Job Details

Position Description

We are looking for a Solutions Architect to join our Grid & Energy Services team and bring strong experience designing large-scale distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience in architecture and ensure high quality code. Ideally 8+ years working heavily with Python and Azure. You will work closely with tam across our new Grid & Energy Services division.

Location & Work Arrangement

This role is remote, however, the candidate(s) will be expected to relocate at their own expense to our onsite Houston location by Q1 in 2027.

*Q1 2027 is an approximate timeframe and is subject to change at any time.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technical solutions for grid and energy platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Partner with engineering, product, and customer stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical architecture.
• Define system architecture across cloud services, APIs, data pipelines, and distributed systems.
• Guide implementation teams on best practices for cloud-native design, security, and integration patterns.
• Support customer engagements, including technical discussions, solution design, and deployment planning.
• Ensure alignment with reliability, observability, and performance standards in collaboration with SRE and QA teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of architecture standards, documentation, and reusable design patterns.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in solutions architecture, software engineering, or related technical roles.
• Strong experience designing with Python & deploying cloud-based systems (Azure).
• Experience with distributed systems, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Strong communication skills with experience working cross-functionally and with external stakeholders.
• Experience with modern software development practices, including CI/CD and cloud-native design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in energy systems, utilities, or infrastructure-related platforms.
• Experience with customer-facing architecture or pre-sales engineering.
• Knowledge of observability, reliability, and SRE best practices.
• Exposure to AI/ML-enabled systems or data-driven platforms.
• Travel up to 10% or business needs.

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job's minimum qualifications.

*This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.