Solution Architect, AMI & Utility Technology

Engg; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

E Source, a research, data/analytics, and technology focused professional services firm serving the US and Canada utility industry, seeks a Solution Architect to shape current and future architectures for AMI and related utility technology initiatives. You will translate business goals into concrete designs and coordinate across vendor and client teams.

You will evaluate solutions for scalability, interoperability, and long-term support while guiding testing, data management, and integration

Qualifications

• Five+ years of experience in utility solution architecture or related technical role.
• Experience designing architectures for AMI, MDMS, CIS, GIS, and analytics.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, engineering, or related field.
• Strong communication with IT/OT, vendors, and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of current-state and future-state solution architectures for AMI and related utility technology initiatives.
• Translate business processes and data requirements into practical solution designs.
• Identify and define integration requirements across utility systems and platforms.
• Facilitate architecture workshops with stakeholders, vendors, and project teams.
• Provide technical oversight through design, build, and deployment lifecycle.

Skills

Architecture design

Requirements tracing

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Facilitation

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AMI

MDMS

CIS

GIS

APIs

Interfaces

Job description

At E Source, we help utilities make sense of complexity in a rapidly changing landscape, and we're looking for a Solution Architect to help shape how that impact shows up in the world. E Source is a research, data/analytics, and technology focused professional services firm focused exclusively on the utility industry in the US and Canada. We help utilities target and serve their customers more effectively, enhance and optimize their grid, and leverage operating best practices and technologies to manage their business more effectively. Headquartered in Texas, we have 450+ employees across the US and Canada.

Learn more at www.esource.com http://www.esource.com

In this role, you will:

• Lead development of current-state and future-state solution architectures for AMI and related utility technology initiatives.
• Develop system context diagrams, component diagrams, logical and physical architectures, integration models, and supporting technical documentation.
• Translate business processes, functional requirements, data requirements, automation objectives, and implementation constraints into practical solution designs.
• Identify and define integration requirements across AMI, meter data management systems (MDMS), CIS, GIS, work management, asset management, outage management, customer platforms, analytics, and other utility systems.
• Facilitate architecture, system configuration, integration, and design workshops with utility stakeholders, vendors, and project teams.
• Evaluate vendor solution designs and technical approaches for alignment with requirements, reference architecture, scalability, interoperability, and long-term supportability.
• Provide technical oversight throughout design, build, integration, testing, deployment, and transition to operations to help ensure the implemented solution remains aligned with the approved architecture and requirements.
• Lead and oversee project testing and data management activities, including directing and mentoring technical consultants supporting test planning and execution, requirements traceability, defect management, data validation, data quality, and issue resolution.
• Support requirements management and traceability by connecting business and technical requirements to solution design, vendor deliverables, test cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Perform hands-on testing and data management activities when project needs require, including test planning and case development, requirements traceability, defect and root-cause analysis, data validation and reconciliation, exception analysis, and implementation support.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, gaps, and design or data issues, and work with client, vendor, and project teams to develop practical resolutions.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps, implementation strategies, technical deliverables, client recommendations, proposals, and E Source solution-architecture methods and tools.

You’re likely a great fit if you:

• Are skilled at translating business processes and functional requirements into technical architecture, integration requirements, and practical implementation approaches.
• Communicate effectively with utility IT and OT organizations, software vendors, system integrators, and consulting teams.
• Can evaluate vendor technical designs, identify gaps and risks, and communicate practical recommendations to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Are comfortable providing senior technical direction while also performing detailed technical work when project needs require.
• Bring strong facilitation, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, and can manage multiple priorities across several concurrent client engagements.

And even better if you:

• Have experience with electric, gas, and water utilities across multiple AMI implementation phases.
• Have deep familiarity with systems integration concepts, APIs, interfaces, data exchanges, integration patterns, and enterprise architecture principles.
• Have experience with utility technology testing, including test strategy and planning, requirements traceability, and defect management.

Experience and Skills to Qualify Include:

• Five or more years of experience in utility solution architecture, systems engineering, systems integration, or a closely related technical role.
• Demonstrated experience designing or supporting complex technology solutions for electric, gas, or water utilities; AMI implementation experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of utility enterprise and operational systems such as AMI, MDMS, CIS, GIS, work management, asset management, outage management, customer platforms, and analytics.
• Experience developing system context diagrams, solution architectures, integration models, interface designs, data flows, and technology roadmaps.
• Hands‑on experience with utility technology testing and data management, including test planning, requirements traceability, defect management, and data validation and reconciliation.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

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