Solutions Architect

Overview

BGE is seeking a Solution Architect I to help clients solve complex business challenges through data, technology, and process improvement.

This role sits at the intersection of business consulting, solution architecture, data strategy, and digital transformation. The ideal candidate is comfortable working directly with clients to understand operational challenges, define technology strategies, design scalable solutions, and guide implementation efforts.

As a member of the Technology Solutions team, you will work with public and private sector organizations to improve how information is managed, integrated, analyzed, and delivered across their operations. This role includes a strong focus on enterprise data, system integration, GIS, business intelligence, asset management, and cloud-based solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Client Engagement & Solution Strategy

• Lead workshops, discovery sessions, and stakeholder interviews to understand business objectives, operational challenges, and technology needs.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions and implementation strategies.
• Develop technology roadmaps and digital transformation strategies aligned with client goals and organizational priorities.
• Present recommendations, technical concepts, and solution approaches to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Solution Architecture & Design

• Own the overall solution architecture and design approach, ensuring business requirements, technical implementation, and long-term scalability remain aligned.
• Design Common Data Environments (CDEs), enterprise information architectures, and data management frameworks that improve accessibility, governance, and decision-making.
• Design integrated solutions spanning GIS, asset management systems, ERP platforms, CRM platforms, cloud environments, field applications, business intelligence tools, and other enterprise systems.
• Develop data models, integration strategies, and governance frameworks that support organizational growth and long-term maintainability.
• Establish technical standards and design patterns that promote scalable, secure, and supportable solutions.

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to analysts, developers, and project teams during solution implementation.
• Lead technical collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, including technology, engineering, GIS, and business stakeholders.
• Guide implementation efforts involving data migrations, system integrations, automation workflows, reporting platforms, and enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with technical teams to develop APIs, data pipelines, dashboards, automation solutions, and enterprise applications.
• Support quality assurance activities to ensure solutions align with business requirements and architectural standards.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate business processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, integration, and workflow redesign.
• Research emerging technologies, cloud services, artificial intelligence, and industry trends to drive innovation and deliver business value.
• Identify opportunities to improve organizational data maturity, governance, reporting capabilities, and operational effectiveness.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge

• Enterprise solution architecture principles and methodologies.
• Data architecture, data governance, and enterprise information management concepts.
• Common Data Environments (CDEs) and modern information management practices.
• Systems integration approaches including APIs, ETL processes, middleware, and cloud-based integration services.
• Enterprise platforms including GIS, asset management systems, ERP systems, CRM solutions, and business intelligence platforms.
• Cloud technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Relational databases, SQL, reporting, analytics, and data modeling principles.

Skills

• Strong client-facing communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to lead discovery sessions, requirements gathering efforts, and stakeholder workshops.
• Solution architecture and system design.
• Enterprise integration planning and solution development.
• Data modeling, analytics, and information architecture design.
• Technical documentation and presentation development.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking focused on delivering practical business outcomes.
• Collaboration across business, technical, and operational teams.

Abilities

• Translate business objectives into scalable technology architectures and implementation plans.
• Explain complex technical concepts to executive, operational, and technical stakeholders.
• Balance strategic planning with practical implementation requirements.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, automation, and process improvement.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities in a client-focused environment.
• Adapt to varying industries, technologies, and organizational structures.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems (MIS), Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, GIS, Data Analytics, Business Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in technology consulting, digital transformation, enterprise systems, GIS, data strategy, business intelligence, application development, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading client-facing discussions and translating business requirements into technology solutions.
• Experience designing or implementing integrations between enterprise platforms.
• Working knowledge of SQL, data modeling, reporting, and analytics solutions.
• Experience with one or more enterprise technology platforms such as Esri, Power BI, Tableau, asset management systems, ERP platforms, CRM systems, or cloud environments.

Preferred

• Experience supporting public sector, transportation, utilities, public works, engineering, or infrastructure organizations.
• Familiarity with asset management, asset intelligence, digital twins, IoT, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or advanced analytics solutions.
• Experience developing technology master plans, data strategies, or digital transformation roadmaps.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Relevant industry certifications related to cloud platforms, GIS, project management, data analytics, or solution architecture.