NO 3RD PARTIES AT ALL - Enterprise Architect (Principal Consultant) Electric Utilities 1099 Contract | Remote | 10 12 Weeks | 40 Hours/Week | Limited Travel Start: End of October Location: U.S.-Based (Eastern Time preferred, Central Time considered) <>OverviewWe are seeking a Principal Consultant-level Enterprise Architect with deep electric utility industry experience to support a business capability modeling and technology strategy engagement for a leading Northeast utility. This consultant will play a key role in architecture analysis, stakeholder facilitation, capability assessments, and strategic roadmap development. <>ResponsibilitiesAssess and refine business capability models, application portfolios, and enterprise architecture artifacts. Map business capabilities to applications, technologies, platforms, and IT capabilities. Facilitate workshops with business leaders, Enterprise Architecture, IT, and application owners. Evaluate capability maturity, technology health, risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities. Develop capability-based assessment and prioritization frameworks. Translate findings into actionable technology strategies and investment recommendations. Create executive-level presentations, architecture deliverables, and transformation roadmaps. Collaborate closely with project leadership to ensure successful delivery. <>Required Qualifications10+ years of Enterprise Architecture consulting experience, including technology strategy engagements. Mandatory electric utility industry experience with knowledge of utility operations and supporting technologies. Strong expertise in business capability modeling and capability-based planning. Broad architecture knowledge across enterprise applications, data, integration, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and IT/OT environments. Experience assessing technology portfolios, application landscapes, and architectural maturity. Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to independently deliver high-quality consulting artifacts and recommendations. Available full-time (40 hours/week) for the duration of the engagement. <>Preferred QualificationsExperience with LeanIX or similar Enterprise Architecture repositories. Familiarity with EPRI or utility-specific business capability frameworks. Knowledge of utility platforms including GIS, OMS, DMS, AMI/Metering, Asset & Work Management, and CIS systems. <>TravelLimited travel anticipated, approximately 2 3 trips during the engagement. <>Engagement Details1099 contract Fully remote with limited travel Initial engagement: 10 12 weeks Potential for extension into a longer-term Enterprise Architecture support role based on performance