About Us South Jersey Industries (SJI) is an energy holding company that delivers clean energy services to 700,000+ customers and businesses throughout 14 counties in New Jersey. As part of our core values, SJI is dedicated to being a community partner and developing innovative clean energy solutions to meet the needs of the future. To do this, we depend on our workforce of over 1,100+ talented, diverse employees who help us deliver safe, reliable, affordable clean energy for a better today and tomorrow. At SJI, we believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. Whether you’re a seasoned operations technician or an early-career legal professional, our culture, inclusive workforce, and leadership development and training programs will provide you with the tools you need to either kickstart your career or bring it to new heights. Position Summary The Enterprise Architect proactively and holistically helps and guides the enterprise leaders, product managers, product owners and distributed product delivery teams through transformation and optimization initiatives, supporting the formulation of business and IT strategy, outcomes, and capabilities. The enterprise architect’s scope of activities could include helping the organization achieve targeted business outcomes related to growing revenue, optimizing costs, mitigating risks, and improving sustainability. Essential Functions: + Facilitate alignment between business and IT, and across the democratized IT landscape. + Engage business and IT stakeholders, building and maintaining relationships. + Adapt to changing business and operating models. + Analyze trends and disruptions and assess their impact on targeted business outcomes. + Tell stories to visualize the future state and trigger long-term planning. + Support various operating models such as project-centric and product-centric. + Communicate the value of enterprise architecture, and its portfolio of services. + Drive the evolution of the EA teams services and operating model. + Coach and mentor other architects, product owners/managers and business stakeholders to instill architectural thinking. Require Skills: + Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure, platforms, SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics. + Understanding of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting, and risk management. + Familiarity with enterprise architecture tools, related graphical models, and frameworks. + Awareness of existing, new, and emerging technologies, and processing environments. + Effective leadership skills with exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation. + Strong consulting skills such as targeted communications, engagement management, stakeholder management and business development. + Mastery of all components of enterprise architecture, business & IT principles, and processes. + Six or more years of business experience in strategic and operations planning and/or business analysis or experience as an enterprise architecture consultant. + Six or more years of experience in at least three disciplines, such as business, information, solution or technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management or operations in a multitier environment. Qualifications Required Background: + Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience with 8 years of relevant experience, + or; Master’s degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience with 6 years of relevant experience. + Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Explore the Possibilities South Jersey Industries employs a diverse range of talent – from construction contractors to environmental specialists. Regardless of the position, mentoring and networking, hands-on experience, gaining industry knowledge and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our business and in our communities are all exciting ways that we welcome our employees at SJI. And as a company committed to creating an engaging culture built on inclusion and diversity, you’re sure to find an opportunity that makes you feel included, empowered, and ready to “bring your whole self to work” every day. Benefits Package Overview SJI offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The SJI “Total Rewards” Benefits Package include: + Flexible vacation, Paid Time Off, and Sick Leave package + Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance + Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance + 401(k), with generous company match + Employee Resource Groups to encourage employee engagement, nurture professional development, and foster an inclusive environment. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer At this time, SJI is only considering applicants authorized to work in the United States currently and in the future without the need for visa sponsorship. Compensation Range: $109,500 - 175,200 We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring equitability compensation for all employees. The pay range for this position reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits, bonuses, or other forms of compensation that might be part of the total compensation package. The specific salary offered will be based on a candidate’s qualifications, education, and experience.