Company: Celerity Job Title: Solution Architect Salary: $160 - $185K Annually DOE + bonus potential Location: Remote (work for home eligible) Light travel may be required Company Overview: Celerity is a consulting firm specializing in system integration solutions for the utilities and energy sectors. We empower organizations by converting complex data into actionable intelligence to mitigate risk, optimize assets, and maximize project outcomes. Our background and expertise allow us to deliver Field Service Management (FSM) solutions, driving digital transformation and operational excellence for our clients. Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect with over 10 years of expertise in Field Service Management tools and a strong background in the utilities and energy industries. The successful candidate will lead the design and implementation of the FSM solution, ensuring they meet client requirements and industry best practices. This role will also be responsible for building and mentoring a high-performing team to deliver exceptional service to our clients. Key Responsibilities: Solution Design and Architecture: - Lead the design of comprehensive FSM solutions tailored to the specific needs of clients in the utilities and energy sectors. - Develop detailed architectural blueprints that outline system integrations, data flows, and technical specifications. - Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with industry standards and best practices. Technical Leadership: - Provide technical guidance and oversight during the implementation of FSM solutions, ensuring adherence to architectural designs and project timelines. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, project managers, and business analysts, to ensure cohesive and efficient project delivery. - Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to inform solution design and implementation strategies. Client Engagement: - Engage with clients to understand their business processes, requirements, and challenges. - Translate client needs into functional and technical requirements, ensuring clear communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle. - Present architectural solutions and design decisions to clients, articulating the benefits and rationale behind chosen approaches. Team Building and Mentorship: - Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of technical professionals, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence. - Define team roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations to ensure clarity and accountability. - Provide ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance team capabilities and knowledge of FSM solutions. Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: - Establish and enforce best practices for solution design, coding standards, and system integrations. - Conduct regular code and design reviews to ensure quality and adherence to architectural standards. - Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in solution delivery. Educational Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. - Advanced degree (MBA or Master’s) is preferred. Required Skills and Experience: - Minimum of 10 years of experience in implementing Field Service Management solutions, with a significant focus on the utilities and energy industries. - Proven track record of leading complex FSM implementations, and integrating with existing technology stack (ERP, CRM, CIS, BI, Datawarehouse, etc.). - Experience with development of Web-based business applications, using some of the following: XML, JSON, HTML 5, Angular JS, etc. - Experience with planning, designing, and developing integration solutions to integrate with enterprise systems using SOAP & REST web services - Strong understanding of utility operations, asset management, and regulatory compliance. - Demonstrated experience in team building and leadership, with the ability to inspire and develop talent. - Excellent project management skills, including proficiency in project planning, execution, and risk management. - Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage clients and stakeholders at all levels. - Technical proficiency in FSM software platforms, system integration, and data analytics. - Ability to travel to client site (domestic and(or) international) as required and defined per project requirements. Preferred Skills: - Experience with Click or similar FSM platform and its applications in the utilities sector and(or) familiarity with FSM tools. - Consulting background with experience in client-facing roles delivering high-impact programs. - Familiarity with GIS integration and mobile workforce management solutions. - Knowledge of emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, and Machine Learning as they apply to Field Service Management. - Professional certifications in solution architecture or relevant technical areas. The salary range for this position is provided in good faith and is subject to variation based on geographic location, candidate experience, and market conditions. Final compensation will be determined after a comprehensive evaluation of the candidate’s qualifications and alignment with the role. In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws—including but not limited to those in California, Colorado, New York, Washington, and other jurisdictions—we disclose salary ranges to promote equity and transparency. Where required by law, compensation and benefits information will be included in job postings or made available upon request. This job description outlines the primary responsibilities and standards of the position but is not exhaustive. