Lead Solution Architect, Smart Meter Platform

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 950,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadingnation seeks a Solution Architect to own end-to-end architecture of a Smart Meter Platform in Hong Kong. You will lead the transition from legacy AMI solutions to a scalable SMP supporting new meters, enhanced billing, and grid analytics.

You will bridge OT and IT, ensure data integrity from meter reads to billing, and drive interoperability across meters, HES, MDM, and data platforms while complying with security and regulatory standards. Location: Kai Tak, Hong Kong.

Qualifications

• More than 8 years in solution or platform architecture roles.
• Minimum 5 years focused on AMI / smart metering in a utility or large-scale critical infrastructure environment.
• Proven success delivering platform replatforming or migration programmes involving legacy systems and multiple vendors.
• AMI / Smart Metering Domain Expertise.
• Hands-on knowledge of China meter standards and their practical implementation challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead the target-state architecture for Smart Meter Platform, consolidating legacy AMI components into a coherent, scalable, and maintainable architecture.
• Design next-gen SMP able to integrate and operate China OEM meters without creating long-term vendor lock-in.
• Define clear system interoperability between meters, HES, MDM, data platforms, and other enterprise systems.
• Ensure end-to-end data integrity across meter reading, validation, estimation, and billing processes.
• Address real-world conditions such as delayed reads, missing data, clock drift, and reconciliation scenarios.
• Design high-volume, low-latency data pipelines to support LV network monitoring, grid fault detection, power quality analytics, and emerging AI use cases.
• Define edge-to-cloud processing strategies that balance near-meter processing with central analytics platforms.
• Enable downstream teams to consume meter data for operational and analytical use cases.
• Evaluate and integrate China-based smart meter OEMs and platforms, ensuring alignment with architectural, security, and operational standards.
• Lead technical engagements with OEM engineering teams, addressing protocol compliance, interoperability, and scalability risks.

Skills

AMI / Smart Metering Domain Expertise

Architecture documentation

Stakeholder communication

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or related discipline

Tools

UML

Sequence diagrams

Job description

Leadingnation seeks a Solution Architect to own end-to-end architecture of a Smart Meter Platform in Hong Kong. You will lead the transition from legacy AMI solutions to a scalable SMP supporting new meters, enhanced billing, and grid analytics.

You will bridge OT and IT, ensure data integrity from meter reads to billing, and drive interoperability across meters, HES, MDM, and data platforms while complying with security and regulatory standards. Location: Kai Tak, Hong Kong.