Azure Technical Lead architecture

Position: Azure Technical Lead architecture

Location: Houston, TX

Duration: 12+ months

Work Model : Hybrid – 4 days onsite and 1 day remote per week

Start date: ASAP

Job Description: The Technical Lead with architecture experience will be responsible for designing and governing scalable, secure, resilient, and low-latency technology solutions that support CenterPoint Energy''s Outage to Restoration (OTR) products. This role partners with Product Managers, Engineering Teams, Operations, and Business Stakeholders to deliver exceptional customer and operational experiences while aligning solutions with enterprise architecture standards.

Key Responsibilities

•       Lead architecture and technical design for OTR applications and integrations.

•       Provide technical leadership across product planning, design, development, and delivery.

•       Design high-performing, highly available, and resilient cloud-native solutions.

•       Establish architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices.

•       Support outage event scalability and low-latency customer experiences.

•       Collaborate with Product Managers, Scrum Teams, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

•       Evaluate emerging technologies and AI capabilities to support future business needs.

•       Lead architecture reviews and mentor development teams.

•       Hands on Development experience

Required Technical Expertise

Front-End Architecture

•       Angular

•       TypeScript

•       RxJS

•       Responsive Design

•       Accessibility Standards

•       UI Performance Optimization

Backend Architecture

•       .NET Core / ASP.NET Core

•       REST APIs

•       Microservices

•       Event-Driven Architecture

•       Integration Services

•       Security and Performance Optimization

Microsoft Azure

Deep expertise in:

•       Azure App Services

•       Azure Functions

•       API Management

•       Logic Apps

•       Service Bus

•       Event Grid

•       Azure Storage

•       Key Vault

•       Front Door

•       Azure Monitor

•       Azure DevOps

•       CI/CD Pipelines

Identity & Security

•       Azure AD B2C / Microsoft Entra External ID

•       OAuth 2.0

•       OpenID Connect

•       SSO and MFA

•       Token-Based Authentication

•       Secure Customer Identity Management

Analytics & Monitoring

•       Adobe Analytics

•       Tag Management and Customer Journey Tracking

•       Application Insights

•       Telemetry and Logging

•       Performance Monitoring

•       Operational Observability

Domain Knowledge

•       Outage-to-Restoration business processes

•       Customer outage experience and communications

•       Estimated Restoration Times (ERT)

•       OMS, GIS, and enterprise integrations

•       Incident, Change, and Release Management

The ideal candidate is a technology leader who can:

•       Architect complex enterprise solutions.

•       Design low-latency, highly scalable platforms.

•       Balance business needs, technology strategy, and operational supportability.

•       Communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.

•       Drive innovation while maintaining reliability, security, and customer focus.