Solutions Architect - Data Platform Engineering

Dominion Energy; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with company match

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Bonus eligibility

Disability insurance

Job summary

Dominion Energy seeks a Solution Architect, Data Platforms to lead architecture, modernization, governance, security, and evolution of our enterprise data platform ecosystem.

This role partners with enterprise architecture, data engineers, platform teams, cybersecurity, and infrastructure to deliver scalable, secure, resilient data capabilities that enable enterprise analytics, data products, AI, and operational decision-making.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in data, analytics, data engineering, or platform architecture.
• 5+ years serving in architecture leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Proven record leading cross-functional modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Experience influencing strategic technology decisions without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute architecture roadmaps for enterprise data platforms by closely partnering with enterprise architecture team.
• Lead modernization initiatives that simplify legacy environments and improve platform agility.
• Establish future-state architectures for cloud, hybrid, and virtualized data ecosystems.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic platform investments.
• Drive technical debt reduction initiatives and improve long-term maintainability.
• Design architecture patterns that accelerate delivery of trusted data products.
• Define reusable ingestion, transformation, virtualization, and consumption frameworks.
• Partner with data engineering and business teams to reduce time-to-value for analytics initiatives.
• Enable scalable self-service analytics and reporting capabilities.
• Establish architecture standards that support AI, advanced analytics, and enterprise reporting.
• Architect resilient, highly available, and observable data platforms.
• Define enterprise standards for RBAC, ABAC, encryption, masking, and data protection.
• Establish platform monitoring, observability, operational health, and performance frameworks.
• Lead architecture reviews and design assessments.
• Create and maintain reference architectures, engineering standards, and reusable patterns.
• Influence technology decisions across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Provide architectural guidance during major project planning and implementation.
• Maintain architecture decision records and technology standards.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and delivery teams.

Skills

Data platforms architecture

Architecture leadership

Enterprise-scale data platforms

Cross-functional modernization

Strategic technology influence

Education

Bachelor

Tools

Snowflake

Oracle Exadata

Denodo

Talend

dbt

Microsoft Azure

Informatica Data Catalog

Data governance

Data observability

CI/CD / DevOps

RBAC

ABAC

Encryption

Data masking

Job description

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. Review the position below and apply today .
We offer a hybrid work schedule (one week in the office, one week of teleworking) to accommodate the need for flexibility.
Military service members and veterans with ranks from E5-E9, W1-CW5, or O3-O6, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.
At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.
This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Solution Architect, Data Platforms to lead the architecture, modernization, governance, security, and evolution of our enterprise data platform ecosystem.
This role serves as a technical leader who defines strategy, establishes engineering standards, guides delivery teams, and influences technology direction across the organization's data landscape. The successful candidate will partner with enterprise architecture , business leaders, data engineers, platform teams, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, secure, resilient, and governed data capabilities that enable enterprise analytics, data products, AI, and operational decision-making.
This is a highly influential individual contributor role with broad architectural accountability. The role requires strong technical leadership, the ability to influence, and a record of driving enterprise-scale transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Data Platform Strategy & Modernization

• Define and execute architecture roadmaps for enterprise data platforms by closely partnering with enterprise architecture team.
• Lead modernization initiatives that simplify legacy environments and improve platform agility.
• Establish future-state architectures for cloud, hybrid, and virtualized data ecosystems.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic platform investments.
• Drive technical debt reduction initiatives and improve long-term maintainability.

Data Products & Analytics Enablement

• Design architecture patterns that accelerate delivery of trusted data products.
• Define reusable ingestion, transformation, virtualization, and consumption frameworks.
• Partner with data engineering and business teams to reduce time-to-value for analytics initiatives.
• Enable scalable self-service analytics and reporting capabilities.
• Establish architecture standards that support AI, advanced analytics, and enterprise reporting.

Reliability, Security & Governance

• Architect resilient, highly available, and observable data platforms.
• Define enterprise standards for RBAC, ABAC, encryption, masking, and data protection.
• Establish platform monitoring, observability, operational health, and performance frameworks.
• Partner with cybersecurity, compliance, risk, and governance teams to ensure alignment with enterprise requirements.
• Design governance controls that improve trust, consistency, and compliance across data assets.

Architecture Governance & Standards

• Lead architecture reviews and design assessments.
• Create and maintain reference architectures, engineering standards, and reusable patterns.
• Influence technology decisions across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Provide architectural guidance during major project planning and implementation.
• Maintain architecture decision records and technology standards.

Technical Leadership Expectations

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and delivery teams.
• Influence architecture decisions across multiple organizations.
• Mentor architects, engineers, and technical leads.
• Drive consistency across platforms, delivery teams, and business domains.
• Lead complex architecture discussions and technical trade-off analyses.
• Build consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Advocate for operational excellence, governance, security, and engineering best practices.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

The knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences that are required for entry into this job include the following:

• 12+ years of experience in data, analytics, data engineering, or platform architecture.
• 5+ years serving in architecture leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Proven record leading cross-functional modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Experience influencing strategic technology decisions without direct authority.

Technical Skills

Required expertise in the following technologies, or experience with similar tools and platforms:

• Snowflake (Must have)
• Oracle Exadata
• Denodo
• Talend/dbt
• Microsoft Azure
• Informatica Data Catalog
• Data Governance frameworks
• Data Observability platforms like Monte Carlo and operational monitoring practices
• Data Security architecture
  • RBAC
  • ABAC
  • Encryption
  • Data masking
• CI/CD and DevOps practices

Demonstrated Expertise In

• Data warehouse architecture
• Data integration architecture
• Data virtualization
• Cloud data platforms
• Metadata management
• Enterprise architecture patterns
• API and data integration design
• Platform reliability and resilience

Leadership Skills

• Strong executive communication skills.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional architectural reasoning and decision-making.
• Strong facilitation and consensus‑building skills.
• Ability to translate business objectives into architectural solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Monte Carlo experience.
• Informatica Data Catalog experience.
• Experience supporting regulated industries.
• Experience with enterprise-scale data governance programs.
• Familiarity with AI and advanced analytics architectures.
• Experience implementing attribute‑based access control frameworks.
• Experience establishing enterprise data platform operating models.
• Enterprise Architecture certification or equivalent architecture credentials.

Education Requirements

Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education:
Bachelor
Preferred Discipline(s): Business, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics
Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above.

Working Conditions

Office Work Environment 76 -100%
Travel Up to 25%

Export Control

Certain positions at Dominion Energy may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in Dominion Energy limiting its consideration of certain applicants.

What You'll Get

Expected Hiring Base Salary Range:
$116,300 - $151,100
The expected hiring base salary range is the range we anticipate hiring within for this position. The actual salary offered may vary based on factors such as the selected candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and work location. This is not intended to represent the full salary range for the position or limit future compensation growth.
At Dominion Energy, we offer excellent plans and programs for employees. Employees are rewarded with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which includes: health, dental, and vision benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners, vacation, retirement plans including 401k contributions and matches, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, bonus eligibility, sick leave, and disability insurance. To learn more about our benefits, click here: dombenefits.com.
Dominion Energy is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin and/or status as a protected veteran or individual with a disability.
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