Expert Solutions Architect

Spectraforce Technologies; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies seeks an Expert Solutions Architect to bridge business and enterprise architecture, shaping current and future technology needs in a hybrid Oakland environment. You will drive architectural design across applications, data, and security, guiding teams through implementation and deployment.

The role demands deep experience in solution architecture, strong communication, and the ability to influence across stakeholders while aligning with regulatory and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field
• 7 years of information technology experience
• 4 years of solution architecture experience in Asset Investment Planning (Copperleaf or equivalent) or ERP (SAP or equivalent) or GIS.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business, technology, and enterprise stakeholders to define future-state needs across major programs.
• Lead deployment of Copperleaf in support of the Integrated Planning workstream.
• Develop end-to-end solution architecture across apps, data, integrations, infrastructure, security, and processes.
• Create and maintain architecture artifacts, including current/target-state views and roadmaps.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, cybersecurity, regulatory needs, and client goals.
• Evaluate options and recommend sustainable,cost-effective solutions.
• Provide technical leadership through design, delivery, testing, and operations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Solution architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Copperleaf

SAP

PLS-CADD

AutoCAD

Aud

Bentley ProjectWise

Job description

Expert Solutions Architect - Oakland, CA - Hybrid (1-2 days per week onsite)

Direct Hire

Position Summary

Provides the link between the Business Architecture function and Enterprise Architecture & Strategy function. Utilizes multiple Architectural Views to document the "as-is" (current) and "to-be" (future) technology needs. Ensures requirements are met in an efficient, sustainable and adaptable manner. Operates across organizational and computing areas driving efficient, standards-based architecture supporting client's business goals.

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with business, technology, and enterprise architecture stakeholders to understand current-state capabilities and define future-state solution needs across major transformational programs, notably Propel & Elevate, focusing on the following technical/functional portfolios: Engineering & Design, Integrated Planning, Grid Interconnection, Asset Management
• Acts as the primary technical lead in deploying Copperleaf in support of the Integrated Planning workstream of Propel
• Develop end-to-end solution architecture across applications, data, integrations, infrastructure, security, and business processes
• Create and maintain architecture artifacts, including current-state and target-state views, solution diagrams, roadmaps, and decision records
• Ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements, regulatory needs, and client's business objectives
• Evaluate technology options and recommend solutions that are sustainable, adaptable, cost-effective, and operationally supportable
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams through design, delivery, testing, implementation, and transition to operations
• Identify architecture risks, dependencies, gaps, and trade-offs, and recommend mitigation strategies
• Support governance reviews, architecture approvals, and stakeholder decision-making while staying current on emerging technologies and industry best practices
• Address complex problems that span functions and may manage projects or initiatives that are high complexity and risk.
• Is comfortable owning the outcome and has the courage to share unpopular viewpoints?

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field or equivalent experience
• 7 years experience in Information Technology
• 4 years of solution architecture and project implementation experience in the following discipline: Asset Investment Planning (Copperleaf or equivalent), ERP (SAP or equivalent), or GIS.

Desired:

• Understanding of the utility industry or similarly regulated industries, including how technology supports business processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts, risks, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to influence outcomes through expertise, analysis, collaboration, stakeholder partnership, customer focus, sound judgment, and a multidisciplinary approach
• Proven ability to apply multi-disciplinary approach to develop best-of-breed portfolio solutions
• Experience in one or more of the following technical/functional areas: estimating, engineering, customer billing, electric generation, utility operation
• Experience overseeing vendor-delivered software solutions or contractor development teams
• Architecture, security, or IT delivery certifications such as TOGAF, Zachman, DODAF, CISSP, ITIL, or similar
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), enterprise integration patterns, CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure as code, observability, and production support practices
• Experience using Microsoft Visio, Lucid chart or other TOGAF-based modeling tools
• Worked on or deployed the following solutions: Copperleaf, SAP, PLS-CADD, AutoCAD, AUD, Bentley ProjectWise
• Hands-on experience with AI, ML, or GenAI solution delivery, including LLM applications, RAG, agentic workflows, prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, observability, APIs, or data pipelines.