Enterprise Architect - Enterprise Technology & Standards
American Electric Power1 day ago
Columbus, OH, USA or Austin, TX, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$116k - $151k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain enterprise architecture strategy, standards, reference architectures, design patterns, API standards, and technology-selection guidelines.
- Own the enterprise application portfolio map and architecture repository, including system relationships, integration dependencies, and lifecycle status.
- Govern application and IT architecture across microservices, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design, API-first development, identity and access management, endpoint management, network segmentation, and enterprise tooling.
- Provide architectural oversight for major platform and application initiatives while ensuring security, scalability, compliance, and enterprise alignment.
- Identify architectural risk, technical debt, and integration gaps; drive standards adoption through audits and technical reviews.
- Partner with engineering, product, security, infrastructure, domain architects, and solution teams to resolve trade-offs and align architecture decisions.
- Document and socialize architectural roadmaps, target states, transition strategies, and emerging technology recommendations.
- Mentor engineers and architects and communicate architectural vision to senior leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related technical field.
- At least 10 years of experience in software engineering or architecture, including enterprise-scale system design.
- Deep knowledge of microservices, APIs, cloud-native architecture, and event-driven architecture patterns.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and modern DevOps practices.
- Demonstrated experience building and governing enterprise portfolios across SaaS, custom, and legacy systems and driving rationalization at scale.
- Experience introducing emerging technologies into an enterprise, including exposure to AI/GenAI architecture.
- Vendor technical leadership experience, including reviewing delivered work, identifying risks, and driving quality outcomes.
- Ability to influence and align stakeholders without direct authority while balancing standards with delivery realities.
- Ability to communicate architectural vision and recommendations to senior leadership.
- A master’s degree in a technical or analytical discipline is preferred.
- Familiarity with regulated or mission-critical environments such as utilities, energy, finance, or infrastructure is preferred.
- An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
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About American Electric Power
American Electric Power is an investor-owned utility that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The NYSE-listed company, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, serves roughly 5.6 million customers in 11 states and operates an extensive transmission network and a diverse generation fleet, including renewables. Founded in 1906, its family of utilities includes AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power, Indiana Michigan Power, and the competitive supplier AEP Energy.