IT Architect - IT Architecture

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a family of energy companies which also includes TECO Peoples Gas and New Mexico Gas Company. Emera provides energy to residential and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, with career opportunities available in all of these locations.

The Integration Solutions Architect is responsible for leading the creation of a technology architecture framework and providing technical leadership in support of the organization's initiatives in on-prem & cloud computing by leveraging both on-prem and cloud integration services and automation and ensuring public and private services and solutions are architected and designed optimally for cost, functionality, reliability, and resiliency. The Architect will also be responsible for implementation and delivery utilizing the standards in the organization's Enterprise Integration strategy along with the introduction of new emerging technologies and public cloud services, API services, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) strategies. The Architect will work with development teams and other stakeholders and provide architecture leadership and best practices as well as drive and enable the migration and refactoring of on-premises applications to cloud native design and deployment methodologies.

Integration Architecture, Design, and Development

Demonstrate deep subject matter leadership of cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, multi-tenancy, virtualization, orchestration, elastic scalability)
Manage the development and implementation of Integration strategy, develop the architecture governance framework, and define architecture foundations
Define integration standards, DevOps, Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tool chain and Standard Operating Environment (SOE)
Define, implement, and enforce the Enterprise Integration standards, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Standards, Business Process Integration (BPI) standards, and associated tools/platforms/frameworks for the organization's application portfolio, in coordination with IT-wide efforts and Technology Architecture and Planning
Drive Proof-of-Concepts and implementation, with hands-on involvement as subject matter expert (SME) for new SOA items: build deployment automation pipelines, build automated next gen CI/CD pipelines partnering with development teams, build and integrate new technologies like containers enabling multi-cloud and preventing cloud provider lock-in
Define and execute the Enterprise Integration strategy for public and private cloud migrations and on-premises evolution, in alignment with overall IT strategy and directions
Define and enforce Integration architecture best practices: availability; redundancy schemes, performance, Disaster Recovery, DB, and Interfacing Systems, etc.
Act as a SME to the organization for the organizations on-prem and cloud end-to-end architecture, including SAP, Azure platforms, SuccessFactors, HANA API etc. networking, provisioning, and management
Develop a library of deployable and documented design patterns, based on the organization's application portfolio, as a basis for deploying services to the cloud
and how they are applicable to the organizations cloud strategy and roadmap
Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) and other cloud services
Contribute to DevOps development activities and complex development tasks
Define optimal design patterns and solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for applications and that are appropriate for business and technology strategies
Communicate functionality that reliably moves messages/data among endpoints
Support fundamental web and web services standards
Design Functionality that dynamically binds consumer and provider endpoints Message validation, mapping, transformation, and enrichment
Support for multiple interaction patterns, content-based routing, and typed messages

# Drive scope definition, requirements analysis, functional and technical design, application build, product configuration, unit testing, and production deployment
work in conjunction with Business and Application Development to size and manage scope and risk as well as regularly communicate project health and identifies risks to project and program stakeholders, sponsors, and management
Provide support and technical governance, expertise related to cloud architectures, deployment, and operation

# Act as the coach and mentor to team members and technical staff on their assigned project tasks including mentoring on cloud standards, frameworks etc. as well as will be a key enabler of the organizations cultural change for cloud adoption
Lead the definition and development of cloud reference architecture and management systems
Provide thought leadership in industry and to fellow team members and leaders across business and technical project dimensions solving complex business requirements
Proactively Advocate and define cloud architecture vision from a strategic perspective, including internal and external platforms, tools, and systems

SUPERVISION

Direct Supervision Direct supervisory responsibility for any assigned resources and may also supervise contract resources. May serve as a backup to management. Indirect Supervision ~ Key Internal: IT Architects, IT Strategic Planning, Development Staff of various business application towers, Project Management Office, Other IT and Business Stakeholders etc. Key External: SAP, Microsoft, Consultants (System Integrators, Offshore Teams), Contractors, Customers, Vendors. Bachelor's degree in Information/Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or equivalent discipline.

