Program Architect ADMS
Contract
Contract
Location Requirements:
Hybrid
Job ID:
44433
Job Description
Job Title: ADMS Program Architect – Grid Systems
Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
Type: 6-Month Contract (High conversion potential)
Overview
Join a high-impact transformation shaping the future of electric grid operations. We’re looking for a senior Program Architect to lead end-to-end architecture for a large-scale Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) initiative. This role sits at the core of real-time grid systems, driving reliability, resilience, and scalability across mission-critical operations.
You will own the architecture vision, guide complex technical decisions, and ensure seamless integration across enterprise and operational systems.
What You’ll Do
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
Why Join
Overview
Join a high-impact transformation shaping the future of electric grid operations. We’re looking for a senior Program Architect to lead end-to-end architecture for a large-scale Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) initiative. This role sits at the core of real-time grid systems, driving reliability, resilience, and scalability across mission-critical operations.
You will own the architecture vision, guide complex technical decisions, and ensure seamless integration across enterprise and operational systems.
What You’ll Do
- Define and lead the end-to-end ADMS architecture strategy and roadmap
- Serve as the primary authority for architectural decisions and trade-offs
- Drive integration across SCADA, OMS, DMS, and enterprise platforms
- Lead governance across vendors, system integrators, and stakeholders
- Design scalable, high-availability, real-time and event-driven systems
- Mitigate architectural risks and ensure production readiness
- Align technical architecture with business outcomes like reliability and outage reduction
Requirements
- 15+ years in architecture and technical leadership roles
- 15+ years in electric utility or energy domain
- Proven leadership of large-scale transformation programs ($50M+)
- Experience with mission-critical, real-time control room systems
- Hands-on experience with AspenTech OSI ADMS (or similar)
- Full lifecycle ADMS implementation experience (design to stabilization)
- Strong expertise in SCADA, OMS, and DMS systems
- Deep knowledge of real-time data, telemetry, and low-latency systems
- Experience with event-driven and high-availability architectures
- Strong integration experience across IT/OT environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading multi-vendor or SI-driven programs
- Strong background in grid modernization initiatives
- Expertise in resilience engineering and observability practices
- Advanced stakeholder management and executive communication skills
Why Join
- High-visibility leadership role with enterprise-wide impact
- Work on cutting-edge grid and real-time system transformation
- Opportunity to convert to a long-term leadership position.
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