AMI Architect -- Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Pro Integrate LLC

Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

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Tech stack

LTE (Telecommunication) ADMS (Software) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineering Cyber Security Data Retention Disaster Recovery Network Interface Controllers Firmware FlexNet Publisher

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Job description

Define and maintain the reference architecture for the full AMI stack: metering endpoints, the communications network (RF mesh, cellular/point-to-point, PLC), the head end system, and downstream integration to MDM, CIS/billing, OMS, DERMS, and analytics.
Architect and govern the Universal Head End System, including the adapter/driver layer that normalizes device management, on-demand reads, interval data collection, remote connect/disconnect, firmware/OTA management, and event/alarm handling across multiple meter vendors.
Design the integration between the head end and the MDM and CIS/billing systems, including the canonical data model, VEE (validation, estimation, editing) touchpoints, and command orchestration.
Establish standards for endpoint provisioning, key management, and the meter-to-cash data flow, ensuring interval and register reads land accurately and on time for billing.
Own the AMI network design and capacity planning: collector/router/gateway placement, RF propagation and coverage, backhaul, and read-success-rate targets and remediation.
Lead vendor evaluation and selection for meters, network, and head end components; produce architecture decision records and defend recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders.
Define non-functional requirements - scalability to full-deployment endpoint volumes, latency for command/response, high availability, disaster recovery, and data retention.
Establish cybersecurity architecture for the AMI ecosystem: endpoint authentication, encryption in transit and at rest, certificate/key lifecycle, network segmentation, and alignment to NERC CIP (where applicable), NIST, and IEC 62443.
Provide technical leadership through deployment: design reviews, interface control documents, integration test strategy, cutover planning, and production stabilization/Day-2 operations.
Serve as the escalation point for complex head end, network, and data-quality issues, and mentor engineers and integrators on AMI architecture patterns., Within the first year, the AMI Architect will have established a defensible, vendor-agnostic reference architecture anchored on the Universal Head End System, delivered clean and timely meter-to-cash data flows to billing, and set the technical foundation for a scalable, secure, and observable AMI operation that the business can grow on without re-platforming.

Requirements

8+ years in utility technology with 5+ years specifically architecting or leading AMI / smart metering solutions in production at scale.
Demonstrated hands-on experience with a Universal Head End System - designing, deploying, or operating a multi-vendor head end and its adapter/driver layer. Ability to speak specifically to how a UHES abstracts meter comms and manages a heterogeneous fleet.
Deep working knowledge of at least two of the major AMI ecosystems: Itron (OpenWay / Riva / Gen5), Landis+Gyr (Gridstream / Command Center), Sensus (FlexNet), Aclara, or Honeywell/Elster.
Strong grasp of AMI communications technologies: RF mesh, licensed/unlicensed point-to-point, cellular (LTE/NB-IoT/LTE-M), and PLC - including their coverage, latency, and operational trade-offs.
Proven integration experience between the head end and MDM and CIS/billing systems, including interval/register data flows, VEE, and command-and-control (remote connect/disconnect, on-demand read, outage/restoration, tamper events).
Solid understanding of metering fundamentals: interval vs. register data, TOU, net metering, revenue-grade accuracy, and meter events/alarms.
Experience defining and delivering enterprise-grade non-functional requirements (scale, HA/DR, security) and integration patterns (APIs, messaging, batch).
Excellent communication skills - able to move fluidly between deep technical design and executive-level trade-off discussions., * Experience with Oracle Utilities platforms - Meter Data Management, Customer to Meter (C2M), CCS - and the Smart Grid Gateway (SGG) adapter framework, or comparable MDM platforms (e.g., Siemens/eMeter).
Familiarity with industry data and interoperability standards: MultiSpeak, CIM (IEC 61968/61970), DLMS/COSEM, and ANSI C12.19/C12.22.
Experience with grid-edge adjacencies: OMS/DMS/ADMS, DERMS, EV managed charging, and the use of AMI data for grid analytics.
AMI cybersecurity experience aligned to NERC CIP, NIST, and IEC 62443, including endpoint PKI and key management.
Experience leading large-scale AMI deployments or mass meter migrations, including phased rollout and legacy AMR/AMI transition.
Cloud architecture experience for AMI/MDM workloads (AWS, Azure, or OCI).
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; relevant architecture or PM certifications a plus.