American Electric Power
Project Solutions Architect - Architect Senior
Job Posting End Date

04-30-2024

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Part of a larger team delivering technology solutions to address business problems and opportunities. Focus on translating specific business requirements into technical solution architectures including application architecture, integration architecture, data architecture, and non-functional requirements around supportability, resiliency, security, etc. Translate general business requirements and business trends in architecture patterns and technology ecosystems including data center architecture, application architecture patterns, integration architecture patterns, technology standards, non-functional technical requirements, and computing paradigms.

Job Description

Essential Job Functions: 

Collaborate with AEP architectural standards team and other technology architects to create architecture and design plans for enhancements to existing application. Design solutions to migration and scale solutions from older technology to cloud-based or on-premises solutions. Tactical implementation of modern architecture and design, be hands-on leading the technology team. Inspire thought leadership in the team. Ensure solution achieves the needed objectives and timelines. Influence a team of developers to solution a high-quality application based on strong architecture and design principles. Hands-on and comfortable looking at code to understand existing flows, rules, and design. Take initiative to explore, prototype, or even implement solutions to help drive technical decision making.Define, communicate, and implement design/coding standards for distributed services, cloud-based solutions. Present solutions to Architecture Review Board (ARB) for design review approvals. Participate in design initiatives (drive discussions, produce artifacts) and publish or present ideas to gain buy-in from leadership. Under limited supervision, participates in all aspects of application delivery.Works closely with the developers and other project team members on low to medium scale assignments of minimum to medium risk. Gather and analyze user requirements.Generate conceptual design and develop implementation strategies. 



Minimum Requirements: 

Architect (SG7) 

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required.

Experience: 3 years of relevant work experience is required.

An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Architect Sr. (SG8)

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required.

Experience: 6 years of relevant work experience is required.

An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Preferred Requirements: 

Experience: 

Excellent written and oral communication skills and demonstrated ability to interact with all technical and non-technical members of the organization. 5+ year experience as an architect / developer, building complex, resilient and highly scalable applications deployed in geographically distributed data centers and on public cloud platforms. Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC Methodologies including system architecture design. 



Education: 

Technology related degree 



Compensation: 

Architect (SG7): $81,777-$102,224

Architect Senior (SG8): $92,377-$120,089

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-007

Compensation Range:

$83,413.00-104,267.50 USD

Candidates will be considered based on their qualifications and the candidate’s ability to work from an approved work location. Although the location is flexible, AEP does not have a presence in all states and localities. The following locations are NOT currently approved for this position: AK, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, KS, MA, ME, MS, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WY, US Territories or international work locations. AEP will consider qualified candidates who are willing to relocate to an approved work location, at the candidate’s expense, provided the relocation can be completed within a timeframe that meets AEP’s staffing needs. NOTE: All remote work locations require vetting and final approval prior to offer and/or start date. Any work locations listed as preferred or unapproved relate specifically to the requirements for this position and are not necessarily applicable to other posted positions.

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