Are you ready to be part of a company that's not just talking about the future, but actively shaping it? Join The AES Corporation, the largest US-based global power company with a team of 8,300 employees across 12 countries.
AES has been ranked #1 by BloombergNEF in renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, providing electricity for millions of people worldwide.
We are proud to foster a strong workplace culture, earning prominent positions in Great Place to Work™ rankings across the markets where we operate. AES was also named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 13th consecutive year in 2026, highlighting our dedication to integrity, transparency, and responsible business practices.
Our spirit of innovation continues to earn industry recognition. AES is the only seven-time winner of the Edison Electric Institute’s Edison Awards in the twenty-first century, a distinction honoring global leadership in advancing the electric power industry.
If you're ready to be part of a company that's not just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you. We're not just building a more sustainable future, we're powering it. Apply now and energize your career with a true leader in global energy.
Responsibilities:
- Define and evolve enterprise architecture and multi-year technology roadmaps aligned to Utility strategy, RoE priorities, and targeted outcomes across Customer Engagement, T&D Transformation, and Smart Grid.
- Architect solutions around business domains and end-to-end capabilities to ensure alignment to operational workflows and business outcomes
- Align strategy to execution through actionable implementation roadmaps and capability-based planning.
- Provide solution architecture leadership by partnering with product and program teams, establishing architectural guardrails, reviewing designs to ensure alignment with target architecture, security, performance, resiliency, and operability standards, supporting both project-centric and product-centric delivery models.
- Govern integration, data, and technical dependencies by defining enterprise integration patterns, establishing data domain ownership and quality expectations, and proactively managing cross-system dependencies to prevent silos and integration failures.
- Lead architecture governance and stakeholder alignment, including design reviews, standards communication, and exception management
- Embed compliance, auditability, and policy enforcement directly into architectural designs to support regulatory compliance and enable safe adoption of advanced technologies
- Incorporate AI-enabled, automation, and advanced analytics opportunities into capability-based planning, identifying where intelligent decisioning, workflow orchestration, and data-driven insights can drive step-change improvements in operational performance, cost efficiency, and customer experience
- Design for hybrid architectures that layer modern capabilities onto legacy utility systems, balancing innovation with reliability, regulatory compliance, and operational continuity
- Drive technology rationalization, technical debt reduction, lifecycle management, platform standardization, and vendor technology evaluations to ensure long-term architectural viability
- Partner with Digital PMO and portfolio leadership to align architecture priorities with investment decisions and initiative sequencing
- Advocate for US Digital Utilities within ASA and global IT organizations and serve as a technical champion for major enterprise programs such as Energy Star 3.0 and the Global Aurora Program, ensuring alignment between enterprise architecture, portfolio investments, and targeted business outcomes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related experience. Master’s degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in software development, architecture, or digital product leadership roles.
- Proven experience designing architectures in complex, integrated, and regulated environments.
- Experience applying advanced analytics, automation, and/or AI-enabled capabilities within enterprise environments, with the ability to identify practical use cases aligned to business value
- Demonstrated ability to align technology strategy with business objectives and portfolio execution.
- Deep understanding of enterprise integration, data architecture, and modern technology platforms.
- Strong strategic thinking and the ability to negotiate architectural tradeoffs with executive stakeholders.
- Proven ability to influence without authority and drive standards across matrixed organizations.
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-evolving technology environments, balancing long-term architectural vision with near-term delivery needs
- Resilience and resourcefulness in navigating large-scale, global energy environments.
AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds, differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
