Senior Platform Architect, Enterprise IT & Cloud Strategy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase program

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

Job summary

Constellation is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Platform Architecture to lead the architectural design and evolution of critical IT platforms powering energy operations.

The role focuses on scalable, secure, and high-performance platform solutions, driving modern patterns like microservices and event-driven architectures while collaborating across product, engineering, and cybersecurity teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (CS/Engineering) required.
• 10+ years in IT architecture with platform design focus.
• 3 years of leadership experience leading cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving, adaptability, and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern architectural principles, standards, and best practices across IT platforms.
• Develop the long-term platform architecture roadmap aligned with business objectives and industry standards.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, resilient, secure, and performant platform solutions.
• Drive the adoption of microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native patterns.
• Conduct architectural reviews and provide technical guidance across development teams.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering, operations, and cybersecurity to translate requirements into designs.

Skills

Platform architecture

Leadership

Microservices

Cloud-native

Event-driven architectures

Architecture governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Job description

Constellation is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Platform Architecture to lead the architectural design and evolution of critical IT platforms powering energy operations.

The role focuses on scalable, secure, and high-performance platform solutions, driving modern patterns like microservices and event-driven architectures while collaborating across product, engineering, and cybersecurity teams.