Principal Solution Architect

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC. • Kennett Square, PA

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About The Position

A Principal Solution Architect at Constellation drives technical vision for a business unit IT department or functional area and aligns technical solutions and platforms with company strategy. The role requires broad technical and business understanding, the ability to turn strategy into actionable plans, and the ability to connect technology trends with business goals. The Architect serves as an influencer, change agent, and technical advisor to executive leaders.

The position owns IT enablement of business strategy and helps accelerate project delivery and improve delivery quality. It defines and documents solution architecture that supports project goals, the company’s technology roadmap, technology standards, best practices, and business outcomes. The Architect works with business and IT teams to understand desired outcomes and incorporate them into architecture decisions and deliverables.

The Architect remains engaged through project design, development, and deployment to maintain alignment and design compliance. Working closely with enterprise architects, developers, project managers, and other stakeholders, the role identifies risks and mitigations and updates architecture deliverables as needed. It may also involve hands-on work with development teams on new or upgraded systems, including application, data, and integration architecture. The Architect contributes to operational effectiveness and future roadmap discussions, and gathers user and management feedback to improve the business application landscape.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in IT Architecture.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• 4–6 years of deep software development lifecycle (SDLC) experience with custom-developed software and/or commercially available products.
• Experience with one or more architecture frameworks.
• Strong deployment architecture design and implementation experience.
• Experience with all elements of change management.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple competing demands.
• Ability to turn high-level requirements into software architecture in Google Cloud, Azure, and AWS.
• Ability to travel domestically.
• Thorough understanding and hands-on experience with SDLC methodologies and agile and waterfall project execution models.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Professional IT Architecture education or certification; preferred but not required.
• Experience with Google Cloud, Azure, and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into IT solutions and develop portfolio-specific strategies and roadmaps.
• Use design methodologies to produce appropriate technical design documentation and develop solutions, including custom development or extensions to commercial products, that meet customer requirements and development standards.
• Ensure the solution landscape conforms to the Enterprise Architecture framework.
• Review solutions for cost and design optimization.
• Provide project-team leadership to guide application design and development; assist with problem resolution and advise development teams through consultation and research.
• Collaborate as an equal with engineering and development staff to support optimal design and delivery.
• Communicate solution concepts to all levels of management and establish strong stakeholder relationships.
• Own and promote governance mechanisms and ensure architecture deliverables meet or exceed governance standards.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to IT personnel; participate in career development and recognition activities.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and foster teamwork, collaboration, and a learning organization.
• Recommend, document, and communicate solution architectures aligned with project goals, company technology strategy, standards, and business outcomes.
• Work with business and IT project teams to incorporate goals and desired outcomes into architecture design and deliverables.
• Remain engaged during project design, development, and deployment to maintain architectural alignment and compliance.
• Work with enterprise architects, developers, and project managers to identify risks and mitigations and update architecture deliverables.
• Support application, data, and integration architecture decisions, including hands-on work with development teams when needed.
• Contribute to solution operational effectiveness and future roadmap discussions.
• Gather and evaluate user and management feedback to iteratively improve the business application landscape.

Benefits

• Bonus program.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, including wellbeing programs.
• Disability and life insurance benefits.
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days.
• Comprehensive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal