Technical Lead: Secure, Scalable Solutions Architect

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking a Technical Lead to provide strategic technical leadership, direction, and delivery oversight for technology solutions. You will mentor teams, translate business needs into practical architectures, and partner across architecture, operations, and security to align with enterprise strategy.

The role blends hands-on expertise with leadership accountability for solution design, system implementation, and security.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 5 years of experience working as a Technical Lead in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Advanced knowledge in storage, database, operating system, and cloud technologies.
• Advanced knowledge with ransomware technologies and concepts.
• 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.

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.

Skills

Technical leadership

Agile/Scrum experience

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking a Technical Lead to provide strategic technical leadership, direction, and delivery oversight for technology solutions. You will mentor teams, translate business needs into practical architectures, and partner across architecture, operations, and security to align with enterprise strategy.

The role blends hands-on expertise with leadership accountability for solution design, system implementation, and security.