IBM Maximo Solution Architect

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, Inc.-ESI (OLD) 

***This position can be filled in one of the following locations: New Orleans, LA, Houston or The Woodlands, TX, Little Rock, AR, or Jackson, MS. Relocation may be required. Relocation Assistance is not available for this role.***

 

Job Summary/Purpose

Responsible for supporting the innovative development of business solutions, implemented through IT, to enable the business to meet its objectives. Requires a solid understanding of available IT technologies, the business unit's operations, its operating model, capability needs, and business challenges. Together with support from Entergy's Enterprise Architect (EA) function and IT Centers of Expertise (COE), are responsible for creating a fully integrated, effective business solution. An active thought partner, with the EA and BU CIO to help shape the technology demand among the business unit.  This position will provide support for the Maximo application and the applications that it interfaces with.  Key business partners include Nuclear, Procurement & Supply Chain, and Accounting.

                                                                                                           

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist in the creation of design guidelines for software and hardware integration, performance, reliability, operating, and security designs. Support business units in the creation of project business cases (e.g., success criteria).
• Capture business capability requirements, functional requirements, and expected service levels from business unit and stated EA solutions to create an actionable business-IT roadmap for Maximo. Create the integration points of new business solution with legacy systems to satisfy client's requirements as needed.
• Support BU CIOs in identifying opportunities for emerging technologies to enable business strategies. Provide an advisory role with the client on the impact of new technologies on their existing technical and information system environment.
• Work with BA, PM, and QA teams to review test strategies and requirements traceability. Ensure business and functional requirements are maintained throughout the development/configuration process (requirements traceability matrix). Review and analyze user acceptance testing results.
• Maintain an understanding of technology needs and solutions for business unit. Regularly visit business units to assess satisfaction and identify follow-up education opportunities. Consider alternate delivery models for meeting business needs.
• Liaise between the client, vendors, project management and the technical team on questions, issues, and revisions to the solution architecture.
• Any other duties as needed to support the needs of the business.                                                                                                    

Minimum Requirements                                                                                                              

Minimum education required of the position.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.  Equivalent experience is defined as 10 or more years working with the Maximo application or similar applications with experience in the Supply Chain and/or nuclear lines of business. 

 

Minimum experience required of the position.

4+ years of experience working with Maximo and how it supports the business.

                                                                                                                                   

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position.                               

• Entry-level understanding of Energy industry application solutions.
• Entry-level experience in developing customer-centric solutions.
• Working knowledge in most areas of technology (infrastructure, commercial applications, software development, end-user platforms, IT operations).
• Planning experience, especially the design of longer-term strategies.