) vision, strategy, and blueprints aligned with the client’s overarching business goals.
• Create and manage multi-year technology roadmaps detailing the transition from current-state to future-state architectures.
• Lead the architectural design for major digital transformation programs (e.g., IT/OT convergence, application modernization).

Utilities-Specific Domain Leadership

• Provide subject matter expertise on core utility business processes and systems, including:
• EAM: (Enterprise Asset Management) e.g., IBM Maximo, SAP S/4HANA Asset Management
• Network & Grid: SCADA, GIS (Geographic Information Systems like ESRI), FSM etc.
• Architect solutions that facilitate the seamless integration of IT and OT environments while ensuring rigorous cybersecurity standards.

Governance & Standards

• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, and best practices across the enterprise.
• Chair or participate in the Architecture Review Board (ARB) to evaluate and approve project architectures, ensuring alignment with the target blueprint.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, vendors, and tools to ensure the client remains at the forefront of utility innovation.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to C-level executives, business unit leaders, and technical teams, effectively translating complex technical concepts into business value.
• Collaborate closely with Solution Architects, Data Architects, Security Architects, and Engineering leads to ensure successful project delivery.
• Mentor and guide junior architects and technical staff.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Experience: Minimum of 10+ years of experience in IT, with at least 5+ years functioning as an Enterprise or Lead Solution Architect.
• Industry Knowledge: Minimum of 3–5+ years of direct experience working within the Utilities sector (Power, Gas, or Water). Deep understanding of utility regulatory environments and market dynamics.
• Frameworks: Practical experience utilizing standard Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and modeling languages (e.g., ArchiMate, BPMN).
• Integration & Data: Proven expertise in designing event-driven architectures, microservices, API gateways, and enterprise service buses (ESB). Strong understanding of utility data models (e.g., CIM - Common Information Model)
• Cloud Computing: Strong architectural knowledge of leading cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and hybrid-cloud deployments.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Desirable Skills (Bonus)

• TOGAF Certification (or equivalent).
• Cloud Solution Architect Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
• Experience with IoT (Internet of Things) architectures as applied to smart grids and remote asset monitoring.
• Knowledge of utility cybersecurity standards (e.g., NERC CIP, NIST).

Key Competencies

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the "big picture" and anticipate future technology trends.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; capable of presenting to both deeply technical and non-technical executive audiences.
• Problem Solving: High degree of analytical rigor and capability to resolve complex, cross-functional architectural disputes.