Senior Solutions Architect, Grid Solutions

the grid is planned and operated in the years to come, Conduct Industry Analysis: Understand the industry trends and mature the business capability model for the Organizational Unit (OU) based on the solutions and features implemented, Partner with Business: to understand their vision, ambition and KPIs and translate it into narratives, business and technology roadmaps. As a Senior Solutions Architect, Grid Solutions, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Defines architecture blueprint for end-to-end systems including integration of applications systems, platforms and technical infrastructure at the portfolio and solutions architecture levels.

• Carries out the intake scoping of solution concepts and initial cost estimation system architecture definition at the logical level

• Proactively seeks solutions and deploys recommendations to resolve architectural problems related to any IT domain, including Business, Apps, Data, Security, Server, Networks or Storage

• Aligns with Business and Systems Analysts to understand the business requirements and create the corresponding blueprint for implementing various technology components of a new system

• Leads to the solution strategy and architecture including identification of core components necessary to meet functional requirements and desired systems characteristics

• Ties architectural vision together across portfolios and major business initiatives programs

• Manages the design and documentation of solutions within standards defined by the enterprise architecture team

• Coordinates closely with solution engineering development teams and vendors to ensure that a coherent and consistent approach to implementation of the specified solution architecture is achieved

• Analyzes the technology domains and develops market assessments and roadmaps to inform and evolve strategic execution

• Ensures all solutions adhere to enterprise IT principles and utility industry standards and regulations

• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ten or more years of designing and developing IT architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related technical major/ discipline.

• Knowledge of TOGAF or other Enterprise Architecture Standards or Frameworks.

• Three years of experience with electric utility business processes with emphasis on Transmission and Distribution Engineering, Generation, Grid Operations.

• Three years of experience with control systems, communication networks, cybersecurity technologies, or Operational Technologies (OT).

• Experience working in projects utilizing agile development and DevOps.

• Experience with microservices based and distributed architectures.

• Client/customer facing experience in a presales engineering or technical consulting role.

Additional Information

• This position's work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days.u202fUnless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California.u202fFurther details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.

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• This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.

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