Specialist Manager - OT Solution Integrator

Job Summary

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities.

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas while knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

Black & Veatch is seeking an exceptional and experienced professional to join our Infrastructure Advisory organization as a Manager – Consulting to provide expertise around OT Systems implementation and other related utility OT projects in an Integration Architecture capacity. The world is changing at an unprecedented rate and that change increases the demand for innovation and efficiency to deliver solutions and services across the world’s utility infrastructure. Join Black & Veatch’s growing Infrastructure Advisory business and use your talents and expertise to deliver innovative solutions that drive measurable results for our clients, with the opportunity to grow your skills, expand your professional network, and shape a rewarding career path aligned with your aspirations.

The Delivery Team is a diverse group of early-to-mid career professionals with a solid foundation of utility experience and knowledge. Peers are engaged in a wide range of technical projects and encouraged to sharpen their skills to provide clients superior consulting services and continue to advance in a specialized career track. You will work with professionals in the Consulting and Digital Delivery Teams who represent a dynamic and cross-functional group of experts in strategy, data, technology, and asset management systems. Together, they deliver innovative, data-driven solutions that help clients navigate complex infrastructure challenges across diverse industries. 

We partner with clients to align their people, processes, technologies, and data in response to rapid industry transformation. Our work enables organizations to modernize infrastructure, optimize asset performance, enhance resilience, and achieve long-term sustainability goals. By joining this team, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment that values innovation, continuous improvement, and client success. You’ll contribute to mission-critical projects that make a meaningful impact on communities and industries around the world. 

Key Responsibilities

The Solution Integrator is responsible for designing, orchestrating, and validating complex technology solutions across operational technology (OT) and enterprise IT environments. This role ensures that systems such as ADMS, EMS, SCADA, and associated platforms function cohesively as an integrated operational ecosystem. The Solution Integrator provides technical leadership across solution architecture, integration design, cybersecurity alignment, and end-to-end system validation within large-scale utility transformation programs.

1. Solution Architecture & Design

• Develop and document end-to-end solution architecture across OT and IT systems, including ADMS, EMS, SCADA, GIS, and enterprise platforms
• Define logical and technical architectures, including system boundaries, data flows, and interface patterns
• Lead architecture workshops and design sessions to align stakeholders on solution approach

2. System Integration Design & Oversight

• Design and oversee integration architecture across multiple systems, vendors, and technologies
• Define integration patterns, interface specifications, and data exchange requirements across IT/OT boundaries
• Ensure interoperability and end-to-end functionality across integrated workflows

3. IT/OT Integration & Operational Alignment

• Lead the design and implementation of IT/OT integration strategies, ensuring alignment with operational workflows and control system requirements
• Coordinate across OT systems (ADMS, EMS, DERMS, SCADA) and enterprise IT systems (CIS, ERP, GIS)
• Ensure solutions support real-time operations, reliability, and operational decision-making

4. Cybersecurity & Compliance Alignment

• Integrate cybersecurity principles into solution and integration design, including access control, data protection, and secure communication patterns
• Align system architecture with enterprise cybersecurity policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards
• Support risk identification, mitigation, and validation activities for OT and IT environments

5. System Validation, Testing & Readiness Support

• Support end-to-end system validation by ensuring integration design aligns with test scenarios and operational requirements
• Collaborate with testing teams to validate system behavior, data flows, and integration performance
• Participate in defect triage, root cause analysis, and resolution of integration-related issues

6. Integration Governance & Vendor Coordination

• Provide technical oversight and governance across vendors, internal teams, and system implementers
• Lead integration design reviews, ensure adherence to architecture standards, and manage technical risks
• Serve as the technical point of integration accountability across the project lifecycle

Key Competencies

• Systems thinking with the ability to connect complex technical components into a cohesive solution
• Strong stakeholder communication and facilitation across technical and business teams
• Ability to manage ambiguity and drive alignment across multiple vendors and workstreams
• Risk-aware mindset with focus on reliability, security, and operational performance

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Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in instrumentation,  Information Technology or Engineering
• 10 years of experience in business and technology consulting, relevant product management, and/or project implementation services as part of an OT vendor team with emphasis on system integration and solution architecture
• 2+ years of experience with electric utility control systems operations or maintenance
• Actively participated in at least two ADMS projects through the complete lifecycle including requirements development, design, systems integration & implementation and testing
• Knowledge of industry standards (e.g., NERC CIP, IEC, IEEE) and utility regulatory environments
• Experience with integration platforms (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi) and enterprise architecture frameworks
• Background in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related technical discipline
• Knowledge of or direct experience with Grid Management & Modernization Solutions Deployment (e.g. Grid Modernization Technologies, Advanced Distribution Management System, Distributed Energy Resource Management System, Automated Metering Infrastructure) and/or Utility IT Transformation (Enterprise Asset Management, Work Management, Customer Information Systems, ERP)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, instrumentation or computer engineering, Information Systems, or similar Technical domain
• 7 years of experience in business and technology consulting, relevant product management, and/or project implementation services as part of an OT vendor team with emphasis on system integration and solution architecture
• Extensive Knowledge of Electric utilities operations functions and associated processes
• Actively participated in at least two ADMS projects with technical domain experience
• Hands-on experience in utility OT platforms such as ADMS, EMS, SCADA, DERMS, or related systems
• Deep understanding of system integration concepts including APIs, middleware, data models, and real-time data exchange
• Proven experience designing IT/OT integration architectures in complex, multi-vendor environments
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles for critical infrastructure systems (e.g., identity management, network segmentation, secure integration patterns)
• Experience working across full system lifecycle including design, integration, testing, and go-live
• Familiarity with major industry trends and OT/ADMS/DERMS vendor solutions

Certifications

Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Ready to support US projects with a time overlap in late evening hours to ensure smooth handovers and strong collaboration with the US teams.

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