Enterprise Technology Domain Architect

Company Summary Statement

As one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), is committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our shareowners and the communities we serve. Our high-performing regulated utilities — PPL Electric Utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and Rhode Island Energy — provide an outstanding experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the nation. PPL’s companies are also addressing challenges head-on by investing in new infrastructure and technology that is creating a smarter, more reliable and resilient energy grid. We are committed to doing our part to advance a cleaner energy future and drive innovation that enables us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining energy reliability and affordability for the customers and communities we serve. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.

Overview NOTE: This is a hybrid position requiring on-site presence three days per week in Louisville, KY; Allentown, PA or Providence, RI. INDPPL

The Domain Architect will be part of PPL’s Enterprise Architecture community to be part of the team that will drive PPL’s Enterprise Architecture technology standards across Value Streams. The Domain Architect will lead the development and governance of value stream-wide architectural strategies, ensuring alignment between IT and business goals along with PPL Enterprise Architecture standards for new and existing Enterprise Technology Value Stream platforms. Maximizing value, minimizing risk and facilitating transformation of business/digital strategy are key enterprise goals for the Domain Architect. This role is critical in enabling digital transformation, optimizing IT investments, and ensuring the reliability, scalability, and agility of technology platforms that support corporate operations.

Candidate would have experience defining and implementing complex enterprise architectures across the following key areas: Business Architecture, Data and Information Architecture and Governance, Enterprise Architecture Operating Model, Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Planning, Enterprise IT Governance, Infrastructure and Cloud Architecture, Integration Architecture, Security Architecture, Solution and Application Architecture, Technology and Platforms This position reports to the Sr Dir Enterprise Technology and will work closely with the IT Portfolio Enterprise Architect.

Responsibilities Strategic Leadership

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- Develop Point of Views on technology, industry and market trends, and determine their potential impact on the Enterprise Technology Value Stream

- Drive innovation by aligning the mindset towards moving from technology driven to business outcome driven architecture.

- Collaborate with the IT Portfolio Enterprise Architect and other Value Stream Domain Architects on the creation and/or evolution of the EA function or program.

- Collaborate with IT and Business leaders to develop digital vision and build the digital strategy for Enterprise Technology Value Stream

- Analyze the current Enterprise Technology environment to detect critical deficiencies, and recommend solutions for improvement

- Lead the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to derive enterprise business, information, technical and solution (BITS) architecture requirements

- Consult with application/infrastructure development projects to fit systems to architecture, and identify when it is necessary to modify the technical architecture to accommodate project needs

- Understand, advocate and support the enterprise's information technology strategies

- Responsible for the development and ongoing support of key architectural solution components

- Drive the continual development of the architectural runway for the Enterprise Technology Value Stream

- Manages and is accountable for driving the development of solution of Enterprise Technology Value Stream architecture issues

Architecture Governance

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- Contribute to the Enterprise Architecture community and help to define and promote architecture principles, frameworks and governance processes.

- Define standards for solution architecture, integration, and data management across platforms.

Solutions Architecture

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- Assesses wider industry technology trends (e.g., artificial intelligence, robot process automation, internet of things, cloud, dev ops, microservices etc.) and best practices to identify best-in-class Technology and architecture direction and is responsible for high level architectural design as well as playing a crucial role in identifying new technologies that could affect overall strategy for the Enterprise Technology Value Stream. Additional responsibilities include:

- Contribution towards the improvement of the Architecture process

- Architectural technology standards within their specific discipline

- Governance of architecture standards

- Technology strategy

- Works with various Enterprise Technology teams to champion the adoption of patterns, platforms, and tools to support the usage and conformity of solution architecture

Platform Oversight (SAP & Non-SAP)

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- Oversight of the end-to-end architecture across SAP (S/4HANA, SAP, SAP BTP, SAP CPI) and non-SAP systems

- Ensure seamless integration between platforms using APIs, middleware and microservices.

- Guide ERP consolidation and cloud migration strategies.

Risk & Compliance

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- Ensure Enterprise Technology Value Stream complies with cybersecurity, data privacy, and industry regulations

- Design architecture that is resilient, secure, and supports disaster recovery strategies.

Stakeholder Management

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- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders in IT, operations, and business.

- Work with project managers, solution architects, and delivery teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications & Experience

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- Bachelor’s degree.

- 10-Year background in delivering scalable, compliant, Enterprise Architecture.

- Knowledge of Finance, Supply Chain and HR functional domains and platforms / architectures.

- SAP landscape knowledge (SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP CPI, SAP IS-U, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Ariba) and integration with non-SAP systems desirable.

- Proven experience with cloud platforms, hybrid architecture.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

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- Master's Degree

- Utilities Enterprise Architecture experience/knowledge

Skills & Competencies

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- Strategic thinking and business acumen.

- Deep understanding of enterprise integration patterns and middleware tools.

- Excellent knowledge of utility industry processes and regulatory requirements.

- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

- Familiarity with modern architecture trends.

- Core Skills

- SAFe Agile

- Application Design & Architecture

- Big Data Technologies

- AI (AI/ML, GenAI, Agentic)

- Cloud Fundamentals

- Data Security

- DevOps Practices

- Event Driven Architecture

- Roadmap Creation and Product Vision

- Security Fundamentals

- Software Architecture

- Vendor Landscape

- Application Architecture

- N-Tier

- Microservices

- Domain Driven Design

- Collaboration Tools

- Agile work management tooling expertise

- Data Architecture

- NoSQL

- Relational Databases

- Data Platforms (e.g. Data Bricks, MSFT Data Fabric)

- Architecture/Framework

- API / System Integration

- Cloud Architecture

- Containerization – Docker, Kubernetes

- Data Lakes

- IaaS, PaaS, SaaS

- Microsoft Operating Framework

- Purpose Built Analytics

- Microsoft Azure

- Operations & Deployment Architecture

- Git

- Azure Application Service

KPIs / Success Metrics:

- Alignment of IT strategy with business objectives.

- Reduction in technology complexity and operational costs.

- Uptime and performance of integrated enterprise platforms.

- Successful delivery of strategic transformation programs.

- Compliance with architecture, governance and standards.