IT Architect - Solution Architect, SAP

Eversource will not offer immigration-related sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B, O-1, J-1, TN, E-3, etc.).  Applicants requiring visa sponsorship to start employment with Eversource will not be considered.

Eversource supports work-life balance by offering hybrid schedules for certain roles. Eligibility is based on job responsibilities, operational needs, nature of work and team dynamics. Current guidelines require employees to work at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the third day set by the employee and supervisor based on department needs. These guidelines apply to roles approved for remote work and are subject to change,  based on managerial discretion and work performance. All applicants must be able to work up to five days in the office if needed (for example: emergencies, training, or other business needs) or should the policy change.  

The Solution Architect bridges the gap between complex business problems and technical solutions, ensuring systems are technically feasible, scalable, reliable, cost-effective, and aligned with organizational goals. They translate business requirements into technical requirements and solution designs, coordinate across architectural domains, and guide implementation into production and operational environments. They help shape the Architectural Runway to enable future delivery.​

Develops and implements systems architecture that will meet business needs. The solution architect’s responsibilities include gathering requirements and functional specifications, assessing the current software systems in place in order to identify areas in need of improvement, and overseeing development teams. Regularly update the company on any developments in systems architecture projects.

Provides technical leadership and architectural direction across complex projects, leading cross-functional teams of architects, engineers, developers, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders from solution definition through implementation and operational delivery. Establishes the technical vision, architecture, priorities, and delivery approach while ensuring teams remain aligned to business objectives, architectural standards, and technical strategy. Facilitates collaboration and decision-making across teams, resolves technical risks and dependencies, challenges assumptions, and provides guidance on design and implementation decisions. Partners closely with project and program leadership to balance scope, schedule, cost, quality, and technical feasibility, ensuring solutions are delivered successfully while maintaining architectural integrity and long-term sustainability.

Essential Functions: 

● Translate business objectives and requirements into technical requirements, solution architectures, and actionable roadmaps aligned with organizational goals.

● Evaluate business and technology challenges, define solution vision and requirements, assess alternatives, and recommend optimal solutions, including RFPs, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts (PoCs) where appropriate.

● Design and document end-to-end solution architectures, including high-level architecture, application, network, infrastructure, identity, security, integration, and operational components.

● Develop architecture specifications, blueprints, diagrams, and standards that address functional and non-functional requirements while ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, maintainable, and fit for purpose.

● Establish architecture strategies that align short- and long-term business objectives, technology roadmaps, project portfolios, and organizational priorities.

● Select appropriate technology stacks, frameworks, platforms, software, and infrastructure based on business requirements, technical requirements, standards, usability, productivity, and total cost of ownership.

● Maintain Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and other architecture documentation, clearly capturing context, alternatives, tradeoffs, decisions, consequences, and rejected options.

● Validate critical architectural assumptions through prototypes, PoCs, workload modeling, and other technical assessments before finalizing designs.

● Assess existing systems and architecture, identify gaps and opportunities, and recommend modernization, optimization, upgrades, replacement, integration, or decommissioning strategies.

● Provide technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, collaborating with architects, engineers, development teams, platform teams, project teams, and PMO to guide implementation and adoption.

● Communicate architecture, technical decisions, risks, dependencies, costs, budgets, and recommendations to business and technical stakeholders, facilitating alignment and informed decision-making.

● Collaborate across architectural domains to establish and adopt technology standards, guidelines, procedures, and governance practices; recommend updates to standards when business or technology needs evolve.

● Participate in architecture reviews, planning, governance, and delivery activities to provide continuous technical guidance and ensure solutions remain aligned with approved architecture and standards.

● Coordinate the delivery of scalable, reliable solutions across development, production, and operational environments.

● Continuously evaluate current and emerging technologies and recommend changes that improve capabilities, efficiency, usability, security, reliability, and business value.

● Analyze workload characteristics, usage patterns, application health, operational requirements, costs, and evolving cloud capabilities to identify optimization opportunities and provide recommendations.

● Work with stakeholders to negotiate and refine requirements when necessary, balancing business objectives, technical feasibility, cost, risk, timelines, and operational considerations.

● Assess and communicate the business and enterprise-wide impact of technical decisions, architectural risks, existing solution issues, and proposed changes.

● Develop and execute solutions that improve operational efficiency, reduce reactive work, and support continuous improvement of the technology environment.

● Build and integrate information systems and business applications that meet organizational needs and align with enterprise architecture principles.

● Provide supervision, mentorship, and technical guidance to development and engineering teams as needed.

● Support the development and execution of the solutions architecture program, including architecture roadmaps, standards, initiatives, and project portfolios.

Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications:

Technical Knowledge/Skill: 

Expertise in these areas preferred:

• SAP S/4HANA Finance architecture and solution design
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud — Public & Private Edition
• SAP ERP to S/4HANA transformation
• SAP Activate methodology
• Fit-to-Standard / Fit-to-Gap analysis
• Clean Core principles
• SAP Best Practices
• SAP Central Finance
• SAP Group Reporting
• SAP Treasury / Cash Management
• SAP Advanced Financial Closing
• SAP Fiori / UX architecture
• SAP BTP architecture and extensibility

Experience with LeanIX a plus

Excellent oral and written communication

Analytical and problem-solving skills

High attention to detail

Ability to work under indirect supervision

Broad understanding of information technology topics

Effective interpersonal skills and collaborative management style to include teamwork and team building ability

Comfortable with ambiguity and time spent outside of comfort zone acquiring new skills

Flexible in a fast-paced dynamic environment with shifting roles and responsibilities

Technically creative and open-minded

Education:   

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education and work experience

Experience:  

Minimum of 5 to 8 years of experience related to IT Management or other information technology solutions architecture role

Licenses & Certifications:  

AZ 900 preferred

Working Conditions:

• Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
• Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.

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Competencies:

Build trusting relationships

Manage and develop people

Foster teamwork and cross-functional collaboration

Lead change

Communicate strategic vision

Create an engaged workforce

Focus on the customer

Take ownership & accountability

Compensation and Benefits:

Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program.Check out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs. Salary is commensurate with your experience. This position is eligible for a potential incentive.The annual salary range for this position is:

$133,450.00-$148,280.00

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings:

1

Emergency Response:

Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment.  This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location. 

EEO Statement:

Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.

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