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties that are reasonably related to their role and consistent with company policies and applicable labor laws. Employee welfare and development is important to us, and we sponsor many activities outside of work to promote team building as well as sponsor formal training and certification. We are proud to offer a comprehensive health and welfare benefit package that includes: HEALTH & WELL-BEING - Medical Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance PEACE OF MIND - Disability Insurance (STD/LTD) - Flexible Spending Account - Health Savings Account - Basic Life/AD&D - 401(k) plan WORK/LIFE BALANCE - Paid Time Off - Company Holidays - Leave of Absence - Flexible Work Schedules ADDITIONAL PERKS - Employee Referral Program - Professional Development - Charitable Contribution Match Based in Walnut Creek, CA with offices nationwide, Celerity energy engineers perform a critical, leadership role as strategic liaisons between data, assets and the teams that make projects happen in the field. See full details and meet our leadership team on our website: https://www.consultcelerity.com/ Celerity is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veterans’ status or other status protected by applicable law. Pursuant to the Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. This position is open to individuals who are currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Overview Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. The Space and Intelligence Division provides professional services to the US Space Force, Combatant Commands, Intelligence Community, and NASA. Our work includes enterprise architectural assessments, systems engineering and integration, test, planning and execution, cost estimating and analysis, acquisition support, and cybersecurity. We are trusted partners developing approaches and concepts to meet emerging high priority needs, assessing cutting-edge technologies, and supporting capabilities for our National Defense. Come join the fastest growing Division at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.! The Space Systems Group (SSG), part of SPA’s Space and Intelligence Division, provides timely and objective assessments and recommendations integrating technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis. We focus on our key clients in the Space community including the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command (USSF/SSC), one of the three designated Field Commands under USSF. We work tirelessly to provide integrated solutions based on information and communications throughout the chain of command. We provide clear and consistent analysis and recommendations which are aligned to strategic and leadership goals while balancing the ability to execute on time and on budget within the technical communities. Come join an organization responsible for being a key enabler of Spacepower! SPA has an immediate need for a Enterprise Architect/Chief Platform Operations. Responsibilities The Enterprise Architect/Chief of Platform Operations is responsible for the performance, reliability, and continuous delivery of the KM Platform across all environments and classifications. As the leader of the largest and most critical division within the platform organization, this role directs all operational activities that enable mission systems to run securely, reliably, and at scale. Reporting to the Platform Program Manager, the Chief of Platform Operations leads a multi-disciplinary organization spanning cloud engineering, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, and Site Reliability Engineering across IL4/IL5, IL6, Secret, and future environments. This role ensures the platform operates as a cohesive, high-performing system where uptime, responsiveness, and user experience are never compromised. The Chief of Platform Operations is both a visionary and an operator, driving proactive improvements to platform performance, scalability, and efficiency while maintaining the ability to lead decisively through high-pressure operational events. This role sets the standard for operational excellence, ensuring the platform remains trusted, resilient, and mission-ready at all times. Core Responsibilities - Lead and manage the Platform Operations division, overseeing all personnel, branches, and environment-aligned teams responsible for platform delivery and performance - Own platform-wide operational performance, including uptime, availability, latency, mean time to restore, pipeline reliability, and collaboration tool availability - Establish and enforce operational standards, processes, and SLAs to ensure consistent, high-quality performance across all environments - Direct 24/7 operational readiness and incident response, ensuring rapid, coordinated resolution of outages and mission-impacting issues - Drive proactive platform improvements, including automation, scalability enhancements, workflow optimization, and adoption of new capabilities from Systems Engineering - Ensure seamless onboarding and operational support for application teams, reducing friction and enabling rapid, reliable delivery to production - Integrate cloud, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, and SRE practices into a unified operational model that supports continuous delivery and Day-2 excellence - Partner with the Deputy and Technical Director to optimize technical architecture, tooling, and team performance while maintaining alignment with mission priorities - Translate program priorities from the Platform PM into executable operational plans, ensuring alignment between strategy and execution - Maintain accountability for platform observability, metrics, and reporting, providing clear, accurate, and timely insights to leadership and stakeholders - Engage with Mission Capability Leads and external stakeholders to ensure platform performance, responsiveness, and user experience meet mission needs - Continuously assess and improve team structure, workflows, and operational efficiency to scale with platform growth and complexity Expected Outcomes - The platform operates with consistently high availability and reliability, meeting or exceeding SLAs across all environments and services - Incidents are rapidly detected, triaged, and resolved, with minimal mission impact and continuously improving response and