Enterprise Architect

Summary:

The Enterprise Architect develops and maintains high-level designs for overall logical and technical application architecture. Employees in this role provide leadership, strategic decision-making, and guidance within technical disciplines, solving unique and complex problems. Individuals facilitate and orchestrate the delivery of targeted business outcomes through technical decisions. Leaders in this job serve as top-level experts and visionaries in the development of roadmaps, strategy, and design for assigned technology areas

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position will be hybrid, but the employee must be based in the Raleigh - Durham, NC area.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Computer Science or a related field
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience in application architecture preferably within manufacturing domain.
• Cloud Architect certification in Azure or AWS
• Experience with integration platforms such as Boomi, Mulesoft etc.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa sponsorship.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proven experience (10+ years) working as an Enterprise Architect or in a similar role, designing and implementing enterprise architecture plans for large-scale organizations, preferably in the manufacturing domain.
• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap that align with business objectives and support the organization's mission.
• Define and enforce architecture standards, principles, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency, scalability, and flexibility across all applications.
• Effective leadership skills with exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
• Strong consulting skills such as targeted communications, engagement management, stakeholder management and business analysis.
• Trusted and respected as a thought leader who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders.
• Comfortable, experienced, and accomplished at working with business executives, and able to push back in a professional and diplomatic way.
• Strong understanding and experience implementing enterprise architecture frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.
• Knowledge and expertise with Azure cloud architecture.
• Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, IoT, etc.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and design innovative and scalable solutions.
• Proficiency in enterprise architecture tools, modeling languages, and documentation standards.
• Coach and mentor other team members and business stakeholders to instill architectural thinking.
• Experience with manufacturing related business processes, industry applications, and supporting technologies.
• A deep, comprehensive knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle and development principles
• Interest in and passion for learning and working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and conflicting priorities
• Ability to work with business partners and peers of varying levels of technical proficiency
• Advanced understanding various technical principles, theories and concepts
• Broad understanding of a wide range of technical areas
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to translate complex or technical ideas into non-technical language

Physical Demands:

Up to 15% Travel may be required during key periods to support job duties across business unit locations

Work Environment:

Typical office environment, but will be required to stand and walk on manufacturing floor or on construction sites as needed to evaluate training and organizational change requirements

Client facing position and travel outside the state may be required

"The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time, based on business needs."

About Us: 

PowerSecure, a Southern Company subsidiary, is a leading provider of innovative energy solutions to electric utilities and their industrial, institutional, and commercial customers.

We invest in high-value and cost-effective benefits for our employees. Our benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage
• Competitive pay and a matching 401 (k) plan
• Vacation, Company Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO- personal and sick days) 
• Flexible spending accounts/Health savings account
• Wellness Incentive Programs
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

PowerSecure is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

This position is not open to third party recruiters.