Minimum of 7 years of direct work experience performing the Duties & Responsibilities of this position or performing duties closely related to the Duties & Responsibilities of this position.
Minimum of 7 years of experience spanning at least two IT disciplines, including technical architecture, network and storage management, software application solution architecture, design or development, middleware, database management or operations
Minimum of 3 years of experience with cloud technologies and platforms such as SAP, Tableau, SAP PI/PO, BizTalk, HANA API, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Gas or Electric utility experience
Experience working in large public or private-sector organizations
Deep understanding of cloud computing technologies, business drivers and emerging computing trends
Deep knowledge of enterprise platforms and operating systems as well as knowledge of key business applications, functions, and processes
Willingness to instruct and coach in a cloud training program as needed
Ability to interact with and provide architectural design guidance to project teams made up of employee and/or supplier resources
Experience in creating a cloud strategy and coordinate adoption and implementation
Knowledge and Understanding of Cloud Native Development
Micro Services architecture
Knowledge of all components of a technical architecture and application development methodologies
Object oriented programming (ABAP, .NET Core/C#, Java/C/C++ etc.), Database Design (RDBMS-MS-SQL, SAP HANA, and NoSQL)
Creating Production Grade software solutions using Enterprise Design Patterns and Non-Functional Requirements
Web-based solutions (ReactJS, Angular JS, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery etc.)
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM - JIRA etc.) Building CI/CD pipeline for the Application
Troubleshooting - Debugging, Performance profiling and optimization
Agile development methodologies including Kanban and Scrum
Creating Architecture/Design documents (HLD/LLD) with models, system diagrams / UML
Evaluating software trade-offs and risks to successful project completion
Evaluating & selecting software framework for a solution
Hands-on Experience with Azure, SAP Cloud platform implementation
IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing & firewalls, including strong working knowledge of cloud pattern best practices
Cloud Security experience in the areas of Identity and Access Management, Infrastructure Security, Data Security and Application Security e.g., Security Groups, IAM policies, NACLs etc.
Data archiving, backup, and disaster recovery to the cloud.
Building, changing, and managing cloud environments via Infrastructure as Code development.
Knowledge of data and application testing approaches and techniques.
Project management and governance techniques
Data-driven decision-making approaches
Ability to manage in a complex environment characterized by multiple, competing/shifting priorities
Leadership abilities including conflict management, negotiation and consensus building skills as well as mentoring team members on matters related to the cloud
Demonstrated ability to champion a clear vision for systems to be implemented and the manner for which they will support business unit processes.
Demonstrated ability leading teams in support of business process analysis efforts and educating others in the proper application of tools and techniques.
Understanding of project plans and ability to clearly articulate roles, project goals, and timelines. Understanding of the components of running a fiscally successful project. Demonstrated proficiency at assessing the proposed project plans to ensure all needs are met.
Drives continuous process improvement for SDLC, maintenance, application support, and Information Technology architecture.
Demonstrated knowledge of SAP Utilities Solutions (ERP, CRM, EAM/WAM et al).
Demonstrated knowledge of Electric Grid Solutions such as ADMS (Advanced Distribution Management System), EMS (Energy Management System), AMI/MDM (Advanced Metering Infrastructure/Meter Data Management), Intergraph GIS (Geographical Information System)
Demonstrated knowledge of Gas Utility Operations solutions such as ESRI GIS, Gas SCADA, Gas Management System, Meter Reading Systems etc.
Knowledge of fundamentals of Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning etc.), Ability to assess emerging business & regulatory changes and articulate how these can positively impact the Company.

Competitive Salary *401k Savings plan w/ company matching * Pension plan * Paid time off* Paid Holiday time * Medical, Prescription Drug, & Dental Coverage *Tuition Assistance Program * Employee Assistance Program * Wellness Programs * On-site Fitness Centers * Bonus Plan and more!
TECO Energy and its companies serve a role in providing critical services to our community during an emergency. Team members are required to participate in the response/recovery activities related to emergencies/disasters to maintain service to our TECO Energy customers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law, except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement and the individual is unable to perform the essential functions of the position with reasonable accommodations.
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Applicants may request reasonable accommodation in the application process five business days prior to the time accommodation is needed.
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