Solution Architect

Solution Architect

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

Preferred

Location:

The Woodlands, TX. Other locations within the service territory may be considered. 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.

This position focuses on Middleware Application Management and is responsible for supporting leadership, providing Project and operational support for a defined set of Entergy applications in Middleware area supporting all Business Units. The primary focus of this role will be to support Projects and Operations in Entergy’s Tibco environments & Tibco products – TIBCO EMS, Business Works, Business Works CE, Business Events, Mashery, Tibco Active Spaces, Container environments and Tibco applications.

This role is responsible to ensure this set of applications meets stated SLAs with emphasis on continuous process improvements. This role will work closely with support teams, external vendors and the relevant project teams to manage all issues related to the applications in the environment. This roll will act as the liaison between the application end users, business users, Project team, Support team and IT SDM.

• Support SDM in providing customer-centric IT; reliable, predictable, cost-effective, and secure service to the customers.
• Oversight of Operations support and vendor support in the implementation of new releases, upgrades, Patches, or enhancements. Provide leadership to the support teams (Entergy & Partner) and prioritize the work for the team.
• Execute the Release & Deployment Management processes. Coordinate with Program Managers and Project managers in the implementation of projects to ensure seamless transition into production environment. Plan and execute Service Introduction and knowledge transfer from project teams to Operations team.
• Ensure compliance with all project deployment methodologies, internal standards (e.g., Security, Enterprise Architecture (EA)), operational guidelines & best practices in support of IT's strategy and organizational objectives, and in compliance with Entergy's policies and procedures.
• Requires a solid understanding of Middleware technologies (Tibco, Tibco MFT, EMS, BW, BWCE, BE, Tibco Mashery/API management). Together with support from Entergy's SDM & Enterprise Architects, responsible for creating a fully integrated, effective integration solution.
• An active thought partner, with the EA and Service Deliver Managers to help shape the technology demand among the business unit.
• Assist in the creation of design guidelines for software and hardware integration, performance, reliability, operational, and security designs.
• Create the integration points of new business solution with legacy systems to satisfy client's requirements.
• Work with BA, PM, and QA teams to review test strategies and requirements traceability.
• Ensure business and functional requirements are maintained throughout the project SDLC process.

• 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.
• Advanced degree is a plus.

• Knowledge and experience with Tibco suite of products (EMS, APIX, Mashery, MFT, BW, BWCE, Active Spaces, BE).
• Experience managing application support and maintenance functions in an organization or outsourced environment.
• Ability to leverage and mentor others through technical team leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer centric approach and strong data analytical ability.

Technology certifications are a plus.

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