Director Domain Architecture

As one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), is committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our shareowners and the communities we serve. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience defining and implementing complex enterprise architectures across key areas including Business Architecture; Data & Information Architecture and Governance; Enterprise Architecture Operating Model; EA Strategy and Planning; Enterprise IT Governance; Infrastructure and Cloud Architecture; Integration Architecture; Security Architecture; Solution and Application Architecture; and Technology Platforms. Promote configuration and parameterization over customizationDevelop and maintain field operations architecture roadmaps including applications, integrations, data, and infrastructureEnable transformation and delivery of key field operations systems, including:EAM / Work Management (e.g., Hexagon EAM, OpenGrid)GIS – ESRI ArcGISOMS / ADMSMobile workforce managementScheduling and dispatchLead the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to derive enterprise business, information, technical and solution (BITS) architecture requirementsConsult with application/infrastructure development projects to fit systems to architecture, and identify when it is necessary to modify the technical architecture to accommodate project needsUnderstand, advocate and support the enterprise's information technology strategiesResponsible for the development and ongoing support of key architectural solution components Drive the continual development of the architectural runway for the Field Technology Value StreamManages and is accountable for driving the development of solution for Field Technology Value Stream architecture issues Contribute to the Field Architecture community and help to define and promote architecture principles, frameworks and governance processes.Define standards for solution architecture, integration, and data management across platforms.Establish, enforce and govern reference architectures, design principles and authoritative systems of records for assets, work and crewsReview solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise and domain architectureIdentify and manage cross value stream integration complexity and dependencies and best practices to identify best-in-class Technology and architecture direction Serve as the architecture authority for field operations capabilities, including:Work and asset managementField mobilityOutage and emergency responseVegetation management and compliancePartner closely with Field Ops leadership to translate operational needs into scalable architectural solutions.Additional responsibilities include:Contribution towards the improvement of the Architecture review processDevelop and drive architectural technology standards within their specific disciplineGovernance of architecture standardsTechnology strategyWorks with various Field Technology teams to champion the adoption of patterns, platforms, and tools to support the usage and conformity of solution architectureCollaborate with cybersecurity and compliance teams to align architectures with security and compliance requirements