recovery times - Platform operations are proactive rather than reactive, with automation, monitoring, and process improvements preventing issues before they occur - Application teams experience fast, frictionless onboarding and stable operational environments, enabling continuous delivery without disruption - Operational workflows are streamlined, scalable, and efficient, reducing manual effort and increasing team productivity - The platform maintains a unified, high-performing operational model across all classifications and environments, with no degradation in standards - Metrics and reporting provide clear, actionable visibility into platform health, performance, and trends for leadership and stakeholders - The operations team functions as a cohesive, mission-driven organization, aligned to priorities and executing with discipline and urgency - The platform remains trusted, resilient, and desirable, delivering a high-quality user experience that drives adoption and mission success - Operational capabilities continuously evolve to support increased scale, complexity, and mission demand without loss of performance Qualifications Qualifications: - Active Top Secret clearance - Master’s degree in relevant field of study from an accredited institution - 12 years of relevant hands-on experience - Proven experience leading large, multi‑disciplinary operations organizations (e.g., cloud engineering, SRE, DevSecOps, Kubernetes) responsible for high‑availability, mission‑critical platforms - Demonstrated ability to manage and optimize platform‑wide operational performance, including availability, latency, incident response, MTTR, and pipeline reliability - Hands‑on background establishing and enforcing operational standards, processes, SLAs, and 24/7 incident management practices across complex, multi‑classification environments - Track record driving proactive operational improvements—such as automation, scalability enhancements, workflow optimization, and continuous delivery enablement - Experience integrating cloud, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps/SRE practices into a cohesive operational model while engaging effectively with technical stakeholders and mission users

Overview Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. The Space and Intelligence Division provides professional services to the US Space Force, Combatant Commands, Intelligence Community, and NASA. Our work includes enterprise architectural assessments, systems engineering and integration, test, planning and execution, cost estimating and analysis, acquisition support, and cybersecurity. We are trusted partners developing approaches and concepts to meet emerging high priority needs, assessing cutting-edge technologies, and supporting capabilities for our National Defense. Come join the fastest growing Division at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.! The Space Systems Group (SSG), part of SPA’s Space and Intelligence Division, provides timely and objective assessments and recommendations integrating technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis. We focus on our key clients in the Space community including the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command (USSF/SSC), one of the three designated Field Commands under USSF. We work tirelessly to provide integrated solutions based on information and communications throughout the chain of command. We provide clear and consistent analysis and recommendations which are aligned to strategic and leadership goals while balancing the ability to execute on time and on budget within the technical communities. Come join an organization responsible for being a key enabler of Spacepower! SPA has an immediate need for a Enterprise Architect/Chief Engineer. Responsibilities The Enterprise Architect/Chief Engineer is the senior technical authority for the KM Platform, responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the platform’s architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction across all environments and capabilities. Reporting directly to the Platform Program Manager, this role leads the Systems Engineering Division, encompassing Platform Architecture, Platform Test, Account Management Services, Cybersecurity, and Configuration & Data Management. The Chief Engineer owns both the as-is and to-be architecture, ensuring the platform evolves deliberately, responsibly, and in alignment with mission priorities. This role serves as the source of technical credibility for the program by balancing innovation with discipline, and performance with assurance while ensuring no change compromises operational stability or mission outcomes. As a thought leader and decision authority, the Chief Engineer drives the integration of new technologies, patterns, and capabilities while upholding rigorous systems engineering practices. This role ensures that every technical decision is grounded in data, aligned to mission need, and defensible to stakeholders across government, engineering, and operational communities. Core Responsibilities - Lead and manage the Systems Engineering Division, overseeing all branches responsible for architecture, testing, cybersecurity, configuration, and platform-level services - Own and maintain the platform’s architectural vision, including both current-state and future-state design across all environments and classifications - Establish and enforce engineering standards, technical patterns, and design principles to ensure consistency, scalability, and interoperability across the platform - Balance and optimize system qualities (e.g., security, performance, reliability, scalability, usability, maintainability), ensuring no single attribute is advanced at the expense of overall system integrity without justified trade analysis - Serve as the final technical authority for major design decisions, changes, and deviations, ensuring alignment with mission requirements and operational constraints - Ensure all engineering efforts adhere to disciplined