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Manager Enterprise Architecture

Location: 

Tempe, AZ, US

Date:  Nov 13, 2025

Requisition ID: 19486

 

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

 

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

 

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

 

  • Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
  • Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
  • Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
  • Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
  • Short and long-term disability plans
  • Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
  • 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

 

Summary

The Emerging Technologies Manager for Architecture & Governance Services manages a team of technical professionals with a focus on evaluating technology for use within SRP.  The Emerging Technologies team promotes enterprise architecture through hands-on research and experimentation, partnering with innovation groups and project teams to transition from concepts to delivery.  This position manages and continuously improves the evaluation of new technologies through multiple risk assessment processes, with primary responsibility for Hosted Information Technology (HIT) assessments.

What You'll Do

The Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) is a core component of the Emerging Technologies team, maturing the existing policies, standards, and processes that facilitate and govern the adoption of cloud solutions, representing the CCOE to executive leadership.

 

Providing input into the adoption of Artificial Intelligence technology is a primary responsibility of this position and the Emerging Technologies team.  Promoting the capabilities of AI and tools, such as Copilot, and the usage of them in alignment with SRP's Acceptable Use Policy through presentations and training offerings is managed by this position. 

 

The Emerging Technologies team also facilitates the process of SRP Technology Governance.  SRP Technology Governance was recently restructured to include a full enterprise technology scope for business-driven decision making for the investment of SRP resources in alignment with the enterprise technology roadmap.  This position connects Architecture & Governance Services processes to technology governance.

What It Takes To Succeed

  • Responsible for managing staff and activities of the Emerging Technologies Team within Architecture & Governance Services.
  • Provides thought leadership for the adoption and deployment of Artificial Intelligence technology in alignment with SRP's Acceptable Use Policy
  • Responsible for facilitation of SRP Technology Governance and continuing to mature the processes of governance.
  • Provides direction on creating and maintaining policies, standards, and process improvements related to the evaluation and use of cloud solutions that are new to SRP.
  • Lead activities to maintain the enterprise cloud strategy and bring together representatives who are directly involved in cloud-related use cases for continual strategy updates.
  • Leads the Emerging Technologies team's operational and strategic planning, including fostering innovation, planning projects, and organizing and negotiating allocation of resources.
  • Coordinates and facilitates communication between architects across SRP and the Emerging Technologies team members.
  • Directs personnel, administers performance feedback, and levels workload across the team.
  • Advises, instructs, reviews and trains team members in the performance of their duties.
  • Manages and facilitates team member development.
  • Develops and matures processes for managing emerging technologies and cloud solutions.

Experience

A minimum of eight years of related experience is required (if no degree, 12 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling 12 years). 

Education

A bachelor’s degree related to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

 

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

 

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

 

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.

 


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