Senior Application Architect

ERCOT • Taylor, TX

1d • $122,262 - $207,828 • Hybrid

About The Position

At ERCOT, our diverse and dynamic work environment provides a platform on which employees can work together to build the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market utilizing the latest technologies and resources. We encourage you to join our talented, dedicated workforce to develop world-class solutions for today and tomorrow’s energy challenges while learning new skills and growing your career. ERCOT is committed to fostering inclusion at all levels of our company. It is the cornerstone of our corporate values of accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise. We know that individuals with a wide variety of talents, ideas, and experiences propel the innovation that drives our success. An inclusive and diverse workforce strengthens us and allows for a collaborative environment to solve the challenges that face our industry today and in the future.

Requirements

• Requires minimum 5 years related work experience as an Architecture Practitioner
• Strong background in application architecture, distributed systems, and API design.
• Proficiency with architecting, developing, and operating Azure services.
• Hands‑on experience with DevOps tooling such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar.
• Leads early‑stage technical validation through hands‑on proof‑of‑concepts, evaluating architectural options, mitigating risks of key assumptions, and translating experimental findings into actionable recommendations for project direction.
• Designs and governs application data models and integration schemas, ensuring consistency, data quality, and alignment with enterprise data governance standards across systems and domains.
• Operational knowledge of Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM) and environment automation.
• Solid backend development experience in languages such as C#, Java, Python, or Node.js..
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of security, networking, identity, and governance frameworks.
• Experience with monitoring, application instrumentation, and observability tools (Dynatrace, Splunk, Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Ability to influence engineering teams and drive adoption of architectural standards.
• Strong communication skills for translating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Documentation of technical architecture and strategies.
• Experience guiding teams through SDLC processes, release management, and quality practices.
• Proven ability to lead modernization and cloud migration initiatives.
• Bachelor's Degree: Computer Science, MIS or related field (Required)
• or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required

Nice To Haves

• Azure certifications (AZ‑305, AZ‑400, AZ‑104, etc.).
• Experience with event‑driven architectures, messaging systems, or domain‑driven design.
• Background in enterprise‑scale transformation or platform engineering.
• Master's Degree: Computer Science, MIS or related field (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain application architectures for traditional on-prem and cloud‑native, microservices, and API‑driven systems.
• Partner with development teams to guide solution design, code quality, and engineering best practices throughout the SDLC.
• Lead Azure migration initiatives, including workload assessments, modernization strategies, landing zone design, and execution planning.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code templates (Bicep, Terraform, ARM) to support consistent and automated environment provisioning.
• Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines tooling using GitHub Actions and Jenkins, integrating automated testing, security scanning, static code analysis, and multi‑stage deployments.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define technical roadmaps, architectural standards, and reusable patterns.
• Implement DevOps practices such as configuration management, observability, automated deployments, and environment parity.
• Provide hands‑on support for backend development, including API design, performance tuning, and troubleshooting complex issues.
• Ensure cloud solutions meet enterprise security, compliance, and governance requirements.
• Mentor engineers across DevOps, cloud, and backend disciplines to elevate team capability and technical maturity.

Benefits

• ERCOT offers an excellent benefits package, which includes health, dental, vision, life insurance, long/short-term disability insurance, long-term care insurance, Section 125 Flexible Spending Account, and a Retirement Savings Plan.
• The medical, dental, vision, and quality-of-life benefits offered by ERCOT are second to none.
• Full-time employees are eligible to enroll in benefits on the first of the month following the date of hire.
• Additionally, 401(k) plans are available to help employees plan for the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior