Solutions Architect - Data Platform Engineering

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. Review the position below and apply today .   We offer a hybrid work schedule (one week in the office, one week of teleworking) to accommodate the need for flexibility. Military service members and veterans with ranks from E5-E9, W1-CW5, or O3-O6, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.  At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position. This position does not offer relocation assistance.    Job Summary

We are seeking a Solution Architect, Data Platforms to lead the architecture, modernization, governance, security, and evolution of our enterprise data platform ecosystem.   This role serves as a technical leader who defines strategy, establishes engineering standards, guides delivery teams, and influences technology direction across the organization's data landscape. The successful candidate will partner with enterprise architecture , business leaders, data engineers, platform teams, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, secure, resilient, and governed data capabilities that enable enterprise analytics, data products, AI, and operational decision-making.   This is a highly influential individual contributor role with broad architectural accountability. The role requires strong technical leadership, the ability to influence, and a record of driving enterprise-scale transformation.     Key Responsibilities   Data Platform Strategy & Modernization

Define and execute architecture roadmaps for enterprise data platforms by closely partnering with enterprise architecture team. Lead modernization initiatives that simplify legacy environments and improve platform agility. Establish future-state architectures for cloud, hybrid, and virtualized data ecosystems. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic platform investments. Drive technical debt reduction initiatives and improve long-term maintainability.

Data Products & Analytics Enablement

Design architecture patterns that accelerate delivery of trusted data products. Define reusable ingestion, transformation, virtualization, and consumption frameworks. Partner with data engineering and business teams to reduce time-to-value for analytics initiatives. Enable scalable self-service analytics and reporting capabilities. Establish architecture standards that support AI, advanced analytics, and enterprise reporting.

Reliability, Security & Governance

Architect resilient, highly available, and observable data platforms. Define enterprise standards for RBAC, ABAC, encryption, masking, and data protection. Establish platform monitoring, observability, operational health, and performance frameworks. Partner with cybersecurity, compliance, risk, and governance teams to ensure alignment with enterprise requirements. Design governance controls that improve trust, consistency, and compliance across data assets.

Architecture Governance & Standards

Lead architecture reviews and design assessments. Create and maintain reference architectures, engineering standards, and reusable patterns. Influence technology decisions across multiple teams and initiatives. Provide architectural guidance during major project planning and implementation. Maintain architecture decision records and technology standards.

Technical Leadership Expectations

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and delivery teams. Influence architecture decisions across multiple organizations. Mentor architects, engineers, and technical leads. Drive