Architect Staff

American Electric Power•Columbus, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Part of a larger team delivering technology solutions to address business problems and opportunities in technologies that support generation, transmission, distribution, and field services. Focus on translating specific business requirements into technical solution architectures including application architecture, integration architecture, data architecture, and non-functional requirements around supportability, resiliency, security, etc. Translate general business requirements and business trends in architecture patterns and technology ecosystems including data center architecture, application architecture patterns, integration architecture patterns, technology standards, non-functional technical requirements, and computing paradigms.

Requirements

12 years of relevant work experience required, or 10 years with demonstrated, sustained impact in a principal or staff-level architecture role.
An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MS or MBA) preferred.
An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the enterprise reference architecture; define technology standards and architectural patterns across all portfolios.
Serve as the final architectural authority for cross-portfolio and cross-domain decisions; resolve conflicts not resolvable at a lower level.
Lead architecture for the most strategically significant enterprise programs spanning multiple domains — including unified middleware and federated integration platforms.
Define and govern enterprise-wide integration architecture standards across application, data, and integration domains; ensure coherence and consistency across all solution portfolios.
Partner with executive leadership to define long-term enterprise technology strategy; translate technology trends into roadmaps and investment recommendations.
Assess and mitigate architectural risk across the enterprise; provide governance over technical debt, security posture, and supportability.
Shape the architectural capability of the function; create frameworks, standards, and enablement programs the organization operates within.
Coach and develop principal and senior architects; influence hiring bar and career framework for the function.