Lead Enterprise Architect - Corporate IT

About the role

The Lead Enterprise Architect is responsible for ensuring the execution of various enterprise architecture-related work for Burns & McDonnell clients. The role involves reviewing and approving efforts to identify and deliver Enterprise Architecture services that support Data Integration/Middleware Solutions, with an emphasis on teamwork, customer commitment, industry best practices, and continuous improvement.

You will apply industry experience and best practices to architect, design, develop, and implement enterprise architecture solutions to support complex business requirements. This includes consulting on current and emerging application architectures, middleware integration technologies, and data practices to deliver quality Enterprise solutions in both Information Technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT) domains.

Responsibilities

• Ensure enterprise strategies are created for clients that clearly communicate industry best practices supporting business and technology objectives.
• Conduct quality reviews of projects executed for electric transmission/distribution/generation/telecom, municipal government, federal government, airport, and facilities industries.
• Translate business requirements into Enterprise Application/Technology solutions and services.
• Prepare enterprise integration solution proposals, including technical specifications, approaches, team qualifications, cost estimates, and schedules.
• Build and maintain effective client relationships through high-level enterprise architecture discussions and discovery strategies, particularly in the electric utility industry focusing on IT and OT applications.
• Identify, write, and present enterprise architecture strategies, technical papers, white papers, and presentations.
• Consult on network architecture (application/technology/data) and project execution processes.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, customers, and contractors while identifying new business opportunities.
• Lead sales and marketing efforts, ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met.
• Manage the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve financial performance targets.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 14 years of experience providing enterprise architecture strategies, enterprise integration solutions, and services leveraging various applications and technical platforms.
• Alternatively, an Associate Degree and 16 years of relevant experience, or a High School Diploma/GED and 18 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent enterprise architecture and integration skills, including data architecture, cloud architecture, middleware, and other architectural methods.
• Experience in large-scale enterprise transformation projects using industry enterprise architecture strategies and middleware technologies.
• Proven ability to influence and lead enterprise integration project execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Expert knowledge of application data analysis and transformation at various architecture layers, with the ability to present data transformation during architecture stages.
• Experience with leading-edge applications, middleware technology, and solutions utilizing data strategies.
• Experience with project execution methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies focusing on data, applications, and technologies for clients in the utilities industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating operational systems in electric transmission/distribution/generation/telecom (SCADA, ADMS), municipal government, federal government, airport, and facilities industries.

Travel: Yes, up to 25% of the time.