Description

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Minimum eight years of Information Technology experience with Client in solution architecture, application architecture, software engineering, systems integration, infrastructure, or technical delivery.
• Demonstrated experience authoring comprehensive Solution Design Documents and end-to-end architecture diagrams.
• Experience designing solutions that span cloud, SaaS, on-premises, and third-party environments.
• Experience with application integration technologies, APIs, middleware, event-driven architectures, managed file transfer, and data exchange patterns.
• Working knowledge of networking concepts, including firewalls, DNS, routing, proxies, ports, protocols, certificates, load balancing, and private connectivity.
• Experience defining application environments, infrastructure dependencies, deployment requirements, and operational support needs.
• Experience reviewing technical designs produced by system integrators, managed service providers, and software vendors.
• Experience identifying non-functional requirements and translating them into actionable solution designs.
• Experience coordinating contributions from infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, integration, application, and operations specialists.
• Ability to identify relevant technical requirements and risks from business-focused discussions.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles, secure solution design, identity and access management, and data protection.
• Strong communication, facilitation, influence, negotiation, critical thinking, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to challenge incomplete designs, resolve ambiguity, and drive cross-functional technical decisions to closure.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and self-prioritize work effectively.

Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position

• Experience with application portfolio management, application rationalization, modernization, or cloud migration.
• Experience with Azure Integration Services, MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica, or comparable integration platforms.
• Experience with microservices, container platforms, and modern cloud-native architectures.
• Experience applying Agile, DevOps, and IT service management practices.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology transformation programs.
• Experience in utility industry systems and business processes.
• Experience with architecture repositories and diagramming tools.
• TOGAF, Azure Architecture, AWS Architecture, SAP Architecture, CISSP, or related architecture certifications

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree