Grid Systems Integration Architect – Enterprise Systems Integration
Listed on 2026-07-14
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Systems Analyst
At 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell, our Enterprise Systems Integration team partners with utilities and critical infrastructure organizations to modernize, integrate, and optimize grid operations and technology environments. We design and deliver resilient, scalable, and secure solutions that support reliable operations, digital transformation, and the convergence of operational technology and enterprise systems.
1898 & Co. is seeking an experienced Grid Systems Integration Architect / Manager to provide utility grid modernization integration consulting services for electric utility clients. This position will join the Enterprise Systems & Integration team and focus on designing, integrating, and implementing grid operations solutions that enable utility transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will possess strong electric utility business and technology acumen, with expertise in operational technology (OT), operational integration, enterprise integration architecture, and utility operations systems.
This role will provide strategic consulting, technical leadership, integration architecture, solution architecture, and project delivery support for grid modernization programs, technology roadmaps, system integrations, and enterprise transformation initiatives. The position requires strong leadership, collaboration, communication, and client engagement skills, while delivering high‑quality solutions aligned with utility business objectives.
The role will lead assessments, technology strategy development, integration architecture design, software implementation efforts, and enterprise transformation initiatives for electric utility clients. The Grid Systems Integration Architect / Manager will work closely with utility executives, business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and project managers to develop and deliver integrated solutions that support operational excellence, grid reliability, and future‑state modernization strategies.
What You’ll Do- Lead the architecture, integration, and implementation of utility operational systems including SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, DERMS, AMI, and GIS platforms.
- Develop integration architectures connecting operational technology and enterprise systems using APIs, middleware, messaging frameworks, and cloud‑based platforms.
- Assess current‑state environments and define future‑state technology roadmaps aligned with grid modernization objectives.
- Lead requirements gathering activities to define functional, integration, security, performance, and data architecture needs.
- Design end‑to‑end integration solutions and data flows supporting interoperability across operational and enterprise systems.
- Support full system implementation lifecycle including design, configuration, testing, deployment, and production support.
- Provide technical leadership for system upgrades, platform migrations, and cloud transformation initiatives.
- Support commissioning, validation, and operational readiness for advanced grid applications such as FLISR, VVO, DER dispatch, and distribution automation.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders by developing executive‑level assessments, business cases, and modernization strategies.
- Develop and maintain integration artifacts including interface inventories, system interface definitions, and message specifications, ensuring clear documentation of data exchanges, dependencies, and system interactions.
- Define and document business event models, integration patterns, and message flows to support reliable, scalable interoperability across utility operational and enterprise systems.
- Lead or support project execution using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies, contributing to planning, estimation, scheduling, and coordination of integration‑focused work streams.
- Support defect triage, issue resolution, and root cause analysis during implementation and testing phases, working closely with cross‑functional teams to address system integration challenges.
- Coordinate and participate in system integration testing activities, including SIT and UAT, while supporting operational readiness efforts such as commissioning, cutover…
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