System Architect - Development

Company Summary Statement As one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), is committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our shareowners and the communities we serve. Our high-performing regulated utilities — PPL Electric Utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and Rhode Island Energy — provide an outstanding experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the nation. PPL’s companies are also addressing challenges head-on by investing in new infrastructure and technology that is creating a smarter, more reliable and resilient energy grid. We are committed to doing our part to advance a cleaner energy future and drive innovation that enables us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining energy reliability and affordability for the customers and communities we serve. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.

NOTE:  This role is hybrid requiring 3 days on-site at one of our locations:  Louisville, KY; Allentown, PA or Providence, RI.       #LI-Hybrid    #INDPPL   The System Architect is a key technical contributor who can digest complex business problems and identify architecturally sound solutions.  They will support solution development by providing, communicating and evolving the broader technology and architectural view of the system solution, with demonstrated expertise in a variety of information technology concepts, practices, and procedures, can design and partner to implement software applications. The System Architect understands API's, Back-end systems, CMS, Search, Cloud and DevOps, and mobile first methodology and helps transform concepts to life using Agile framework. We are looking for someone who is outcome focused, loves challenges, can work collaboratively and exemplifies the virtues of our talent model: Humble, Hungry and Smart.

Essential Functions Work in an iterative/Agile environment and be a strong team player. Provide hands-on application development leadership and expertise in the creation of technical solutions to address system needs, working closely with enterprise architecture team. Hire, develop and mentor engineers. The system architect will also serve as the thought leader for the engineering organization. They will be responsible for making sure that the organization adheres to engineering best practices. Conducts code reviews for system modifications and development. Ability to work flexible hours as needed to accommodate remote team needs. Ability to deliver end to end solution using innovative approaches to complex design problems Analyze and tune application performance, with a focus on user experience, system responsiveness and scalability. Work with supporting teams to devise and validate viable solutions. Participate in planning, definition, and high-level design of the solution and exploration of solution alternatives. Enable the Continuous Delivery Pipeline through appropriate design guidelines and investment advocacy. Work with customers, stakeholders, and suppliers to establish high-level solution intent, and the solution intent information models and documentation requirements. Establish critical NFRs for the solution and participate in the definition of others. Operate within an economic framework when analyzing the impact of design decisions - Cost/Benefit & ROI analysis. Work with multiple Technology teams to champion the adoption of patterns, platforms, and tools to support the usage and conformity of solution architecture. Define subsystems and their interfaces, allocate responsibilities to subsystems, understand solution deployment, and communicate requirements for interactions with