IT Lead Portfolio Architect

Role Overview

• Responsible for leading the overall information technology architecture planning; including infrastructure strategy, architectural direction, technology standards and guidelines to achieve the business outcomes desired as part of that vision
• Builds and grows talent in the solution architecture discipline, in addition to leading highly technical teams that can achieve desired business outcomes
• Champions the value of architecture and communicates across the organization to foster better linkage between application development and the infrastructure organization
• Manages portfolio IT roadmaps, designs, and guides technology direction within a portfolio of applications that are aligned with business Roadmaps
• Collaborates with other architects on strategy alignment across portfolios and enterprise
• Works on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge across multiple technical areas and business segments
• Onboards and manages members of the team including the design and modeling of solutions, component identification and acquisition, quality review, and development of guidelines and procedures
• Analyzes the current architecture to identify weaknesses, risks and to develop opportunities for improvements such as expanding capacity, reducing time and cost, and increasing effectiveness and resiliency
• Assists Enterprise Architecture in developing and communicating architectural policies and standards for the enterprise
• Develops materials and presents on current and future architecture trends and their impact on the enterprise
• Coordinates with the PMO, Portfolio Managers, and Product Centers on planning upcoming projects and work
• Supports the portfolio and assists on complex troubleshooting that span solutions in the portfolio

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, related degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 10 years of Architecture or lead subject matter expert experience
• Three or more years of experience in supervising and leading architects
• Strong business acumen, big-picture thinking, experienced working with leadership and leading a team
• SAFe Agile planning and work methodologies
• Test and/or Behavior driven development planning within an Agile context
• Working knowledge of CICD pipeline-based delivery mechanisms
• Microsoft Azure Experience preferred
• Experience with troubleshooting principles, methodologies, and issue resolution techniques
• Track record of leading and delivering cost effective solutions
• Experience in managing all aspects of vendor relationship including vendor performance and SLA adherence

Tech Stack

• Azure

Benefits

• Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program
• Check out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs
• This position is eligible for a potential incentive