systems engineering practices, including requirements management, trade studies, verification and validation, and configuration control - Drive innovation and continuous modernization of the platform while ensuring new capabilities are mature, supportable, and do not introduce unacceptable risk to operations - Partner closely with Platform Operations to ensure all architectural decisions are executable, supportable, and do not degrade performance, reliability, or user experience - Oversee platform testing and validation strategies to ensure capabilities are production-ready, resilient, and aligned with mission use cases - Govern configuration and data management practices to maintain integrity, traceability, and control of the platform baseline - Collaborate with external stakeholders, including government leadership, aerospace partners, enterprise engineering organizations, and mission users, to align technical direction with mission needs - Defend and communicate technical decisions with clarity, rigor, and evidence, ensuring stakeholder confidence and alignment - Translate program priorities into a coherent technical roadmap that sustains platform relevance, capability, and mission value over time Expected Outcomes - The platform maintains a clear, coherent, and evolving architectural vision that guides all development, operations, and investment decisions - Technical decisions are data-driven, well-documented, and defensible, with strong stakeholder alignment and confidence - System qualities are balanced and optimized holistically, ensuring security, performance, reliability, and usability are all sustained at high levels - New capabilities are introduced deliberately and responsibly, with no degradation to operational stability or mission performance - Engineering practices are disciplined, repeatable, and aligned with industry standards (e.g., INCOSE), ensuring rigor across the lifecycle - The platform remains technically credible, modern, and relevant, continuously evolving to meet mission demands without unnecessary risk - Platform Operations executes effectively because architecture and design decisions are practical, supportable, and aligned to real-world constraints - Configuration, testing, and cybersecurity practices ensure the platform is controlled, validated, and resilient across all environments - Stakeholders across government and engineering communities view the platform as trusted, well-engineered, and mission-aligned - The platform continues to deliver meaningful mission value, never losing sight of its purpose as a service provider rather than a standalone technical product Qualifications Qualifications: - Active Top Secret clearance - 20 years of relevant hands-on experience - Extensive experience serving as a senior technical authority or chief architect, owning system or platform‑level architecture across multiple environments or classifications - Demonstrated ability to define, govern, and enforce engineering standards, technical patterns, and design principles for large, integrated systems - Proven track record making major technical decisions grounded in data, trade analysis, and mission or business requirements, with the ability to defend decisions to diverse stakeholders - Hands‑on experience applying rigorous systems engineering practices—including requirements management, V&V, trade studies, configuration control, and platform‑level testing - Experience leading multi‑disciplinary engineering organizations, driving modernization and innovation while maintaining system stability, security, performance, and operational readiness

Role Description We’re looking for a Principal Business Strategy Architect – Corporate Domain (HR, Finance, Site Solutions, CCRS) who is excited to shape the future of our corporate functions and influence enterprise‑wide transformation. In this role, you’ll partner directly with senior leaders to define future‑state visions, evolve operating models, and guide technology‑enabled modernization across HR, Finance, Site Solutions, Compliance, Risk, and Sustainability. You’ll lead high‑impact strategic planning efforts and translate enterprise strategy into clear, actionable pathways that drive meaningful change. This is an exceptional opportunity for a strategic thinker with consulting‑level acumen to operate at the intersection of strategy, design, and delivery while making a visible impact across the organization. Qualifications - 8-10+ years of experience in Business Architecture, Enterprise Strategy, Corporate Transformation, or Consulting. - Experience leading Workday HCM, Finance ERP, or Corporate transformation initiatives. - Strong understanding of business architecture concepts. - Ability to translate strategy into actionable plans and technology requirements. - Exceptional communication, analysis, and problem-solving skills. - Experience influencing senior leaders and building consensus. - Familiarity with strategic planning techniques and business case development. Requirements - Experience across multiple Corporate domains (HR + Finance; HR + Compliance; Finance + Real Estate). - Management consulting background at Manager/Senior Manager/Principal level. - Experience with Workday HCM or modern Finance platforms. - Understanding of Corporate governance, compliance, and reporting frameworks. - MBA or Master's degree in a relevant field. Benefits - Immediate access to our Group Benefits package, including a Health Care Spending Account, Associate & Family Assistance Program, and various well-being resources. - Management Incentive Plan along with a robust Retirement Savings Program. - A competitive vacation package, paired with a Vacation Trade Program that allows you to opt in for an extra week. - Enjoy Associate discounts at our stores, available to you and eligible family members. - Comprehensive training and development resources designed to help you learn, grow, and succeed. - Exciting career paths with growth opportunities and tuition reimbursement to support your career progression.