Senior Platform Architect - Enterprise & Cloud Systems

Constellation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 175,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Wellbeing programs

Paid time off

Job summary

Constellation, based in Chicago, seeks an experienced Senior Manager, Platform Architecture to lead architectural design and roadmap for core IT platforms powering energy operations.

You will govern standards, drive scalable, secure solutions, and collaborate with product, engineering, and cybersecurity teams. A hands-on technical leader with deep enterprise architecture expertise is essential to navigate cloud-native, microservices, and API-first patterns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 10+ years in IT architecture with platform design focus.
• 3 years of leadership experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Deep expertise in scalable, secure enterprise IT platforms.
• Knowledge of microservices, serverless, event-driven patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern architectural principles and standards.
• Develop long-term platform architecture roadmap.
• Lead design and implementation of scalable, secure platform solutions.
• Drive adoption of microservices, cloud-native patterns.
• Conduct architectural reviews and provide guidance.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, operations, and cybersecurity teams.
• Translate business requirements into architectural designs.
• Oversee implementation ensuring quality and standards.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies in energy IT.

Skills

Platform architecture

Team leadership

Enterprise IT

Architectural patterns

Cloud-native

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

TOGAF

AWS

ServiceNow

Job description

Constellation, based in Chicago, seeks an experienced Senior Manager, Platform Architecture to lead architectural design and roadmap for core IT platforms powering energy operations.

You will govern standards, drive scalable, secure solutions, and collaborate with product, engineering, and cybersecurity teams. A hands-on technical leader with deep enterprise architecture expertise is essential to navigate cloud-native, microservices, and API-first patterns.