Job Family:Software Development & Support
Travel Required:Up to 75%+
Clearance Required:None
What You Will Do:- Lead solution architecture, technical strategy, and modernization planning activities for a major utility organization.
- Assess current-state applications, integrations, databases, and infrastructure to identify modernization opportunities, technical debt, and architectural risks.
- Develop target-state architecture blueprints, technical roadmaps, and implementation strategies aligned with business and technology objectives.
- Define application, integration, data, and cloud architecture patterns to support scalable and sustainable future-state solutions.
- Lead architecture workshops, technical discovery sessions, and design reviews with client stakeholders, business teams, and delivery organizations.
- Develop architecture artifacts, including system diagrams, integration designs, data flow models, technical specifications, and decision records.
- Provide technical leadership and governance throughout the planning and design phase while establishing standards for future implementation activities.
- Partner with data, application, and infrastructure teams to define modernization approaches for legacy systems and complex utility data environments.
- Design and review API, event-driven, messaging, and batch-processing integration strategies.
- Collaborate with client and project leadership to identify risks, dependencies, and implementation considerations that may impact successful delivery.
- Support transition from planning and design into implementation activities anticipated throughout 2027.
- Present recommendations, findings, and architectural decisions to executive and technical stakeholders.
What You Will Need:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Application Modernization, or related technical leadership roles.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience leading large-scale enterprise application modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated utility industry experience supporting electric, gas, water, or energy organizations.
- Experience developing enterprise application, integration, and cloud architecture strategies.
- Strong experience with Microsoft .NET/C# application architectures.
- Experience designing REST and SOAP services and enterprise integration solutions.
- Experience with Angular-based application architectures.
- Experience with SQL Server and relational database design, optimization, and performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience designing and architecting solutions utilizing Databricks.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and cloud architecture best practices.
- Knowledge of event-driven architectures, message queuing technologies, and integration frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate architecture workshops and communicate effectively with both technical and executive audiences.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation and presentation development.
- Ability and willingness to travel to New York City approximately every other week for 2-3 days per trip (unless based in New York City).
What Would Be Nice To Have:- Experience supporting utility customer, billing, meter, usage, asset management, or operational systems.
- Experience with cloud architecture in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Experience designing large-scale data migration, transformation, and analytics solutions.
- Experience developing modernization roadmaps for legacy application portfolios.
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices.
- Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and governance processes.
- Experience working in consulting environments supporting large-scale technology transformation programs.
- Experience leading architecture review boards, governance committees, and technical steering groups.
- Knowledge of utility regulatory requirements and operational considerations.
- Experience supporting both strategy/design and implementation phases of modernization programs.
The annual salary range for this position is $162,000.00-$270,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
What We Offer:Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Care.com annual membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
