JOIN THE CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION

Become an IT Architect (System Design), Senior Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll be part of the Grid Architecture & Systems Engineering team in IT and drive the implementation and adoption of technology solutions in response to business needs and requirements. As an IT Architect (System Design), Senior Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Ten or more years of designing and developing IT architecture.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related technical major/ discipline.
• Knowledge of TOGAF or other Enterprise Architecture Standards or Frameworks
• One or more years of experience using AI tools for development and design patterns including use of LLMs, RAG and MCP.
• Five or more years of experience with electric utility business processes and Operational Technologies (OT) with emphasis on Transmission and Distribution Engineering and Grid Operations.
• Five or more years of experience with control systems, communication networks, and cybersecurity technologies.
• Experience working in projects utilizing agile development and DevOps
• Experience with microservices based and distributed architectures including Containers and Kubernetes.
• Client/customer facing experience in a presales engineering or technical consulting role.

• Defines architecture blueprint for end-to-end systems including integration of applications systems, platforms and technical infrastructure at the portfolio and solutions architecture levels.
• Carries out the intake scoping of solution concepts and initial cost estimation system architecture definition at the logical level
• Proactively seeks solutions and deploys recommendations to resolve architectural problems related to any IT domain, including Business, Apps, Data, Security, Server, Networks or Storage
• Aligns with Business and Systems Analysts to understand the business requirements and create the corresponding blueprint for implementing various technology components of a new system
• Leads to the solution strategy and architecture including identification of core components necessary to meet functional requirements and desired systems characteristics
• Ties architectural vision together across portfolios and major business initiatives programs
• Manages the design and documentation of solutions within standards defined by the enterprise architecture team
• Coordinates closely with solution engineering development teams and vendors to ensure that a coherent and consistent approach to implementation of the specified solution architecture is achieved
• Analyzes the technology domains and develops market assessments and roadmaps to inform and evolve strategic execution
• Ensures all solutions adhere to enterprise IT principles and utility industry standards and regulations
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.