CenterPoint Energy is looking for a Lead IT Business Analyst to join our Systems Infrastructure and Support Systems Team, located Virtually.

You will have the ability to: coordinates, all activities related to Enterprise Architecture design, development, standards, design patterns. Works closely with business and IT teams to ensure alignment of Enterprise Architecture to business strategy and initiatives.

We want you to know

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. Our vision to lead the nation in delivering energy, service and value drives our strategy and performance. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.

Diversity and Inclusion

CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.

At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.

What we bring to you

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Subsides metro and parking discounts
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
• Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution with immediate 100% vesting.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Lead “cloud native” design patterns, and standards using cloud implementation best practices
• Collaborate with Business Units and Architecture teams to determine business drivers and needs for technology solutions
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to mitigating risks, improving quality, and resolving issues as they occur.
• Contribute to and enforce technology policies, organization and processes that produce an agile and predictable enterprise environment resulting in reliable and efficient solutions.

Your background includes:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. In lieu of a degree, will consider a combination of education and related applicable IT experience totaling eight (8) years, where each year of applicable college = 1 year and each year of applicable work experience = 0.5 year. Experience in lieu of education is in addition to the Experience requirements.
• 3-5 year’s experience preferred in Enterprise Application Architecture, Security Architecture, DevSecOps, Agile, Client Server, Web-based applications and Internet Systems architectures.
• 3-5 years experience designing cloud based architectures and security services.
• Project management experience in leading multiple IT application and infrastructure programs.

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