SAP DM and EDM Architect (Utility Industry exp)

Description: Under the IT Applications Meter to Bill department, this position will be responsible for leading the innovative development of business solutions, implemented through IT, to enable the business to meet its objectives. The role, together with support from Entergy's Enterprise Architect (EA) function and IT Business Analyst (BA) are responsible for creating a fully integrated, effective business solution. The role is an active thought leader and application visionary who shapes the technology demand among the business unit.

The role requires an in-depth understanding of available IT technologies, the business unit's operations, its operating model, capability needs, and business challenges. The role also requires an in-depth knowledge and understanding of Customer System technologies with a special emphasis on SAP, the business unit's operations, its operating model, capability needs, and business challenges.

The team member will be principally responsible for the solution architecture, design, and support of Entergy's Customer System application portfolio, including but not limited to the architecture and design of systems associated with SAP Industry Solution for Utility (IS-U), SAP HANA, AMI experience, and integration with MDMS or other meter reading applications. The team member must have SAP IS-U experience with a key focus in SAP Device Management (DM) and SAP Energy Data Management (EDM).

This position will report directly to the IT Service Delivery Manager for Meter to Bill, who is principally focused on business application solution delivery.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
The Solution Architect / Solution Architect Sr. at Entergy has two primary areas of responsibility.
1. Serve as the primary technical SME for their assigned area(s)/domain(s), including:
Serve as a technical expert/consultant to business stakeholders, business clients, Program Managers, BAs, peer SAs, and vendors
Support technology and/or application road mapping based on business strategies, capabilities, and requirements
Support Lifecycle Road mapping for standard Entergy technology and applications
Work with EA to evaluate emerging trends and technologies
Adopt Industry and domain best practices
Support Point of Views and Proof of Concepts
Provide application integration expertise
Provide code fixes, perform configuration changes and coding changes for minor enhancements
Provide technical support as needed
Perform analysis and design for incidents, service requests, and application enhancements in the DM and EDM functional areas of Entergy's SAP IS-U system.
Work closely with business resources to explain SAP system functionality, to understand issues when reported, to gather effective system requirements for enhancements, and to ensure that SAP systems are supporting business needs
Responsible for management and delivery of application support work in DM, EDM and their integration to billing, AMI technology, and other areas of Entergy's SAP IS-U system.

2. Serve as Entergy's technical lead on assigned projects, including:
Support annual project portfolio planning
Perform IT estimation during the Business Case phase
Conduct Complexity Assessment to determine proper level of Solution Development Lifecycle (SDLC) rigor
Support the solution sourcing and selection process (e.g., Requests for Proposals and Statements of Work processes)
Enforce adherence to EA standards
Provide technical oversight to vendor services and solutions delivery
Create Solution Design (i.e., Conceptual, Logical and Physical)
Maintain Requirements Traceability Matrix as established by the BA
Support all project execution phases (i.e., Initiation, Definition, Design, Construction, Test, and Deployment)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum education required of the position
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
Minimum experience required of the position
Solution Architect, Sr: At least 10 years of experience working with technology and how it supports the business.
Experience working with Customer System solutions is a plus.
SAP IS-U and HANA experience is required.
At least 5 years of SAP Device Management (DM) and SAP Energy Data Management (EDM) support experience.
Ability to program using ABAP code is required.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position
Hands on knowledge of implementing DM and EDM related enhancements
Have a strong understanding of DM, EDM and their integration to Billing processes.
AMI Experience (interfacing CCS with MDMS to accept reads from MDMS)
Strong understanding with connecting CCS to MDMS to obtain Billing Determinants
Deep understanding and practical experience of industry solutions
Working knowledge in all areas of technology (infrastructure, commercial applications, software development, end-user platforms, IT operations).
Planning experience, especially the design of longer-term strategies.
Ability to communicate and present effectively with all levels in the organization, including executive management.
Excellent interpersonal communications skills.
Excellent writing and presentation skills.
Working knowledge of architecture concepts and the ability to integrate business needs and technology capabilities.