Director - IT Architecture & Strategy

About the role

Serves as a strategic IT advisor focusing on technology and infrastructure initiatives. Manages and leads IT Solutions Architecture practice. Manages a group of professionals to ensure technology solutions throughout the company are critically evaluated to provide successful combinations of technology, costs, business effectiveness and integration.

Responsibilities

• Manages budgetary decisions within functional area according to organizational policy/guidelines.
• Recommends financial decisions that impact area of responsibility.
• Leads the creation and evolution of the IT architecture function and overall plan for IT architecture strategies.
• Investigates causes of bottlenecks and delays on projects and provides advice on mitigation measures.
• Researches information affecting intradepartmental or interdepartmental coordination, operations and efficiencies.
• Provides leadership for overall direction of technology infrastructure, establishment and enforcement of integration standards to ensure information technologies are built, maintained and available to the organization in a useful and consistent manner.
• Sets information technology architecture directions, investigates technology and market trends to advance the use of appropriate emerging technologies and assesses options for extending existing technologies through integration opportunities.
• Coordinates the design and delivery of the strategic technology efforts required to provide continually improving systems.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless explicitly identified and agreed to by the CIO, Compliance and Cyber Security.
• Investigates working of a project or group of projects and identifies technology or software implementation methodology gaps and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the delivery of the agreed upon Non-Functional Requirements.
• Works with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that IT solutions are in-line with strategic corporate roadmaps laid out and approved by Enterprise Architecture.
• Works with suppliers in these areas along with the Technical Relationship Owner identified by Procurement to align suppliers’ roadmaps with ERCOT’s roadmaps.
• Ensures that all technology (hardware or software) at ERCOT is within the End of Life or supported by the vendor unless