Responsible for leading the overall information technology architecture planning; including infrastructure strategy, architectural direction, technology standards and guidelines
Builds and grows talent in the solution architecture discipline
Champions the value of architecture and communicates across the organization
Manages portfolio IT roadmaps, designs, and guides technology direction
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
Analyzes the current architecture to identify weaknesses, risks and to develop opportunities for improvements
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
Understanding of the difference from Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT)
Understanding of Gas Distribution and/or Gas Storage Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software capability.

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.

Portfolio Architect, Gas Real Time Systems, Security

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