Senior Operational Technology (OT) Integration Architect

TRC Companies, Inc. • Tampa, FL

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About The Position

The Senior Operational Technology (OT) Integration Architect is the primary functional resource on software implementation and integration projects in TRC’s Digital Solutions sector, responsible for the functional success of projects. The role architects and designs solutions for Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), Outage Management Systems (OMS), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). It is customer-facing and combines business and technical expertise, communication, trusted advising, and influencing decisions.

The architect owns the OT systems and integration solution design, manages functional deliverables, and works with software vendor partners, clients, onshore and offshore teams, the OT Technical Lead, application leads and engineers, and Project Manager. Responsibilities include facilitating workshops, gathering business requirements, reviewing infrastructure and network needs, confirming functional and non-functional requirements, coordinating deliverables, mentoring team members, and resolving constraints, risks, and issues to deliver solutions that meet customer needs and business objectives. Candidates near other TRC offices will be considered. Travel is as needed to support workshops and projects, typically less than 25%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Business Technology Management, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and documenting complex IT solution designs.
• Deep understanding of complex network architectures and IT system design associated with an ADMS system.
• Demonstrated experience eliciting and managing systems and business requirements.
• Demonstrated experience leading project technical resources from design through delivery.
• Demonstrated experience in vendor management to optimize the vendor’s portion of a solution.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience with system security in a utility environment.
• Prior experience enabling a top-tier electric utility ADMS.
• Experience with SAP EAM or CIS, GIS systems, OMS systems, or EMS systems.
• Prior experience with solution implementations in a multi-vendor environment.
• Experience working with real-time systems and data connectivity.
• Experience with utility SCADA standards such as DNP3, ICCP, and Modbus.
• Experience with servers, storage, and network infrastructure in physical, cloud-based, and hybrid environments.
• Experience with web services, XML, SOAP, and RESTful technologies.
• Willingness to travel as needed to support workshops and projects, typically less than 25%.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with utility standards such as CIM 61968 / 61970, OpenADR, IEEE 2030.5, and SEP2.0.

Responsibilities

• Validate architecture requirements and diagrams with vendors and business stakeholders to elicit, detail, and prioritize customer requirements.
• Assess technical and functional owner responses against industry best-practice ADMS functionality, capture requirements, and develop the overall solution.
• Work with system vendors to understand their solutions and incorporate them into the overall solution design.
• Understand and influence vendor solution designs, artifacts, and deliverables.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and own the solution design; keep technical subject-matter experts informed of changes affecting their areas.
• Oversee integration vendors’ design, build, and test activities for linking third-party applications.
• Collaborate with IT Security to ensure security requirements are followed, including Impact Analysis Assessments and IT General Controls.
• Develop a comprehensive technology solution that integrates application, infrastructure, database, security, and networking considerations.
• Oversee development of solution-specific Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans.
• Collaborate with IT Support to define ongoing support requirements and a support transition plan.
• Ensure IT Support documentation reflects solution changes, including KPIs for measuring and monitoring solution health and efficiency.
• Support Organizational Change Management staff in preparing and delivering training and business communications.
• Report progress to Program Management and work with the Project Manager to identify, mitigate, and escalate risks and issues.
• Collaborate with Solution Leads on other program projects to identify and align dependencies.
• Coordinate activities and tasks to complete functional deliverables and mentor other team resources.

Benefits

• Training and development of new skills and certifications.
• May be eligible to participate in the Company’s annual Discretionary Bonus Program, contingent on Company, Business Segment, and Individual performance against annual Key Performance Indicators.

What This Job Offers

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