Program Architect ADMS

Job Title:

Program Architect - ADMS (Advanced Distribution Management System)

Location:

Dallas, TX 75202 (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)

Employment Type:

6-Month Contract (High possibility of conversion to full-time)

Opportunity Overview
We are seeking a world‑class Program Architect to serve as the single point of accountability for architecture across a large‑scale, mission‑critical ADMS transformation program in the electric utility sector. This is a high‑visibility leadership role at the intersection of grid operations, real‑time systems, and enterprise transformation. You will own the end‑to‑end architecture strategy and ensure successful delivery of measurable business outcomes — improved grid reliability, reduced outages, enhanced resilience, and operational scalability.

Key Accountabilities

Own the target state, transition states, and execution architecture roadmap for the entire ADMS program

Act as the final decision authority on all program‑level architectural trade‑offs

Translate enterprise strategy into actionable, enforceable program architecture while challenging vendor roadmaps

Lead architectural governance across multiple system integrators, vendors, and platforms

Design robust integration, real‑time, event‑driven, and high‑availability architectures spanning SCADA, OMS, DMS, and enterprise systems

Mitigate systemic architectural risks and lead recovery efforts for at‑risk program components

Ensure architecture is production‑ready with strong focus on resilience, observability, and operational excellence

Required Qualifications

15+ years in architecture & technical leadership roles

15+ years of deep experience in the Electrical Utility / Energy domain

Proven leadership of large‑scale transformation programs ($50M – $200M+)

Strong experience in mission‑critical control room / real‑time systems environments

Hands‑on experience with AspenTech OSI ADMS (or equivalent) — mandatory

Full lifecycle experience in at least one major ADMS implementation (design through deployment & stabilization)

Technical Expertise

Deep knowledge of OMS, DMS, and SCADA operations

Real‑time systems, low‑latency data processing, and telemetry architectures

Event‑driven & streaming architectures

High‑availability, fault‑tolerant design for mission‑critical systems

Strong integration architecture experience across IT/OT boundaries

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