Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

*** This is a hybrid position and can be located in Little Rock, AR or The Woodlands, TX. Relocation assistance and sponsorship is not provided. The official title will be Solution Architect or Solution Architect, Sr depending on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. ***

POSITION PURPOSE: 

Under the PGEN/SPO department, this position will be responsible for leading the innovative development of business solutions which will enable the business to meet its operational and financial objectives. The role, together with support from Entergy’s IT Business Analyst (BA) is responsible for creating a fully integrated, effective business solution. The role is an active thought leader and application visionary who shapes the technology demand among for Power Generation and System Planning and Operations business units.  The role requires an in-depth understanding of current and available IT technologies, the business unit's operations, its operating model, capability needs, and business challenges. The team member will be primarily responsible for the solution architecture, design and delivery of Entergy’s Power Generation and System Planning and Operations portfolio, including but not limited to, the architecture and design of systems associated with Real Time System Monitoring, Environmental Systems, Work Planning, Asset Management, Safety and Data Analysis. This position will report directly to the Manager, IT – Service Deliver for Power Generation and SPO. 

Primary Duties & Areas of Responsibility:  

• Serve as the primary technical SME for their assigned area(s)/domain(s), including: 
  • Serve as a technical expert/consultant to business stakeholders, Program Managers, BAs, peer SAs, and vendors with an emphasis on OSISoft products. 
  • Support technology and/or application road mapping based on business strategies, capabilities, and requirements 
  • Support Lifecycle road mapping for standard Entergy technology and applications 
  • Identify and Adopt Industry and domain best practices 
  • Support Point of Views and Proof of Concepts 
  • Provide Tier III technical support as needed 
  • Provide application integration expertise 
  • Provide technical support to Operations incident investigations as needed 
• Serve as Entergy’s technical lead on assigned projects, including: 
  • Support annual project portfolio planning 
  • Perform IT estimation during the Business Case phase 
  • Conduct Complexity Assessment to determine proper level of Solution Development Lifecycle (SDLC) rigor 
  • Support the solution sourcing and selection process (e.g. Requests for Proposals and Statements of Work processes) 
  • Enforce adherence to EA standards and recommend enhancements 
  • Provide technical oversight to vendor services and solutions delivery 
  • Create Solution Design (i.e. Conceptual, Logical and Physical) 
  • Maintain Requirements Traceability Matrix as established by the BA 
  • Support all project execution phases (i.e. Initiation, Definition, Design, Construction, Test, and Deployment) in accordance with established SDLC methodologies 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education required of the position.

Bachelor’s degree in Technical field or Comparable IT Experience 

Minimum experience required of the position

• Solution Architect Level: 4+ years of progressive experience in solution architecture, data engineering, software engineering, or data science roles.
• Sr Solution Architect Level: 8+ years of progressive experience in solution architecture including meeting all Solution Architect skills
• Experience in the following:
  • 4+ years of IT Project Support and Development 
  • 4+ years of IT Operations – (desired) 
  • 4+ years of IT Planning and Road Mapping 
  • 4+ years of Managing direct, indirect and outsourced resources – (desired) 
  • 4+ years of IT Solution Development 
  • 4+ years of IT Infrastructure Support / Design / Architect 

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position

• Software Development Life Cycle 
• DevOPS – (desired) 
• Agile Software Development Methods – (desired) 
• Software Testing Tools 
• Application Management (ITIL, ServiceNow) 
• Project Cost Estimation 
• Operations Support 
• Solution Design 
• Project Management Processes and Principles 
• IT Strategy 
• Technology Roadmapping 
• Understanding of Business Processes.  Power Generations / System Operations Planning – (desired) 
• Requirements Analysis 
• Solution Architecture 
• ITIL Processes 

Competencies: 

• Adapting to Change 
• Developing Relationships 
• Creative Thinking 
• Following Rules and Procedures 
• Negotiating / Building Consensus 
• Forward Thinking 
• Verbal and Written Communications 
• Report Writing 
• Decision Manking 
• Problem Solving 

Certifications, Licenses, etc. required for the position 

• PMP (desired, not required) 
• CBAP (desired, not required) 
• Business Process Modeling (Training) 

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Primary Location: Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas : Little Rock || Texas : The Woodlands 
Job Function: Information Technology
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 119620
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

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Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.