IT Project Architect

Job Summary:
Our client is seeking a IT Project Architect to join their team! This position is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
 
Duties:

• Lead multi-year OT projects from an architectural standpoint
• Design, review, and approve projects and work efforts to ensure compliance with architectural and security standards
• Track and manage exceptions to standards
• Improve operational processes
• Assess, report, and make recommendations to eliminate operational risk related to technology or architecture
• Develop high-level and detailed technical designs for solutions to satisfy business requirements
• Lead and coordinate all technical aspects of solution implementation, including application, database, security, and infrastructure deployment
• Provide consultation and direction to delivery and operational teams on optimal architecture for respective solutions
• Maintain state-of-the-art expertise in enterprise architecture technologies, frameworks, and industry innovations
• Lead work cross-organizationally through coaching, feedback, and significant interactions with leaders
• Govern work efforts to ensure alignment with reference architecture, IT strategy, and policy
• Collaborate cross-organizationally to influence alignment and adoption of enterprise architecture standards
• Participate in the creation and renewal of overarching IT strategy
• Develop and enforce reference architecture standards aligned with IT strategies and principles
• Contribute to architecture roadmaps and provide input to technology roadmaps
• Ensure domain IT strategy aligns with enterprise architecture framework and standards
• Adhere to architectural processes and standards, contributing to and developing new standards as required
• Ensure high-quality delivered solutions with limited risk that can be seamlessly assimilated into operational support models
• Pursue solution and operational enhancements and innovation for continuous improvement
• Ensure regulatory and security compliance for new and existing solutions
• Work with vendors for service delivery and evaluating and implementing new technologies

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Science, Business, or related field
• 10+ years of related functional experience
• 6+ years of work experience, preferably in a nationally or globally distributed organization
• 3+ years delivering enterprise technical solutions to meet business objectives
• 3+ years developing technical solutions with stacks such as MEAN, LAMP, or Microsoft .NET
• 3+ years SQL Server experience with RDMS such as Oracle or MSQL
• 3+ years architecting end-to-end technical enterprise solutions
• Project solution architecture experience
• Past participation in an architecture role on a large-scale OT project
• Experience with GE's XA/21 Platform and Schneider’s Exostructure Platform
• Experience deploying Kubernetes in a virtual environment
• Experience with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF or FEAF a plus
• Experience with workflow management practices and tools a plus
• Experience with server and network configurations a plus
• Experience in the energy or utility business a plus
• General knowledge of core aspects of enterprise architecture: software, hardware, network, integration, data, hosting models, platform types, etc.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

The approximate pay range for this position is between $59.00 and $85.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.