1898 & Co.
Grid Systems Senior Solution Architect & Co.
1898 & Co., Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85003
Overview
Grid Systems Senior Solution Architect - 1898 & Co. seeks an experienced Grid Systems Solution Architect to provide utility grid operations modernization consulting services for electric utility clients. The selected candidate will join the Enterprise System & Integration team, delivering high value to clients through leading technologies. The grid operations architect should have strong electric utility business and technology acumen and provide professional consulting services focused on SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS. The role requires strong project execution capabilities, leadership and collaboration skills, excellent communication, and a focus on continuous improvement and enterprise innovation. The architect provides strategic guidance, research, planning, and best practices to client executives to align investments with the organizations long-term vision. Responsibilities
Apply industry experience and leading practices to architect, design, develop and implement SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS solutions to support complex business requirements. Utilize in-depth knowledge of SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS to support commissioning, testing and deployment. Provide field support, troubleshooting, and project coordination to enhance and maintain SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS. This includes leading efforts in commissioning new SCADA systems and performing point testing and/or field data verification for advanced distribution applications such as FLISR, VVO, and DER Dispatch. Lead or assist with program estimating, planning, and budgeting efforts and be accountable for the program/project delivery execution. Support Analysis, Design, Build, Test, Triaging defects, Configuration, and Deployment activities. Ability to support Enterprise Program Management activities utilizing various methodologies, such as but not limited to Waterfall and Agile methods. Responsible for the successful completion of the project by budget, scope, quality, and attainment of the business objectives. In addition, supervise the overall project status and progress and ensure all scheduled milestones and delivery dates are met. Responsible for overall project quality of deliverables. Act as an application architect and solution architect, with responsibilities on the application and technical architecture teams. Assist with or lead the business process design activities to drive out the complete application requirements: functional, quality, integration, and security. Work with the application designer to create a high-level design of an end-to-end integration solution that provides a common structure for mapping the data between the applications. Based on the activity and data flow diagrams, create an inventory of all cross-application interactions or interfaces, referred to as business events or messages. Validate that the application requirements meet overall business process needs, are within the project scope, and are internally consistent. Validate that the integration solution and integration architecture designs utilize the integration architecture components appropriately. Lead or assist with completing high-level project communications and status reporting to the supporting executive team. Assist with providing a central point of contact for all project interdependencies, internal and external. Assist with the timely development and implementation of all stages of the system. Use project execution experience and knowledge to provide input and influence project execution processes and quality assurance/quality control protocols. Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies. All other duties as assigned. Qualifications
Bachelors degree in engineering, Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred. Applicable work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement. Minimum 7 years of experience providing enterprise or operations architecture strategies, enterprise or operations integration solutions, and services leveraging various applications and technical platforms. Preferred: 5 years working in the Electric Utility Industry or equivalent. Excellent enterprise architecture and integration skills, including data architecture, cloud architecture, middleware, communications, and other architectural methods and practices. Experience in large-scale enterprise transformation projects using industry enterprise architecture strategy solutions and standard industry technologies. Experience with electric utility clients implementing and integrating operational systems such as OMS, DMS, ADMS, AMI, Distribution Automation, and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) is preferred. Strong ability to influence or lead project execution. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience with leading-edge applications, operations technology, and solutions utilizing various industry standard tools. Experience with a variety of project execution methodologies, including but not limited to Waterfall and Agile. Experience developing executive-level technology assessments, roadmap strategies focusing on enterprise, and operational technologies for clients in the utilities industry. Details
Job Type: Consulting Primary Location: US-MO-Kansas City Other Locations: US-FL-Orlando, US-AZ-Phoenix, US-TX-Austin, US-NC-Charlotte, US-TX-Houston Schedule: Full-time Travel: Yes, 25% of the Time About 1898 & Co.: 1898 & Co. is a business, technology and security solutions consultancy where experience and foresight come together to unlock lasting advancements. We innovate today to fuel our clients future growth, catalyzing insights that drive smarter decisions, improve performance and maximize value. As part of Burns & McDonnell, we draw on more than 120 years of experience in complex industries as we envision and enable the future for our clients. Req ID: 252300 Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries
Business Consulting and Services
