Principal Infrastructure Architect

ISO New England is the independent system operator responsible for ensuring the safe and reliable flow of electricity in our region and planning for the future of the electric grid. We are at the forefront of New England's ongoing transition to clean energy. The ideal candidate will have a breadth of experience across infrastructure domains with deep expertise in one or two areas. Strategy & Architecture Own the 3-5 year infrastructure architecture roadmap, including technology lifecycles and technical debt reductionInfluence infrastructure strategy supporting grid operations, markets, and enterprise ITAlign infrastructure architecture with modern reliability, performance, and observability practices Infrastructure Design Design and evolve enterprise infrastructure platforms across cloud, hybrid, compute, storage, and virtualizationEvaluate existing solutions for architectural integrity, scalability, and alignment with security standards Define standardized architecture patterns and reusable components to accelerate adoption Reliability & Operational Excellence Architect for high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), automated failover, and resilienceEmbed observability, telemetry, and capacity planning into all designsSupport complex incident response and ensure lessons learned inform future architecture Leadership & Governance Partner with Enterprise Architecture, the Principal Network Architect, and Security to ensure cross-domain alignmentProvide technical leadership, mentorship, and implementation guidance to engineers and architects across the organizationParticipate in architecture reviews, governance forums, and post-incident retrospectivesChampion SRS reliability, observability, and performance standards What we are looking for Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Security, or related field10+ years' experience with enterprise infrastructure technologies5+ years in infrastructure or platform architecture rolesTrack record of building and operating infrastructure before moving into pure architecture work Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation (Terraform, Ansible, GitOps)Breadth across cloud, hybrid, compute, storage, and virtualization, with deep expertise in at least one or two areas Strong understanding of reliability engineering, capacity planning, and performance engineeringProven ability to lead complex initiatives and collaborate across teamsDesired not required:Advanced degree in a technical fieldCertifications such as AWS Solutions Architect (Professional), VCDX, CKA, Microsoft Enterprise, Terraform/AnsibleExperience working in heavily regulated or audited environments (NERC CIP, SOC, FedRAMP, PCI, HIPAA, or similar) where change control, documentation, and process rigor are non-negotiable This employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position (ex: H-1B, F-1/CPT/OPT, O-1, E-3, TN, J, etc. This is a U.S. based role.

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