Principal Enterprise Architect

ZipRecruiter; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company seeks a Principal Enterprise Architect to direct the architectural vision of the business. This pivotal role involves collaborating with IT leadership on technology implementations, developing strategic roadmaps, and driving enterprise-wide modernization initiatives. Candidates should possess extensive enterprise architecture experience, strong leadership abilities, and a passion for innovation in technology solutions.

Benefits

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans

401k Retirement Fund

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of enterprise architecture experience.
• Experience in Grid Modernization, Asset/Work Management, and IT application environments.
• Relevant architecture certification, such as TOGAF.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leaders to define system operations and grid modernization strategy.
• Develop and maintain technology roadmaps to support enterprise goals.
• Assess IT application environment for operational technology and develop future IT architecture.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Education

BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject

Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or Business

Tools

ADMS

SCADA

DERMS

Job description

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionJob Title: Principal Enterprise Architect
Position Type: Direct Placement
Salary: $155k - 265k/year
Location: Oakland, CA
Work Type: Hybrid, approximately 1 - 2 days per week, or more, based on business needs.

Department Overview:

• Information Technology is a unified organization comprised of various departments that collaborate in order to effectively deliver high-quality technology solutions.
• IT functions are to design, develop, operate, and maintain the information and telecommunications systems that enable the Company to meet its commitment to customers: Keeping the Lights on and the Gas Flowing, delivering at a Reasonable Price, and Providing Simple and Convenient Options.

Job Summary:

• The Enterprise Strategy & Architecture (ES&A) is a centralized architecture group within the Information Technology department.
• The group supports the safety, reliability, and affordability goals under the architecture mandate of Reuse, Rationalize, Optimize, and Standardize.

Reporting to the Lead Enterprise Architect, the Principal Enterprise Architect in the role will be a Master Planner with a big picture mindset, responsible for turning the architecture vision for the business domain into reality by:

• Developing a thorough understanding of the business processes, application portfolio, and underlying IT infrastructure
• Suggesting that 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
• Create an enterprise strategy in alignment with the True North Strategy Goals
• Helping build and maintain prioritized portfolio backlogs for business features and foundational or shared capabilities
• Enabling and empowering execution teams by delivering reusable architecture patterns, architecture building blocks, reference architectures, implementation best practices, and architecture decision frameworks
• Coaching, mentoring, and guiding the implementation teams throughout the value chain
• Rolling up the sleeves to get the job done is required
• Collaborating with several teams within Business and IT on a regular basis.
• The successful candidate will have strong experience with a diverse set of technologies and platforms, with deep expertise in at least a few, highly analytical, and project management skills.
• You should also have strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Experience working with or in the utility industry is highly desirable but not required.

Job Responsibilities

• Principal Enterprise Architect collaborates with executive and senior leadership to define system operations and grid modernization strategy.
• Develop and maintain technology roadmaps to support goals.
• Partner with businesses to develop technology roadmaps for ongoing ADMS and DERMS Initiatives.
• Assess the current IT application environment for operational technology, smart grid, and microgrid, and develop future IT architecture.
• Lead vendor assessments, support RFP’s and application rationalization efforts.
• Support IT strategic planning and portfolio modernization process for the portfolio.
• Coordinate roadmaps across enterprise groups to manage conflicts, redundancies, and interdependencies.
• Collaborate with domain enterprise architects to ensure strategies, standards, design patterns, and roadmaps are consistent and integrated.
• Support project delivery and provide an enterprise architecture view to support solution designs.
• Stay updated with developments in AI, edge computing, and other emerging industry segments within the portfolio.
• Be a self-starter, able to solve complex issues with cross-functional teams, and thrive in a fast-moving, agile environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years of enterprise architecture experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in Utilities with experience in at least one or more of the following focus areas: Grid Modernization, Asset/Work Management, ADMS, SCADA, and DERMS
• Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• Experience with technologies in the Grid Modernization and Operations technology (OT), Asset and Work Management
• Architecture implementation experience in one of the following: ADMS, SCADA, and/or DERMS
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High-energy, passionate, and positive outlook with a strong sense of ownership
• Experience or familiarity with a diverse set of application development technologies and platforms
• Good understanding of business and data architecture, business capability mapping, and business process reengineering
• Solution architecture and project implementation experience
• Relevant architecture certification, such as TOGAF

Benefits:

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About The Company:
Leading natural gas and electric energy company serving millions of customers across the United States. Offers reliable energy delivery and a positive work environment. Join our team and make a difference in your community.

About GTT:
GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a American-owned company in Alaska. As a American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation, we highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, financial services, and technology companies, along with some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies across the US and Canada. We look forward to helping you land your next great career opportunity!

25-22197: #LI-GTT #LI-Hybrid #gttjobsCompany DescriptionGlobal Technical Talent is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation (www.Chenega.com) with over 1.3 billion US$ in revenue and 5800 US employees. We provide Total Talent Solutions, Global staffing, SOW, RPO, Direct Sourcing, and Global Payroll with physical offices in US, Canada, and India. GTT Digital headquartered in Toronto specializes in providing high-tech digital and banking talent to some of the nation’s largest financial institutions. As a leader in the staffing industry for over 22 years, we have become one of the largest staffing firms in the New England region, working with Fortune 500 clients and cutting-edge, technology-driven recruiting infrastructure.

We are a American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation that highly values diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients and partners are among the most successful and innovative organizations in the world. Our top clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, and financial services firms, some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies, and prestigious educational institutions in the Ivy League tier.

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Awards

SIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firm: 2023 and 2015
SIA’s Best Staffing Firm to Work for: 2019 -2023
Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company: 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015
Randstad Supplier: 2020 - 2023
TechServe Alliance Excellence Award. 2019
NH Business Magazines Fast 5 fastest growing companies
Ernst & Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: 2015Company DescriptionGlobal Technical Talent is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation (www.Chenega.com) with over 1.3 billion US$ in revenue and 5800 US employees. We provide Total Talent Solutions, Global staffing, SOW, RPO, Direct Sourcing, and Global Payroll with physical offices in US, Canada, and India. GTT Digital headquartered in Toronto specializes in providing high-tech digital and banking talent to some of the nation’s largest financial institutions. As a leader in the staffing industry for over 22 years, we have become one of the largest staffing firms in the New England region, working with Fortune 500 clients and cutting-edge, technology-driven recruiting infrastructure.

We are a American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation that highly values diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients and partners are among the most successful and innovative organizations in the world. Our top clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, and financial services firms, some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies, and prestigious educational institutions in the Ivy League tier.

There is always a new opportunity for success when you look through all of the open job opportunities on our website’s career page. Just click on this link: https://bit.ly/gttcareers

Awards

SIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firm: 2023 and 2015
SIA’s Best Staffing Firm to Work for: 2019 -2023
Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company: 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015
Randstad Supplier: 2020 - 2023
TechServe Alliance Excellence Award. 2019
NH Business Magazines Fast 5 fastest growing companies
Ernst & Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: 2015