Senior IBM Maximo Click Solution Architect

Job Title: Senior IBM Maximo Click Solution Architect

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

 

 

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

***This hybrid role based out of our Transmission Headquarters in Jackson, MS, but 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 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 Transmission, Distribution, and Fleet.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide overall design guidelines for software and hardware integration, performance, reliability, operating, and security designs.
• Support business units, IT Business Analysts, and Enterprise Architects 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 (a long range plan for the business that identifies specific IT investments in applications and infrastructure to support business objectives).
• Support BU leadership in identifying opportunities for emerging technologies, through collaboration with the EA function, 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 business and IT 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 to validate the functions of the delivered solution.
• Maintain strong understanding of technology needs and solutions for the 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.
• Advance how IT technologies integrate and interface with Entergy’s vision and translate system requirements into software architecture and design specifications.
• Provide support for storms and be available 24x7 to oversee storm applications during weather events.