Solutions Architect - IT Nuclear

Dominion Energy; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Dominion Energy is seeking a Solutions Architect to provide technical leadership for design, modernization, integration, and long-term viability of business applications and portfolios. You will translate business outcomes and security requirements into implementable architectures while guiding cross-functional teams through decision-making and execution.

Responsibilities include developing architectures, diagrams, roadmaps, and runbooks; guiding code reviews for quality, security, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in architecture, software engineering, or related field.
• Expert knowledge of architecture across on-prem, cloud, hybrid, and containerized environments.
• Experience with modernization, platform migration, and technical-debt reduction.
• Ability to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into architecture decisions and plans.
• Strong written and verbal communication with ability to produce reusable technical artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain architectures for products and application portfolios.
• Produce architecture diagrams, data flows, integration models, roadmaps, and runbooks; lead discovery, RFx support, and vendor evaluation.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Cloud & on-prem architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related

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.

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

The Solutions Architect provides technical leadership for the design, modernization, integration, and long-term viability of business applications and assigned application portfolios. The role translates business outcomes, enterprise technology direction, and security and regulatory requirements into implementable solution architectures. Operating as a trusted technical leader, the architect produces durable architecture artifacts, establishes reusable patterns, challenges incomplete designs, and guides cross-functional teams through decision-making, implementation, operational readiness, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain application and solution architectures for individual products, groups of products, and assigned application portfolios.
• Produce and maintain architecture diagrams, data flows, integration and dependency models, decision records, technical roadmaps, standards, patterns, implementation guidance, and runbooks. Lead technical discovery, feasibility studies, proofs of concept, RFx support, vendor evaluation, and architecture due diligence for modernization, platform migrations, and emerging technologies.
• Translate business, cybersecurity, data protection, regulatory, resiliency, and operational requirements into solution designs and technical requirements.
• Assess application dependencies, interfaces, infrastructure needs, lifecycle risks, and technology debt; recommend practical modernization, migration, replacement, or retirement strategies.
• Guide design and code reviews to ensure technical quality, supportability, security, reliability, performance, and alignment with approved business and enterprise architecture standards; identify needs for clarification, refinement, or approved exceptions.
• Coordinate end-to-end solution readiness across product, IT engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, vendor, and business teams through implementation, transition, stabilization, and operational handoff.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning by defining critical dependencies, recovery requirements, fallback capabilities, and architectural risks. Mentor less experienced team members and communicate technical options, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical teams and business leadership.

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

• 7+ years of relevant experience in application, solution, systems, integration, infrastructure, software engineering, cybersecurity, or a directly related field.
• Expert knowledge of application and solution architecture across on-premises, cloud, hybrid, containerized, vendor-hosted, and custom-developed environments, including integrations, APIs, data flows, infrastructure dependencies, monitoring, resiliency, and disaster recovery.
• Experience with application modernization, technology lifecycle planning, platform migration, technical-debt reduction, implementation, and operational readiness
• Ability to translate complex business, security, regulatory, and operational requirements into clear architecture decisions, technical requirements, and actionable plans. Ability to lead through influence, facilitate decisions across diverse stakeholders, challenge assumptions constructively, and drive issues to resolution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to create clear, reusable technical artifacts for both technical and business audiences.

Education Requirements

Education Level:

Bachelor's degree preferred in information technology, computer science, computer engineering, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience.

Preferred Discipline(s): Business, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics

Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above.

Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description

Relevant architecture, cloud, cybersecurity, software engineering, or project delivery certifications will be considered, but are not required with adequate experience.

Working Conditions

Travel Up to 25%

Other Working Conditions

Office Work Environment 90-100% | Travel Up to 10% | Occasional support outside normal business hours may be required for major implementations, incidents, or operationally sensitive changes.

Test Description

No Testing Requirements

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:

$90,900 - $118,100

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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