Duquesne Light Company headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market with a history rooted in technological innovation and superior customer service. Today the company continues its role as a leader in the transmission and distribution of electric energy providing a secure supply of reliable power to more than half a million customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Duquesne Light Company is committed to creating a culture of inclusion. We value and respect the unique differences and experiences of our employees. We believe that our differences lead to better collaboration innovation and outcomes. We want you to join our team!
The Principal Solution Architect will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing comprehensive technology solutions that align with our business strategies objectives and IT roadmap. This role requires a deep understanding of business processes enterprise systems and the ability to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of driving business transformation through innovative technology solutions.
Location: Hybrid Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and architecture of endtoend solutions by collaborating with stakeholders to understand business needs and translating them into detailed technical specifications.
- Develop and maintain architectural blueprints roadmaps and comprehensive asis and tobe process documentation including business architecture models and technical documentation.
- Ensure solutions are aligned with business goals and deliver measurable value leveraging best practices in architecture and design.
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies tools and frameworks to enhance business capabilities focusing on scalability performance and security.
- Provide technical guidance and support to project teams on business requirements solution design and implementation strategies.
- Conduct architectural reviews and assessments to ensure compliance with industry standards best practices and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate closely with project managers to ensure timely delivery of projects playing a critical role in Finance Transformation programs (e.g. Supply Chain Procurement Inventory Management Analytics consolidation and implementation).
- Communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders translating complex technical concepts into understandable terms.
- Monitor and assess the impact of implemented solutions on business performance ensuring continuous improvement and optimization.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology Business Administration or a related field.
- 12 years of experience in business and solution architecture business analysis or a related role.
- Strong expertise in cloud platforms (e.g. Oracle Fusion Azure) and other relevant technologies.
- Extensive experience with microservices architecture APIs and integration patterns including RESTful services and eventdriven architectures.
- Proficiency in ERP systems Supply Chain Management Procurement Inventory Management Analytics and other business applications.
- Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to think strategically and design scalable highperformance solutions.
- Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies for project delivery including experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead workshops training sessions and change management activities.
- Proven ability to drive business transformation through technology with a deep understanding of business processes and their relationship to enterprise systems.
- Relevant certifications (e.g. CBAP TOGAF Azure Oracle) are a plus.
- Knowledge of PowerPlan and/or IBMs Maximo is a plus.
Skills/Abilities Utilized in this Role Include
- Deep technical expertise across cloud platforms enterprise applications and architecture frameworks.
- Strong systems thinking with the ability to connect business processes to technology solutions.
- Ability to lead complex solution design initiatives and facilitate crossfunctional alignment.
- Highlevel proficiency in developing architectural diagrams data flows and integration models.
- Skilled in balancing innovation with pragmatismbringing forward new ideas while staying aligned to business priorities and budget.
- Effective at translating abstract business needs into actionable technical roadmaps.
- Excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate architectural vision to diverse audiences.
- Comfortable working in dynamic fastpaced environments with shifting priorities.
- Proactive in identifying technology gaps risks and opportunities for improvement.
- Capable of mentoring other architects and technical leads promoting best practices in solution design and implementation.
- Resilient under pressure with a commitment to quality performance and delivery.
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Duquesne Light Holdings is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employment relationship without discrimination because of race age sex color religion national origin disability sexual orientation and gender identity or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran or any other unlawful basis as defined by applicable law and fostering a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and retaliation. This policy affects decisions including but not limited to hiring compensation benefits terms and conditions of employment opportunities for promotion transfer layoffs return from a layoff training and development and other privileges of employment. An integral part of Duquesne Light Holdings commitment is to comply with all applicable federal state and local laws concerning equal employment and affirmative action.
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