Job Details

Primary Skills

Role Details

• Location: Poughkeepsie, New York
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid; onsite frequency to be confirmed – remote candidate considered if local to area
• Duration: 12 months contract 
• Visa : USC/GC only 
• Rate: $85/hour C2C
• Openings: 1
• Interview Process: One Microsoft Teams interview
• Team: Enterprise Architecture
• Reports To: Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture
• Employment Type: Contract; attached JD describes a contract-to-hire opportunity with potential conversion to the Enterprise Architecture team

Position Overview

• Translate business needs into practical, secure, and sustainable technology solutions aligned with enterprise standards and technology direction.
• Lead solution architecture across applications, data, infrastructure, integration, security, and operations.
• Work across multiple initiatives alongside Enterprise Architects, project teams, technical specialists, and business stakeholders.
• Remain involved from early design through implementation and transition to production, adapting designs as requirements evolve.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture of assigned initiatives from initial planning through implementation, maintaining a consistent overall design as teams make detailed technical decisions.
• Coordinate application, data, infrastructure, integration, security, and operational teams to ensure solutions work end to end.
• Evaluate products, platforms, and design options, balancing functionality, cost, risk, delivery timelines, and long-term supportability.
• Create and maintain Solution Architecture Records (SARs), Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), architecture diagrams, and supporting documentation.
• Identify architecture risks, dependencies, and departures from enterprise standards early enough for project teams to address them.
• Prepare and present solution designs to the Architecture Review Board and other architecture review forums.
• Help teams address review decisions, approval conditions, and follow-up actions throughout delivery.
• Support project and technical teams during development, testing, deployment, and production transition.
• Resolve significant design issues and update architecture documentation as solutions evolve.
• Explain architectural decisions and trade-offs clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Build alignment across teams without relying on direct reporting authority.

Required Qualifications

• Meet one of the following education and experience combinations:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, plus at least 7 years of progressively responsible IT experience.
  • Associate’s degree in one of these fields, plus at least 10 years of progressively responsible IT experience.
• At least 3 years of solution architecture or equivalent technical design leadership experience, included within the total experience above.
• Experience designing complex solutions spanning multiple technology domains.
• Experience leading solution design from early planning through implementation and transition to production.
• Experience creating architecture documentation and presenting designs through architecture governance or technical design reviews.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to explain architectural trade-offs.
• Strong communication, storytelling, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to company offices and facilities as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in utilities, energy, or another regulated industry.
• Experience with enterprise integration, cloud platforms, data architecture, cybersecurity, operational technology, or highly available enterprise systems.
• Working knowledge of enterprise architecture or IT governance frameworks, such as TOGAF or COBIT.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery practices, preferably SAFe.
• Familiarity with architecture repositories, modeling tools, and workflow or portfolio platforms such as ServiceNow or Jira.
• Experience working with Architecture Review Boards, Design Authorities, or similar governance forums.
• Relevant architecture, cloud, or security certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or comparable credentials.