Solutions Architect, Expert

Location: Oakland CA

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid

• Position Type: Direct Hire
• Pay / Salary: $140000$189000 / Year (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Information Systems Technology Services is a unified organization comprised of various departments which collaborate effectively in order to deliver high quality technology solutions. This role provides the link between the Business Architecture function and Enterprise Architecture & Strategy function. It utilizes multiple Architectural Views to document the as-is (current) and to-be (future) technology needs ensures requirements are met in an efficient sustainable and adaptable manner and operates across organizational and computing areas driving efficient standards-based architecture supporting the clients business goals. This position is hybrid working from your remote office and 12 days per week at the Oakland Headquarters based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the clients Service Territory.

• Partner with business technology and enterprise architecture stakeholders to understand current-state capabilities and define future-state solution needs across major transformational programs notably Propel & Elevate focusing on the following technical/functional portfolios: Engineering & Design Integrated Planning Grid Interconnection Asset Management
• Act as the primary technical lead in deploying Copperleaf in support of the Integrated Planning workstream of Propel
• Develop end-to-end solution architecture across applications data integrations infrastructure security and business processes
• Create and maintain architecture artifacts including current-state and target-state views solution diagrams roadmaps and decision records
• Ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise architecture standards cybersecurity requirements regulatory needs and client business objectives
• Evaluate technology options and recommend solutions that are sustainable adaptable cost-effective and operationally supportable
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams through design delivery testing implementation and transition to operations
• Identify architecture risks dependencies gaps and trade-offs and recommend mitigation strategies
• Support governance reviews architecture approvals and stakeholder decision-making while staying current on emerging technologies and industry best practices
• Address complex problems that span functions and may manage projects or initiatives that are high complexity and risk
• Is comfortable owning the outcome and has the courage to share unpopular viewpoints

• 7 years of experience in Information Technology
• 4 years of solution architecture and project implementation experience in one of the following disciplines: Asset Investment Planning (Copperleaf or equivalent) ERP (SAP or equivalent) or GIS

• Understanding of the utility industry or similarly regulated industries including how technology supports business processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain technical concepts risks and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to influence outcomes through expertise analysis collaboration stakeholder partnership customer focus sound judgment and a multidisciplinary approach
• Proven ability to apply a multi-disciplinary approach to develop best-of-breed portfolio solutions
• Experience in one or more of the following technical/functional areas: estimating engineering customer billing electric generation utility operation
• Experience overseeing vendor-delivered software solutions or contractor development teams
• Architecture security or IT delivery certifications such as TOGAF Zachman DODAF CISSP ITIL or similar
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) enterprise integration patterns CI/CD automated testing infrastructure as code observability and production support practices
• Experience using Microsoft Visio Lucidchart or other TOGAF-based modeling tools
• Worked on or deployed the following solutions: Copperleaf SAP PLS-CADD AutoCAD AUD Bentley ProjectWise
• Hands-on experience with AI ML or GenAI solution delivery including LLM applications RAG agentic workflows prompt engineering evaluation frameworks observability APIs or data pipelines

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Business or a related field or equivalent experience

• 7 years of experience in Information Technology
• 4 years of solution architecture and project implementation experience in the following discipline: Asset Investment Planning (Copperleaf or equivalent) ERP (SAP or equivalent) or GIS

• Medical Vision and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

This California-based energy utility is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States delivering energy to approximately 16 million people across a 70000-square-mile service area spanning northern and central California. With roughly 25000 employees the organization operates some of the most complex energy infrastructure in the country transmission lines pipelines substations and generation facilities and employs engineers technologists tradespeople IT professionals and business analysts who collaborate to keep homes businesses and communities powered every day. As the energy sector undergoes rapid transformation this organization stands at the intersection of traditional infrastructure and emerging clean energy solutions offering stability scale and meaningful career growth for those who want to contribute to Californias energy future.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking financial services technology life sciences biotech utilities and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-12640

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