Senior IBM Maximo Click Solution Architect - Entergy
Houston, TX
About the Job
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.
Minimum education required of the position
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Advanced degree preferred.
Minimum experience required of the position
10+ years of experience architecting, implementing, and administrating enterprise IT solutions/systems
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position
+ Experience with Asset Management Systems
+ Experience with Work Management solutions
+ Deep understanding and practical experience of industry application solutions.
+ Wide experience in developing customer-centric solutions.
+ Working knowledge in all areas of technology (infrastructure, commercial applications, software development, end-user platforms, IT operations).
+ Planning experience, especially the design of longer term strategies.
+ Ability to communicate and present effectively with all levels in the organization, including executive management. Excellent interpersonal communications skills.
+ Excellent writing and presentation skills.
+ Working knowledge of architecture concepts and the ability to integrate business needs and technology capabilities.
+ Knowledge of integration of other enterprise systems (e.g., ERP, Outage Management, GIS)
Preferred Experience
+ IBM Maximo Asset Management experience.
+ Click Software Work Management experience.
+ Experience in platform architecture, solution design, project envisioning, planning, developing, deployment, security, identity management frameworks, cloud, and scalability.
+ Experience with Oracle; Microsoft SQL, PL/SQL; and/or other RDBMS and Windows, Linux, and/or other server environments
+ Professional excellence in technical consulting, solution design, project envisioning, planning, developing, and deployment.
+ Strong, persuasive communication and presentation skills
+ Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas--both verbally and in written form--whether to customers, executives, or other technical or non-technical peers
+ Programming and scripting experience with Python, JavaScript, and/or HTML5 (modern web frameworks)
+ Java, Python/Jython, Oracle SQL, shell scripting, Webservices, Power BI, and/or SharePoint experience
+ Stored procedures development, SQL, Oracle, Linux, analytical, communications, and /or relational database experience
+ Agile, DevOps, and/or continuous improvement deployment experience
Any certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position.
+ IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 (or comparable) Certified is a plus.
+ Presentation skills.
+ Working knowledge of architecture concepts and the ability to integrate business needs and technology capabilities.
Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position.
None
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Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson || Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : New Orleans || Texas : Houston || Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function : Information Technology
FLSA Status : Professional
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID: 116573
Travel Percentage :Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en_US) to view the EEI page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here (humanr@entergy.com?subject=Accessibility) and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/manual/fccm/2l-equal-opportunity-clauses-and-other-requirements/2l00-equal-opportunity) and Pay Transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) .
Pay Transparency Notice:
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)
The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
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.
Job Segment: Solution Architect, Developer, Testing, Database, SQL, Technology
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.
Minimum education required of the position
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Advanced degree preferred.
Minimum experience required of the position
10+ years of experience architecting, implementing, and administrating enterprise IT solutions/systems
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position
+ Experience with Asset Management Systems
+ Experience with Work Management solutions
+ Deep understanding and practical experience of industry application solutions.
+ Wide experience in developing customer-centric solutions.
+ Working knowledge in all areas of technology (infrastructure, commercial applications, software development, end-user platforms, IT operations).
+ Planning experience, especially the design of longer term strategies.
+ Ability to communicate and present effectively with all levels in the organization, including executive management. Excellent interpersonal communications skills.
+ Excellent writing and presentation skills.
+ Working knowledge of architecture concepts and the ability to integrate business needs and technology capabilities.
+ Knowledge of integration of other enterprise systems (e.g., ERP, Outage Management, GIS)
Preferred Experience
+ IBM Maximo Asset Management experience.
+ Click Software Work Management experience.
+ Experience in platform architecture, solution design, project envisioning, planning, developing, deployment, security, identity management frameworks, cloud, and scalability.
+ Experience with Oracle; Microsoft SQL, PL/SQL; and/or other RDBMS and Windows, Linux, and/or other server environments
+ Professional excellence in technical consulting, solution design, project envisioning, planning, developing, and deployment.
+ Strong, persuasive communication and presentation skills
+ Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas--both verbally and in written form--whether to customers, executives, or other technical or non-technical peers
+ Programming and scripting experience with Python, JavaScript, and/or HTML5 (modern web frameworks)
+ Java, Python/Jython, Oracle SQL, shell scripting, Webservices, Power BI, and/or SharePoint experience
+ Stored procedures development, SQL, Oracle, Linux, analytical, communications, and /or relational database experience
+ Agile, DevOps, and/or continuous improvement deployment experience
Any certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position.
+ IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 (or comparable) Certified is a plus.
+ Presentation skills.
+ Working knowledge of architecture concepts and the ability to integrate business needs and technology capabilities.
Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position.
None
#LI-NW1
#LI-HYBRID
Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson || Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : New Orleans || Texas : Houston || Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function : Information Technology
FLSA Status : Professional
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID: 116573
Travel Percentage :Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en_US) to view the EEI page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here (humanr@entergy.com?subject=Accessibility) and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/manual/fccm/2l-equal-opportunity-clauses-and-other-requirements/2l00-equal-opportunity) and Pay Transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) .
Pay Transparency Notice:
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)
The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
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.
Job Segment: Solution Architect, Developer, Testing, Database, SQL, Technology
Source : Entergy
