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IEM is looking for aFull Time - AMI Solutions Architectto join our Critical Infrastructure team. The Solutions Architectwillworkclosely with IT Leadership andotherbusiness unitsto align technology withbusinessrequirements.This position will support the AMI Projectand play a key role in the AMI solution(s) requirements as part of the overall project.This position willcollaborate withthe ITdepartmentinsupporting a variety of solutions as a follow up totheAMIproject,develop and integrate application systems, reviewing existing systems toidentifyareas for improvement andmonitoringthe outcome of new or upgraded systems on business operations.

Primary Location:

• Live anywhere that meets personal office / at home work requirements in the United States including Puerto Rico.
• Work will take place either in the field,in an office environment,or personal office / at home and will depend on the need of the project.

Travel Requirements:

• Once hired you will travel across the United States - Mainland or Puerto Rico to client sites as needed.
• Daily travel and other expenses are reimbursable in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations or DoD Regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Establishes integration standards and technology platforms, ensuring efficiency and adherence to best practices for utility Meter-to-Cash processes.
• Leads data strategies for the LUMA IT/OT organization, including but not limited to data lakes, data warehouses, Databricks, Azure frameworks, and data retention.
• Implements utility-specific requirements and designs into production through standard industry practices.
• Facilitates discussions with business users to gather requirements and provide recommendations aligned with Meter-to-Cash capabilities and the functional roadmap.
• Removes obstacles for the functional team to ensure solution objectives are achieved.
• Communicates project status, risks, decisions, delivery quality, and resource-related issues to project leadership and functional teams on a regular basis.
• Coordinates the information and documentation required for change orders.
• Enforces project issues and risk management processes, including identification, troubleshooting, decision-making, mitigation, and escalation to ensure timely and effective resolution.
• Approves integration and solution implementation design documents.
• Maintains compliance of all technical architecture with LUMA IT standards and policies.
• Oversee the design, development, testing, and deployment of AMI systems and integrations to ensure alignment with LUMA architecture standards and requirements.
• Reviews and approves testing strategies, test plans, and test execution results.
• Guides the direction of Data Analytics platforms, tools, and associated technologies.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for the utility IT/OT application landscape in coordination with leadership.
• Recommend innovative design concepts and technologies.
• Executes other duties as assigned.
• Adheres to all organizational policies and procedures.
• Supports major storm restoration efforts and participates in associated drills as assigned or required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree:Bachelor's degree inInformationTechnology, Computer Science, orrelated area.
• Experience:5-7 yearsofIT Experiencein asimilar role
• Experience withJava EE,Oracle SOASuite 12.x(Orchestration,Mediation,BPEL),IBMMQ,Relational Databases,Azure DevOps, GitHub repositories,AzureFrameworks,Data Bricks, Delta Lakes
• Experience withAMI technologies (ISM Band base Mesh Networks, Point to Multipoint licensed spectrumradio technologies,Private LTE)
• Utilityapplication footprint and associated application landscapeincludingAMI.
• Project Management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years Electric Utility experience.
• Extensive experience with IT infrastructure (Virtual Servers, VMware) and communications/connectivity infrastructure (VPN, APN, VLANs).
• Strong knowledge of GIS technologies, including Hexagon and ESRI.
• Established success in leading or interfacing with Run Operations groups for operational systems.
• Hands-on experience with CC&B.

Additional Information:

• Personal Office / At Home Locations: All personal office / at home work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purpose of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.
• Office Locations:Often, these offices are either owned by the client we work with or by IEM. All candidates are expected to follow any rules and regulations of the office in which they are required to work for that project.

Benefits and more:

• 10 paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

Equal Employment Opportunity:All IEM employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment, if necessary, are made without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, creed, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation:IEM is committed to providing reasonable workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or employment process, please email IEMhumanresources@iem.com with specific details about the requested accommodation. All accommodation requests are reviewed case-by-case in compliance with applicable law.