This is a combined practical and strategic position that involves establishing technical strategy, defining enterprise architectures and leading solution implementations from a technology perspective. The position provides technical guidance and training to the implementation teams, serves as technology and best practices evangelist and ensures that implementations follow the finest of implementation standards and principles. This position advises technical management and business areas on key architectural decisions regarding platforms and supporting technologies.
This position produces technical architectures (documented by deliverables) that are scalable, maintainable, dependable, secure, and meet performance requirements. This position represents the Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) organization across CPS Energy and works across the company to deliver technical solutions, including providing continuity on major solution decisions, communicating technology solution value across all levels of the company and ensuring solutions are implemented according to the defined solution architecture and technical standards.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Create the future state enterprise architecture for CPS Energy, including deliverable documentation and consideration for non-functional requirements.
- Create, evangelize and gain organizational acceptance of IT governance model and procedures within CPS Energy.
- Lead and develop the Enterprise Architecture practice at CPS Energy, including technical/business/strategy alignment, communication of IT value and IT process/methodology maturity.
- Perform technical feasibility assessments, including, but not limited to: Proof of concept, technology evaluations, RFPs, project estimations, architecture standards assessments, etc.
- Operate in a leadership role across multiple projects concurrently and assume the responsibility for the appropriate technical and architecture project roles. On occasion, may have to fill in for IT lead, project management or implementation management roles.
- Provide guidance and technical leadership / evangelism in definition of standards and selection of development and operational management tools, including infrastructure and programming standards, and architecture standards.
- Provide technical guidance and collaborate with business users and development teams to assist with the development and documentation of improved business process flows.
- Lead teams addressing Strategic Key Initiatives to better align IT with the CPS Energy Business Plan.
- Function as Business Owner for applications and tools used to document relationship and alignment between IT Capabilities, Business Processes, and CPS Energy Strategies and Business Requirements.
- Evangelize value of IT and Business Architecture alignment across the Organization.
- Develop architectural leadership skills and expertise through independent research, training and/or conferences.
- Supervisory duties may be expected for senior-level personnel.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Skills
Minimum Knowledge and Abilities
Strong interpersonal skills essential and ability to handle competing priorities.
Experience in IT, with experience in system design.
Understanding of common information architecture frameworks and information modeling methods.
Meet/have Task & Responsibilities and Knowledge, Skills & Abilities stated for the Enterprise Architect 1.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as an Enterprise/Solution architect is highly desirable.
- In-depth experience designing and implementing enterprise information solutions.
- Experience with data visualization methods and design principles.
- Enterprise or Application Architecture certification preferred (Open Group, CM-ISRI, ESAI, IEAD, ITAC, TOGAF, etc. ).
- Process or Project management certification such as PMI PMP certification, ITIL or Six Sigma.
Competencies
Delegating Responsibility
Driving Projects to Completion
Navigating Organizations
Communicates Effectively
Developing Plans
Managing Time
Minimum Education
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or a related study, or equivalent project-related technical experience.
CPS Energy
145 Navarro
San Antonio
Texas United States
www.cpsenergy.com
