Expert Solutions Architect

Job-ID32933799Reference26-09387Salary$140,000-$238,000 / yearPay Rate: Bay Area Min: $140,000 - Bay Area Max: $238,000Summary:Location: Oakland, CAWork Mode: Hybrid, working from a remote office and 1-2 days per week at Oakland Headquarters based on business needResponsibilities:Partner with business, technology, and enterprise architecture stakeholders to understand current-state capabilities and define future-state solution needs across major transformational programs.Act as the primary technical lead in deploying Copperleaf in support of the Integrated Planning workstream.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 company 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.Own the outcome and have the courage to share unpopular viewpoints.Requirements:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field or equivalent experience.Minimum 7 years of experience in Information Technology.Minimum 4 years of solution architecture and project implementation experience in Asset Investment Planning, ERP, or GIS.Preferred 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.Experience in 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 solutions like 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.