Senior Solutions Architect

Finezi Inc.; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Finezi Inc. in Oakland hires a senior Enterprise/Solution Architect to bridge Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, and Strategy. The role leads end-to-end architecture across applications, data, integrations, and security, aligning with standards and regulatory needs.

The candidate will deploy Copperleaf, guide roadmaps, and collaborate with stakeholders across Engineering, Integrated Planning, and Asset Management. Strong cloud, modeling, and AI delivery experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's 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 Asset Investment Planning (Copperleaf or equivalent), ERP (SAP or equivalent), or GIS
• 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 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 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 pipeline

Responsibilities

• Partner with business, technology, and enterprise architecture stakeholders to understand current-state capabilities and define future-state solution needs across major transformational programs, focusing on Engineering & Design, Integrated Planning, Grid Interconnection, Asset Management
• Acts as the primary technical lead in deploying Copperleaf in support of the Integrated Planning workstream
• 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 company'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

Skills

Strong communication

Influence outcomes

Multidisciplinary approach

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Architecture certifications (TOGAF/CIS

Modeling tools (Visio/Lucidchart)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Business or related field

Tools

Copperleaf

SAP

PLS-CADD

AutoCAD

AUD

Bentley ProjectWise

Microsoft Visio

Lucidchart

Job description

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 company's business goals.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and 1-2 days per week at our Oakland Office based on business need.

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, 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.
• 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 company'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
• 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 pipeline