Director, Digital Solutions

RWE•Austin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Digital Solutions for Operations & Engineering leads the team responsible for IT solutions supporting RWE Americas' Engineering and Operations business areas. The portfolio includes more than 130 applications, ranging from mission-critical software to large enterprise platforms. The Director serves as the domain architect, defining technology strategy in partnership with business leaders and enterprise architects, and oversees both in-house product development and commercial off-the-shelf application management. The role leads high-performing teams using Agile and DevOps practices, defines multi-year technology roadmaps, and drives transformations such as cloud migrations and modernization of legacy architectures. It has a mandate to modernize a large, complex portfolio, develop the team and its culture, and contribute to the technology transformation supporting RWE Americas' operations and clean energy transition. This is an office-based position with some travel to other RWE Americas offices and field locations. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; the company cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
At least 11 years of experience in information technology, digital products, or infrastructure.
At least 5 years in a team or functional leadership role.
Demonstrated experience managing platform solutions and products at scale, with responsibility for operational excellence, availability, and reliability in a large enterprise in the energy, utilities, or technology sectors.
Proven ability to set strategic direction, coordinate cross-functional teams, and deliver complex, high-impact initiatives with internal stakeholders and external partners.
Deep familiarity with highly available, scalable service design, cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and Agile methodologies across the full SDLC.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and trade-offs to executive and non-technical audiences and produce clear artifacts such as diagrams, decision records, and architectural narratives.
Ability to lead triage and resolution of complex technical and delivery issues, conduct root-cause analysis, mitigate risk, and make clear decisions under pressure.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or MBA.
Relevant certifications in Cloud Architecture, Agile Leadership, or related disciplines.
Experience with ERP systems and IoT or connected-device environments.
Background in the energy or utilities sector.
Experience with Azure cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps for Operations and Engineering, aligned with enterprise architecture and corporate strategy.
Lead strategic transformation initiatives, including cloud migrations, application rationalization, and modernization programs.
Partner with departmental leaders and subject-matter experts, communicate program status and system health, and translate business objectives into technology initiatives with measurable outcomes.
Build and develop high-performing teams through hiring, mentoring, and performance management; create staffing models, reduce knowledge silos, develop internal capability, and support succession planning and career development.
Standardize Agile and DevOps practices and use DORA metrics to improve deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and time to restore.
Establish architectural standards and review processes to support maintainable, long-lived solutions.
Ensure availability and reliability of core systems, including Aveva PI and enterprise integration platforms, targeting 99.9% uptime through monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement.
Implement dashboards and reporting that provide real-time visibility into system health.
Own the domain integration strategy, govern data flows between more than 30 systems and the enterprise data and analytics platform, and establish standards that improve data quality, reliability, and discoverability while reducing point-to-point dependencies.
Provide strategic oversight for SAP Plant Maintenance and Materials Management, working with a local Technical Manager to streamline governance between central and local operating company teams and improve cycle times, adoption, and data quality.
Manage large-scale IT budgets and lead vendor selections, contract renewals, and third-party performance reviews to optimize cost, reduce risk, and align vendor capabilities with long-term technology direction.
Guide IT delivery governance across the portfolio, establishing policies for security, testing, deployment, and change management, and partner with Cybersecurity to meet corporate security standards and regulatory requirements.
Maintain a complete and accurate application portfolio with validated business owners, support tiers, and lifecycle plans, including deprecation roadmaps; use it to plan team capacity and prioritize investments.