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Grid Systems Senior Solution Architect - 1898 & Co. seeks an experienced Grid Systems Solution Architect to provide utility grid operations modernization consulting services for electric utility clients. The selected candidate will join the Enterprise System & Integration team, delivering high value to clients through leading technologies. The grid operations architect should have strong electric utility business and technology acumen and provide professional consulting services focused on SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS. The role requires strong project execution capabilities, leadership and collaboration skills, excellent communication, and a focus on continuous improvement and enterprise innovation. The architect provides strategic guidance, research, planning, and best practices to client executives to align investments with the organizations long-term vision. Responsibilities
Apply industry experience and leading practices to architect, design, develop and implement SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS solutions to support complex business requirements. Utilize in-depth knowledge of SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS to support commissioning, testing and deployment. Provide field support, troubleshooting, and project coordination to enhance and maintain SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS. This includes leading efforts in commissioning new SCADA systems and performing point testing and/or field data verification for advanced distribution applications such as FLISR, VVO, and DER Dispatch. Lead or assist with program estimating, planning, and budgeting efforts and be accountable for the program/project delivery execution. Support Analysis, Design, Build, Test, Triaging defects, Configuration, and Deployment activities. Ability to support Enterprise Program Management activities utilizing various methodologies, such as but not limited to Waterfall and Agile methods. Responsible for the successful completion of the project by budget, scope, quality, and attainment of the business objectives. In addition, supervise the overall project status and progress and ensure all scheduled milestones and delivery dates are met. Responsible for overall project quality of deliverables. Act as an application architect and solution architect, with responsibilities on the application and technical architecture teams. Assist with or lead the business process design activities to drive out the complete application requirements: functional, quality, integration, and security. Work with the application designer to create a high-level design of an end-to-end integration solution that provides a common structure for mapping the data between the applications. Based on the activity and data flow diagrams, create an inventory of all cross-application interactions or interfaces, referred to as business events or messages. Validate that the application requirements meet overall business process needs, are within the project scope, and are internally consistent. Validate that the integration solution and integration architecture designs utilize the integration architecture components appropriately. Lead or assist with completing high-level project communications and status reporting to the supporting executive team. Assist with providing a central point of contact for all project interdependencies, internal and external. Assist with the timely development and implementation of all stages of the system. Use project execution experience and knowledge to provide input and influence project execution processes and quality assurance/quality control protocols. Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies. All other duties as assigned. Qualifications
Bachelors degree in engineering, Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred. Applicable work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement. Minimum 7 years of experience providing enterprise or operations architecture strategies, enterprise or operations integration solutions, and services leveraging various applications and technical platforms. Preferred: 5 years working in the Electric Utility Industry or equivalent. Excellent enterprise architecture and integration skills, including data architecture, cloud architecture, middleware, communications, and other architectural methods and practices. Experience in large-scale enterprise transformation projects using industry enterprise architecture strategy solutions and standard industry technologies. Experience with electric utility clients implementing and integrating operational systems such as OMS, DMS, ADMS, AMI, Distribution Automation, and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) is preferred. Strong ability to influence or lead project execution. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience with leading-edge applications, operations technology, and solutions utilizing various industry standard tools. Experience with a variety of project execution methodologies, including but not limited to Waterfall and Agile. Experience developing executive-level technology assessments, roadmap strategies focusing on enterprise, and operational technologies for clients in the utilities industry. Details
Job Type: Consulting Primary Location: US-MO-Kansas City Other Locations: US-FL-Orlando, US-AZ-Phoenix, US-TX-Austin, US-NC-Charlotte, US-TX-Houston Schedule: Full-time Travel: Yes, 25% of the Time About 1898 & Co.: 1898 & Co. is a business, technology and security solutions consultancy where experience and foresight come together to unlock lasting advancements. We innovate today to fuel our clients future growth, catalyzing insights that drive smarter decisions, improve performance and maximize value. As part of Burns & McDonnell, we draw on more than 120 years of experience in complex industries as we envision and enable the future for our clients. Req ID: 252300 Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries
Business Consulting and Services
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