Principal - Architecture

Role Summary

Advise Energy and Utilities CXOs on data strategy for grid modernization, asset performance management, and the energy transition. Translate regulatory mandates into actionable data roadmaps, align enterprise architecture across operational technology (OT), geographic information systems (GIS), and enterprise data domains, and connect digital grid intelligence with executive investment and operational decisions.

Experience Profile

· 20+ years of total experience in Energy and Utilities or related industrial sectors.

· 10+ years of experience in data strategy, digital transformation, or advisory.

· Deep expertise in data, systems, and business architecture.

· Proven leadership of large-scale grid modernization, asset management, or energy-transition programs.

· Strong domain knowledge of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), GIS, advanced distribution management systems (ADMS), and energy-market analytics.

Key Responsibilities

· Advise Energy and Utilities CXOs on data strategy for grid modernization, asset optimization, and decarbonization.

· Design enterprise data operating models spanning OT, GIS, weather, and market-data domains.

· Align business, systems, and data architecture across generation, transmission, distribution, and retail operations.

· Shape advisory engagements through C-suite and regulatory-board collaboration within the utilities sector.

· Lead business-case development for data-enabled grid investments and energy-transition initiatives.

Success Metrics

· Pipeline creation: Generate $15 million through Energy and Utilities advisory engagements.

· CXO relationship depth: Maintain active access to Chief Data Officers, Chief Operating Officers, VPs of Grid Operations, and Regulatory Affairs leaders.

· Client outcomes: Deliver measurable improvements in grid reliability, asset utilization, or carbon-reduction milestones.