Program Architect - Hybrid

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Program Architect - Hybrid position with a Major Utility Company located in Dallas, TX. This is a 6+ month contract opportunity. The Program Architect - ADMS is responsible for architectural leadership and coordination across large, complex enterprise programs spanning multiple projects, systems, and delivery teams. This role bridges enterprise architectural strategy and program execution, ensuring architectural cohesion, disciplined governance, and successful delivery at scale. The Program Architect operates as the architectural owner for a program, orchestrating solution‑level architects across organizational boundaries while enabling Enterprise Architects to focus on enterprise-wide strategy and standards. Responsibilities Own the end-to-end architecture for an assigned program, including target state, transition states, and integration strategy Ensure architectural consistency across all projects and workstreams within the program Act as the architectural escalation point for cross-solution conflicts, tradeoffs, and risks Partner closely with Enterprise Architects to translate enterprise strategy, principles, and standards into program-level architectural direction Ensure program designs comply with enterprise architecture, security, reliability, and regulatory standards Lead program-level architecture reviews and manage required governance artifacts and approvals Lead and coordinate a blended team of architects Provide direction, guardrails, and decision clarity to Solution Architects without micromanaging design execution Facilitate collaboration and alignment across architect teams to prevent fragmentation and duplication Own the cross-system integration strategy, including interfaces, data flows, and shared services Identify and manage architectural dependencies across projects, platforms, and external programs Proactively surface and mitigate architectural risks that could impact program delivery or enterprise outcomes Serve as a trusted technical partner to program leadership Ensure architectural decisions support program objectives, delivery timelines, and business outcomes Communicate architectural status, risks, and tradeoffs in a clear, decision-oriented manner Remain engaged throughout delivery-not just during design phases Support Solution Architects and delivery teams during implementation to resolve architectural questions and issues Ensure designs are operable, supportable, and production-ready Ensure architectural designs account for reliability, scalability, security, observability, and supportability Coordinate architectural aspects of operational readiness and production deployment Capture lessons learned and contribute back to enterprise patterns and standards Requirements 8-10 years of experience in architecture, engineering, or senior technical leadership roles Proven experience leading architecture for large-scale, multi-project enterprise programs Prior Solution Architect or Lead Architect experience with direct delivery accountability Strong understanding of distributed and integrated systems, application and data architecture, cloud and/or hybrid environments, and security-by-design and non-functional requirements Ability to reason across application, platform, infrastructure, and operations domains Demonstrated ability to lead without direct authority Pay range: $90 - $130 per hour Benefits of Working with Genesis10 Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20 years. The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years. Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.) Behavioral Health Platform Medical, Dental, Vision Health Savings Account Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident) Voluntary Term Life Insurance 401K Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities) Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois) Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. #J-18808-Ljbffr Genesis10