Senior Solution Architect: Utility Modernization & Cloud

Guidehouse; New York (NY); On-site; USD 162,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a senior Solution/Enterprise Architect to lead architecture strategy and modernization efforts for a major utility client. You will assess current systems, craft target-state blueprints, and define cloud, data, and integration patterns to enable scalable solutions.

You will guide workshops, develop artifacts, and provide governance through planning and design, coordinating across data, application, and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Application Modernization, or related technical leadership roles.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience leading large-scale enterprise application modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated utility industry experience supporting electric, gas, water, or energy organizations.
• Experience developing enterprise application, integration, and cloud architecture strategies.
• Strong experience with Microsoft .NET/C# application architectures.
• Experience designing REST and SOAP services and enterprise integration solutions.
• Experience with Angular-based application architectures.
• Experience with SQL Server and relational database design, optimization, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience designing and architecting solutions utilizing Databricks.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and cloud architecture best practices.
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures, message queuing technologies, and integration frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate architecture workshops and communicate effectively with both technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture, technical strategy, and modernization planning activities for a major utility organization.
• Assess current-state applications, integrations, databases, and infrastructure to identify modernization opportunities, technical debt, and architectural risks.
• Develop target-state architecture blueprints, technical roadmaps, and implementation strategies aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Define application, integration, data, and cloud architecture patterns to support scalable and sustainable future-state solutions.
• Lead architecture workshops, technical discovery sessions, and design reviews with client stakeholders, business teams, and delivery organizations.
• Develop architecture artifacts, including system diagrams, integration designs, data flow models, technical specifications, and decision records.
• Provide technical leadership and governance throughout the planning and design phase while establishing standards for future implementation activities.
• Partner with data, application, and infrastructure teams to define modernization approaches for legacy systems and complex utility data environments.
• Design and review API, event-driven, messaging, and batch-processing integration strategies.
• Collaborate with client and project leadership to identify risks, dependencies, and implementation considerations that may impact successful delivery.
• Support transition from planning and design into implementation activities anticipated throughout 2027.
• Present recommendations, findings, and architectural decisions to executive and technical stakeholders.

Skills

.NET/C# architectures

REST and SOAP services

Angular

SQL Server

Databricks

Azure cloud services

Event-driven architectures

Architecture workshops & governance

Technical leadership

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Engineering

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a senior Solution/Enterprise Architect to lead architecture strategy and modernization efforts for a major utility client. You will assess current systems, craft target-state blueprints, and define cloud, data, and integration patterns to enable scalable solutions.

You will guide workshops, develop artifacts, and provide governance through planning and design, coordinating across data, application, and infrastructure teams.