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Southwest Power Pool · 9 hours ago

Director of Enterprise Architecture

Little Rock, AR

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$152K/yr - $197K/yr

12+ years exp

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is a company focused on ensuring reliable and affordable electricity delivery. They are seeking a Director of Enterprise Architecture to shape the organization’s technology landscape, align IT practices with business objectives, and oversee enterprise architecture initiatives.

EnergyEnergy Efficiency

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards

Develop frameworks for infrastructure, applications, data, and security architecture to ensure consistency and scalability across the organization

Align technology with business strategy

Work with business leaders to create conceptual and target-state architectures that support organizational goals

Oversee solution design and integration

Participate in solution lifecycle activities, including planning, analysis, testing, and integration of platforms and systems. Assess new tools and platforms for potential adoption to improve efficiency and innovation

Evaluate emerging technologies

Develop and implement governance frameworks

Establish policies, standards, and controls to ensure IT processes align with business objectives and regulatory requirements

Oversee IT risk assessments, compliance audits, and ensure adherence to frameworks like COBIT, ISO/IEC 38500, and ITIL

Define IT policies for data management and operational processes and ensure they are consistently applied

Track IT performance metrics, governance KPIs, and report to executive leadership on compliance and risk posture

Provide leadership, mentoring, and direction to architects and governance specialists

Ensure architectural and governance practices support modernization efforts like AI and cloud adoption, automation, and cybersecurity

Provide executive leadership and personnel management to the Enterprise Architecture and Governance team, including representation on SPP’s Project Review and Prioritization Committee

Facilitate the creation of the technical vision and associated roadmaps needed for ensuring the future of SPP’s technology needs can be met in a reliable, secure, efficient and cost-effective manner

Establish strategic and tactical goals for achieving the shared architectural vision

Establish strategic relationships with IT, SPP business stakeholders, vendors, and peer RTOs to meet business needs and develop a forward looking technology vision for SPP

Foster an enthusiastic culture of innovation and automation across the IT department such that innovation and automation are used to solve problems and to prevent future problems

Facilitate the implementation, monitoring, and documentation of robust processes for the evaluation of technologies by providing leadership and technical consulting as appropriate

Possess high-level knowledge and stay abreast of network infrastructure, server platforms, storage and file systems, databases, architectural styles, software development, and client platforms

Ensure that new technologies are continuously assessed for improving the functional, financial, and reliable performance of SPP and our members, and lead efforts to introduce new technologies to SPP in a manner consistent with stakeholder needs

Independently perform assignments with guidance from the Senior Vice President, IT on overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, industry developments and policy matters

Provide technical consulting and expertise to SPP staff, committees and working groups

Represent SPP at other industry related committee and working group meetings and, in particular, the ISO/RTO IT Committee’s Technology Working Group

Mentor, encourage and develop technology leadership within IT

Demonstrate the SPP culture drivers of efficiency, collaboration and continuous improvement

Ensure unwavering compliance with all applicable standards and controls

Qualification

Enterprise ArchitectureGovernance FrameworksDigital TransformationLeadershipAICloud TechnologiesRisk ManagementCompliance MonitoringCollaboration SkillsBusiness Case DevelopmentTechnical ConsultingEnergy Industry KnowledgeCommunication SkillsCritical ThinkingOrganizational Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, IT Engineering, or a related field

Twelve (12) years technical experience, including at least 5 years in an architecture leadership role

Demonstrable leadership skills in alignment with SPP's core values

Demonstrated experience building and leading architecture functions or teams

Proven success in designing and implementing enterprise-wide technology strategies

Strong understanding of enterprise, application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines

Experience with modern architectures including AI, cloud, microservices, API-driven design, and data platforms

Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization

Ability to balance strategic vision with practical execution

Knowledge and experience with Enterprise Architecture methodologies and frameworks

Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, management and senior management, including officers of other companies for purposes of requests, analysis, coordination, guidance and presentations

Experience and understanding of business requirements and the process of translating them into well-engineered and integrated technical solutions

Strong ability to apply business case development and project justification techniques to varying information technology related questions or recommendations

Exceptional critical thinking skills, ability to accurately analyze information and recommend sound decisions

Possess and uses excellent organizational skills

Ability to understand and maintain compliance with and enforcement of SPP Policies and Procedures

Preferred

Previous knowledge of energy and/or utilities industry

Advanced degrees in Information Technology-related field or in Electrical Engineering are desirable

Benefits

Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities

Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance

Relocation bonus (if applicable)

Hybrid working environment for positions that are eligible

Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP