Strategic Application Architect & Cloud Leader

Vistra Corp.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Corporate Services Company is seeking a Principal Application Architect to lead architecture services, drive cloud strategy, and deliver cost efficiencies across the IT landscape. The role emphasizes automation, governance, and enterprise reference architectures to enable data-driven decisions and business value.

You will mentor engineers, govern architectural standards, and collaborate with business leaders to align technology with strategic goals in a hybrid, large-scale energy

Qualifications

• 8+ years minimum; 12+ years preferred.
• 5+ years experience managing/supervising teams.
• Knowledge of technology best practices, methodologies (e.g., ISO 9000, ITIL, Cloud, Agile, Scrum, DevOps, TOGAF).
• Experience via college degree or certifications is applicable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the architecture and platforms for all applications and information architecture.
• Engage business unit leaders to define technology solutions and roadmaps.
• Define guiding principles, standards and roadmap for all applications.
• Design infrastructure and cloud architecture to meet business requirements while upholding standards.
• Lead and mentor the architecture community and drive automation adoption enterprise-wide.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Technical leadership

Enterprise architecture

ITIL

Education

College degree

Tools

MuleSoft

ActiveMQ

RabbitMQ

AWS

Job description

Vistra Corporate Services Company is seeking a Principal Application Architect to lead architecture services, drive cloud strategy, and deliver cost efficiencies across the IT landscape. The role emphasizes automation, governance, and enterprise reference architectures to enable data-driven decisions and business value.

You will mentor engineers, govern architectural standards, and collaborate with business leaders to align technology with strategic goals in a hybrid, large-scale energy