Senior Application Architect
Core
Define and maintain application architectures across on-prem and cloud-native systems, guide solution design, and mentor engineering teams to build world-class solutions for the Texas power grid and wholesale market.
Role type
Senior IC application architect (cloud & distributed systems)
Builds
Cloud-native microservices, API-driven systems, and modernized infrastructure for energy market operations
Domain
Energy grid operations + Cloud architecture
Required skills
Application architecture, distributed systems, API design, cloud services (multi-cloud), identity and access management, observability, DevOps/CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, backend development, containerization, AI-assisted development
Preferred skills
Azure/AWS certifications, event-driven architectures, domain-driven design, enterprise-scale transformation
Technologies
Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, Log Analytics, Dynatrace, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, C++, Java, Python, Claude, OpenAI, GitHub Copilot
Responsibilities
Define and maintain application architectures; Partner with development teams to guide solution design and code quality; Guide cloud strategy and modernization; Design identity and access management approaches; Establish observability practices; Promote Infrastructure-as-Code and environment automation; Help shape CI/CD practices; Mentor engineers across disciplines
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
