NEW JOB OPENING
EXPERT SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
IN Oakland, CA, USA!

Required Education:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field or equivalent experience



Required Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• 7 years experience in Information Technology

• 4 years of solution architecture and project implementation experience in the following discipline: Asset Investment Planning (Copperleaf or equivalent), ERP (SAP or equivalent), or GIS



Preferred Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• Understanding of the utility industry or similarly regulated industries, including how technology supports business processes.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts, risks, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences

• Ability to influence outcomes through expertise, analysis, collaboration, stakeholder partnership, customer focus, sound judgment, and a multidisciplinary approach

• Proven ability to apply multi-disciplinary approach to develop best-of-breed portfolio solutions

• Experience in one or more of the following technical/functional areas: estimating, engineering, customer billing, electric generation, utility operation

• Experience overseeing vendor-delivered software solutions or contractor development teams

• Architecture, security, or IT delivery certifications such as TOGAF, Zachman, DODAF, CISSP, ITIL, or similar

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), enterprise integration patterns, CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure as code, observability, and production support practices

• Experience using Microsoft Visio, Lucid chart or other TOGAF-based modeling tools

• Worked on or deployed the following solutions: Copperleaf, SAP, PLS-CADD, AutoCAD, AUD, Bentley ProjectWise

• Hands-on experience with AI, ML, or GenAI solution delivery, including LLM applications, RAG, agentic workflows, prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, observability, APIs, or data pipelines



Department Overview

Information Systems Technology Services is a unified organization comprised of various departments which collaborate effectively in order to deliver high quality technology solutions



Position Summary

Provides the link between the Business Architecture function and Enterprise Architecture & Strategy function. Utilizes multiple Architectural Views to document the “as-is” (current) and “to-be” (future) technology needs. Ensures requirements are met in an efficient, sustainable and adaptable manner. Operates across organizational and computing areas driving efficient, standards-based architecture supporting Client business goals



Job Responsibilities

• Partner with business, technology, and enterprise architecture stakeholders to understand current-state capabilities and define future-state solution needs across major transformational programs, notably Propel & Elevate, focusing on the following technical/functional portfolios: Engineering & Design, Integrated Planning, Grid Interconnection, • Asset Management

• Acts as the primary technical lead in deploying Copperleaf in support of the Integrated Planning workstream of Propel

• Develop end-to-end solution architecture across applications, data, integrations, infrastructure, security, and business processes

• Create and maintain architecture artifacts, including current-state and target-state views, solution diagrams, roadmaps, and decision records

• Ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements, regulatory needs, and Client business objectives

• Evaluate technology options and recommend solutions that are sustainable, adaptable, cost-effective, and operationally supportable

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams through design, delivery, testing, implementation, and transition to operations

• Identify architecture risks, dependencies, gaps, and trade-offs, and recommend mitigation strategies

• Support governance reviews, architecture approvals, and stakeholder decision-making while staying current on emerging technologies and industry best practices

• Address complex problems that span functions and may manage projects or initiatives that are high complexity and risk

• Is comfortable owning the outcome and has the courage to share unpopular viewpoints

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**