Application Guide

How to Apply for Enterprise Architect

at Electric Power Engineers

🏢 About Electric Power Engineers

Electric Power Engineers is uniquely positioned at the intersection of energy infrastructure and technology innovation, specifically focused on enhancing grid reliability and resiliency for a sustainable energy future. Unlike generic tech companies, they tackle critical real-world challenges in the utility sector, making their work both technically demanding and socially impactful.

About This Role

As Enterprise Architect at Electric Power Engineers, you'll define and evolve architecture frameworks that align with business objectives while ensuring compliance and cybersecurity in utility environments. This role serves as the technical authority across agile teams and acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on technology strategy, directly supporting the company's mission of grid reliability through scalable software platforms for OT systems and corporate services.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves collaborating with agile delivery teams to ensure architectural alignment while reviewing designs for OT system integrations, meeting with business stakeholders to translate grid reliability requirements into technical architecture decisions, and preparing strategic briefings for senior leadership on technology investments that balance innovation with compliance mandates. You'll spend significant time evaluating how cloud architecture and enterprise platforms can enhance both corporate operations and field operations supporting the electrical grid.

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🎯 Who Electric Power Engineers Is Looking For

  • Has 15+ years of enterprise architecture experience specifically within utility or corporate environments, not just general IT
  • Possesses deep, hands-on expertise with enterprise platforms (ERP, CRM, HRIS) AND cloud architecture (Azure, AWS, GCP) in energy/utility contexts
  • Demonstrates proven experience leading architectural design for systems that integrate OT (Operational Technology) with corporate IT platforms
  • Can articulate how their architecture decisions directly support grid reliability, compliance mandates, and cybersecurity standards in the energy sector

📝 Tips for Applying to Electric Power Engineers

1

Quantify your 15+ years of experience with specific utility or energy sector projects, not just general enterprise architecture work

2

Highlight any experience with grid management systems, SCADA, or other OT technologies alongside your ERP/CRM/HRIS expertise

3

Demonstrate understanding of NERC CIP, FERC, or other utility-specific compliance frameworks in your resume

4

Show how you've served as a 'trusted advisor to senior leadership' in previous roles with concrete examples of influencing technology investment decisions

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Tailor your application to show how your architecture experience directly contributes to reliability and resiliency outcomes

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Connect your enterprise architecture experience directly to utility/energy sector challenges and grid reliability objectives', "Provide specific examples of how you've aligned architecture frameworks with both business objectives AND compliance mandates simultaneously", 'Demonstrate your ability to bridge technical architecture with senior leadership communication and strategic advisory', 'Highlight experience with OT systems integration and how it differs from standard corporate IT architecture approaches']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Research Electric Power Engineers' specific projects in grid modernization and how technology enables their reliability/resiliency mission
  • → Understand the regulatory landscape for utilities (NERC, FERC, state regulations) and how it impacts technology architecture
  • → Study the company's technology stack mentions and how they might be applying cloud solutions to traditional utility challenges
  • → Look into industry trends around OT/IT convergence in the energy sector and digital transformation in utilities

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you would design an architecture framework that balances business agility with NERC CIP compliance requirements
2 Describe your experience integrating OT systems (like grid management platforms) with corporate systems (ERP, CRM) and the unique challenges involved
3 How would you advise senior leadership on technology investments that support both immediate grid reliability needs and long-term sustainability goals?
4 Give an example of how you've enforced architecture standards across agile delivery teams while maintaining development velocity
5 What specific cybersecurity considerations are unique to enterprise architecture in utility environments versus other industries?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Presenting generic enterprise architecture experience without utility/energy sector context or examples
  • Focusing only on technical architecture without demonstrating ability to advise senior leadership on strategy and investment
  • Showing limited understanding of how compliance mandates (like NERC CIP) fundamentally shape architecture decisions in utility environments

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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