Hybrid Principal Technology Architect – User

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Job title: Principal Technology Architect – User
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $140,000 - $251,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Citrix, Firewalls
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Oakland, United States

About the role

• Principal OT Architect leading multi-disciplined professionals to create operational technology architecture for PG&E. Collaborating with internal clients to develop high-quality technology solutions supporting utility operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the Operations Technology domain for the development of high quality, tightly integrated, consistently available, secure, flexible, and fault-tolerant SCADA and Teleprotection network architecture
• Oversee standards development and project solution blueprints. Including migration of legacy radio platforms to newer private radio and LTE platforms
• Create, architect, develop, and propose solutions to complex technical, procedural, and compliance type problems
• Identify new technologies, such as PLTE, and work with vendors to develop technology roadmaps for internal implementation
• Work with IT staff, peer domain architects and appropriate members of the internal Client community to provide responsive solutions and options for problems and opportunities
• Provide yearly budget management oversight and report on asset health for the OT Devices and their services
• Author OT architecture presentations and concepts for management and executive-level audiences
• Propose budgetary estimates and work with Management for justification and prioritization of OT implementation plans
• Conduct yearly review and benchmarking of overall OT network architecture
• Represent ICS organization on company direction related to the OT services and benchmarks
• Collaborate very strongly with all internal clients to achieve high degree of confidence in the OT strategies and their implementation
• Lead architecture discipline on large initiatives, provide oversight of solution architecture and engineering on projects, engage the Lines of Business experts and collaborate on designs, solution and expected performance requirements
• Support the General Rate Case (GRC) Chapters as needed to justify the OT technology investments and proposal for advancing the Grid and Gas system reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Leadership experience
• Experience in enterprise architecture
• Experience in IT-Information Technology including SCADA and Cellular communications or related, 10 years
• 12 years of experience working with individuals and teams involved in SCADA, Teleprotection and/or Power Control Systems
• 12 years of experience with private communications networks including microwave, fiber optic multiplexing and satellite communications
• 12 years of technical experience with designing and implementing large scale OT networks – Energy Management Systems, SCADA (OSI Monarch, RT SCADA, Citect), SCADA Protocols (DNP3, Modbus, PG&E Protocol, IEC-61850)
• 12 years of technical experience with designing and implementing large scale Electric Protection Schemes - Direct Transfer Trip, Permissive Overreaching Transfer Trip, Differential Comparison, Remedial Action Schemes, Special Protection Schemes
• Thorough understanding of NERC Critical Information Protection Standards
• Knowledge of network security concepts and technologies, including but not limited to: firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, proxy servers, Citrix servers, access control systems, Cisco FWSM, and Cisco ASA
• 7 years of experience in Radio SCADA coverage planning and implementation
• 7 years of experience in SCADA Integration into IP Networks
• Highly desirable to have knowledge of Wireless SCADA devices and their configuration
• 5 years of experience in multiple vendor SCADA and Teleprotection systems
• Strong communications skills, including excellent spoken and written English are required
• Must be able to explain difficult and abstract concepts verbally, in writing and through diagrams and impactful illustrations.
• Ability to work collaboratively, cooperatively, and closely with all levels of IT staff and management
• Should be comfortable with large audience presentations as well as representing the company at conferences and peer workshops.
• An ability to perform duties and responsibilities even when under tremendous pressure is required.

Benefits

• PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs