Technical Lead, Expert

PG&E; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

PG&E seeks a Technical Lead in Oakland for strategic technical leadership and delivery oversight. You will translate business needs into well‑architected solutions, mentor teams, and partner across architecture, infrastructure, operations, and security.

This role combines hands‑on expertise with leadership accountability for solution design, system implementation, and enterprise alignment, with a focus on security and reliability. The position is hybrid, with 1–2 days on-site in Oakland.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5 years experience in infrastructure, systems administration, cloud operations, or related IT functions.
• Experience as a Technical Lead in an Agile/Scrum environment is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge in storage, database and cloud technologies.
• Cloud certifications such as AWS/Azure are desirable.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for design, development, and implementation of complex systems.
• Guide delivery teams to produce scalable, high-quality deliverables.
• Promote adherence to enterprise standards and governance expectations.
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies for predictable delivery.
• Advocate adoption of modern technologies, tools, and frameworks.
• Translate business requirements into actionable technical tasks.
• Mentor and coach technical staff to improve delivery.
• Lead and participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and stand-ups.
• Support production deployments and release management processes.

Skills

Technical leadership

Agile/Scrum

Cloud operations

Storage knowledge

Database knowledge (Oracle/SQL/Postgre

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Oracle

SQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Technology & Security

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

Technology & Security delivers secure, resilient, and scalable enterprise platforms that support critical business applications, infrastructure services, cloud operations, automation, and emerging technology enablement.

Position Summary

The Technical Lead provides strategic technical leadership, direction, and delivery oversight for technology solutions within a team or project. This role combines hands‑on expertise with leadership accountability for solution design, system implementation, enterprise alignment, scalability, and security.

Serving as a key partner between business stakeholders and technical teams, the Technical Lead translates business needs into practical, well‑architected solutions and guides teams through successful execution. This role includes mentoring team members, promoting engineering quality, resolving complex technical challenges, and supporting the timely delivery of reliable, high‑quality solutions.

The Technical Lead also partners across architecture, infrastructure, operations, and security teams to promote alignment with organizational priorities, technology strategy, enterprise governance, and leading practices.

PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint$140,000 - $189,000. Thefinal decision will be made on a case‑by‑case basis related to the factors above. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Bay Area Min: $ 140,000

Bay Area Max: $ 238,000

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and 1-2 days per week at our Oakland Headquarters based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the design, development, and implementation of complex systems.

• Guide delivery teams in producing scalable, high-quality technical deliverables.

• Promote and ensure adherence to enterprise standards, best practices, architecture principles, and governance expectations.

• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies to support predictable delivery.

• Champion the thoughtful adoption of modern technologies, tools, and frameworks.

• Translate business requirements into clear technical solutions, architecture diagrams, and implementation guidance.

• Assess and recommend technologies and platforms that align with business objectives and enterprise strategy.

• Mentor, coach, and guide technical staff to strengthen capability and delivery effectiveness.

• Facilitate technical training sessions and knowledge-sharing forums that promote team learning and consistency.

• Serve as a trusted escalation point for complex technical challenges.

• Partner with product owners, project managers, and stakeholders to shape delivery plans and technical execution paths.

• Contribute leadership and technical perspective in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.

• Lead troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and issue resolution with a focus on sustainable outcomes.

• Support production deployments and release management processes through disciplined planning and coordination.

• Communicate technical solutions, risks, and trade‑offs clearly to business and technology stakeholders.

• Build strong cross‑functional partnerships with infrastructure, security, operations, and related technology teams.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a job‑related discipline, or equivalent experience.

• 5 years experience in infrastructure, systems administration, cloud operations, or related Information Technology functions

Desired:

• 5 years of experience working as a Technical Lead in an Agile/Scrum environment

• Advanced knowledge in storage (i.e. block, file, object), database (i.e. Oracle, SQL, Postgres), operating system and cloud technologies

• Advanced knowledge with Ransomware technologies and concepts (i.e. immutable backups, Cyber Vaults, Clean Room, Recovery automation)

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, or equivalent cloud platform certification

• Strong oral and written communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills

• Ability to foster community, strengthen team engagement, and elevate team performance

• Strong execution discipline, ownership mindset, and sound decision-making

• Proven ability to translate user stories and features into actionable technical tasks