Enterprise Architect, Principal - Utility Asset Management

VARITE INC; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement Plans

Legal Service Plans

Job summary

VARITE is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead the enterprise architecture for a major utility client in the Bay Area. The role spans electric, gas, hydro and nuclear environments, with focus on asset condition, risk, and the future technology roadmap for Asset Management.

The position is roughly 95% strategy and 5% delivery support, requiring 10+ years of EA experience, strong governance, and executive-level communication.

Qualifications

• Principal-level enterprise architect with 10+ years of EA experience.
• Strong enterprise strategy experience: stakeholder discovery, current-state assessment, target architecture, roadmaps, governance.
• Utility or asset-intensive domain knowledge in asset management, asset risk, inspections, and maintenance strategy.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise architecture leadership for Client’s utility assets across electric, gas, hydro, and nuclear environments.
• Develop target-state roadmaps and define technology strategy for Asset Management.
• Role is ~95% enterprise strategy and 5% project/delivery support.
• Assess business processes and technology options, create roadmaps, resolve tool duplication, recommend strategic platforms.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Strategy development

Stakeholder communication

Executive presence

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

SAP

GIS

Snowflake

Job description

VARITE is looking for a qualified Principal Enterprise Architect - Utility Assets for one of its clients located in Bay Area California.

WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?

A major utility company that provides electricity and natural gas services to millions of customers. It operates a vast energy infrastructure, including power plants, transmission lines, and gas pipelines.

WHAT WE DO?

Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

HERE'S WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• This person will provide enterprise architecture leadership for Client’s utility assets acrosselectric, gas, hydro, and nuclearenvironments.
• Core focus is understanding asset condition and risk, informing maintenance strategy, and defining the future technology strategy for Asset Management.
• Role is approximately95% enterprise strategyand 5% project/delivery support.
• They will assess business processes and technology options, create target-state roadmaps, resolve tool duplication, recommend strategic platforms, and determine when third-party tools are needed.
• Principal Enterprise Architect with strategic enterprise-roadmap and governance experience; credible utility or asset-intensive domain knowledge; exposure to asset risk, maintenance, inspections, and operational data; working knowledge of SAP/GIS; proven vendor/RFP evaluation experience; and executive-level stakeholder/presentation capability.
• 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

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO WIN:

Must-Have Skills

• Principal-levelEnterprise Architectwith 10+ years of enterprise architecture experience and education.
• Strongenterprise strategyexperience: stakeholder discovery, current-state assessment, target architecture, technology roadmaps, and architecture governance.
• Utility or asset-intensive domain knowledge, especiallyutility asset management, asset risk, inspections, and maintenance strategy.
• Experience working across business and IT to translate business needs into technology strategy and solution options.
• Vendor evaluation, technology comparison, and RFP participation
• Strong executive communication, presentation, leadership presence, and ability to independently lead cross-functional discussions.
• Ability to work hybrid from Oakland at least two days per week.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Direct gas and electric utility experience; exposure to hydro or nuclear assets is a plus.
• Knowledge ofdigital twin toolsandasset-modeling tools.
• SAP, Snowflake, enterprise reporting/analytics, and data-platform familiarity.
• Exposure to drone, field inspection, imagery, video, sensor, or remote-sensing data used to assess asset condition and risk.
• AI/ML/GenAI use cases for inspections, asset risk, predictive maintenance, or analytics. AI is preferred, not mandatory.

Full-Time Direct Hire Opportunity

Salary: $170,000 to $210,000 yearly

100% Relocation Support Provided

We providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity,specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint$155,000 - $210,000. Thefinal decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above.This job is also eligible to participate in Client’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

BENEFITS:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may receive:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
• Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.

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VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status