Enterprise Architect

Job-ID32868594Reference26-08803Salary$155,000-$265,000 / yearLocation: Oakland, CA Work Mode: OnsiteResponsibilities:Develop a thorough understanding of business processes, application portfolio, and underlying IT infrastructure.Suggest technology needs to enable business maturity and help prioritize the right investments.Create business architecture models to connect business vision, goals, and outcomes to technology implementation roadmaps.Own the architecture of a portfolio of applications.Create enterprise strategy in alignment with company’s True North Strategy Goals.Help build and maintain prioritized portfolio backlogs for business features and foundational or shared capabilities.Enable and empower execution teams by delivering reusable architecture patterns, architecture building blocks, reference architecture, implementation best practices, and architecture decision frameworks.Coach, mentor, and guide implementation teams throughout the value chain.Collaborate with several teams within Business and IT on a regular basis.Partner with senior business and IT leadership to develop technology roadmaps for Asset Management (Inspections, Risk Management, Analytics & Reporting, Digital Twins).Collaborate with business to enable their future goals by leveraging AI/ML/Gen AI technology.Assess current IT application environment for asset and risk domain and develop future IT target architecture.Lead vendor assessments, support RFPs, and application rationalization efforts.Support IT strategic planning and portfolio modernization process.Coordinate roadmaps across enterprise groups to manage conflicts, redundancies, and interdependencies.Collaborate with domain enterprise architects to ensure strategies, standards, design patterns, and roadmaps are consistent and integrated.Support project delivery and provide enterprise architecture view to support solution designs.Stay updated with developments in AI, edge computing, and other emerging industry segments.Be a self-starter, able to solve complex issues with cross-functional teams, and thrive in a fast-moving, agile environment.Requirements:BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related subject or equivalent experience.Minimum 10 years of enterprise architecture experience.Preferred Skills:Experience in Utilities with focus areas such as Asset and Risk Management (Inspections, Enabling AI/ML for Asset Management, Risk Management, Analytics & Reporting).Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.Architecture implementation experience with technologies in SAP, GIS, Enterprise Reporting and Analytics specific to Asset Management, AI Implementation in Asset Risk Management domain.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.High-energy, passionate, and positive outlook with strong sense of ownership.Familiarity with diverse application development technologies and platforms.Good understanding of business and data architecture, business capability mapping, and business process reengineering.Solution architecture and project implementation experience.Relevant architecture certification such as TOGAF.