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IT Architect roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under the SOC 15-1299 group, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Employers filing H-1B petitions for this role must certify a prevailing wage through a DOL Labor Condition Application before USCIS can adjudicate the petition.
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Who We Are
As the largest private-sector power producer in the world and the nation's largest producer of clean and reliable energy, Constellation is focused on our purpose: lighting the way to a brilliant tomorrow for all. We have been the leader in clean energy production for more than a decade, and we are cultivating a workplace where our employees can grow, thrive, and contribute. Now integrated with Calpine, our portfolio includes 55 gigawatts of capacity from nuclear, natural gas, geothermal, hydro, wind and solar facilities, with the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 27 million homes.
Our culture and employee experience make it clear: We are powered by passion and purpose. Together, we're creating healthier communities and a cleaner planet, and our people are the driving force behind our success. At Constellation, you can build a fulfilling career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact. By doing our best work and meeting new challenges, we can accomplish great things. Join us in meeting the country's energy needs today and tomorrow.
Total Rewards
Constellation offers an extensive selection of benefits and rewards to help our employees thrive professionally and personally. We provide competitive compensation and a wide-range of benefits that support both employees and their families, helping them prepare for the future. In addition to highly competitive salaries, eligible employees are offered a bonus program, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program; comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, including robust wellbeing programs; disability and life insurance benefits; paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days; and much more.
Expected salary range of $172,800 to $192,000, varies based on experience, along with comprehensive benefits package that includes bonus and 401(k).
Responsibilities:
Primary Purpose of Position
The Principal IT Architect is a cross-project and cross-discipline role that is charged with the creation, governance, maintenance and communication of Constellation's current-state and future-state Architectures. This person will work with the Constellation leadership to set direction for the Architecture organization and support the IT/Business functions. The Principal IT Architect is responsible for providing infrastructure/platform/governance strategy, architecture, and technical leadership to serve a portfolio of technologies that acts as a foundation for Constellation IT business applications, services, and solutions. Principal architects must have a broad base of technical and business understanding as well as the attention to detail to transform a strategy into an actionable plan. The successful Principal IT Architect will demonstrate knowledge to navigate through recent technology trends and connect it with the business goals to act as an influencer. Key focus area: The Responsible AI (RAI) Champion serves as a critical advocate for ethical and responsible AI implementation within the organization. They bridge the gap between technical excellence and ethical considerations, ensuring that AI solutions align with organizational values and societal impact. The Responsible AI Champion will be a member of a larger Responsible AI team that exists to execute governance as necessary to facilitate the following functions:
- Operate in accordance with the Constellation RAI Policy and RAI Risk Policy (including Risk Matrix)
- Approvals and dispositions on net new or material modifications to existing applications of AI to business solutions.
- Catalog all AI use cases (approved, implemented, or denied) as part of a backlog for prioritization.
- Inform, advise, and assist in maintaining compliance with RAI policies, laws, regulations, Constellation RAI policies (Corporate & Risk), technical standards, and best practices.
- Set and catalog approved and unapproved architectural patterns of RAI technology.
- Advocate for and support democratization and adoption of RAI capabilities and infuse them in established functions within Constellation
- Support continuous improvement and RAI program maturity by monitoring AI current events, industry/non-industry benchmarking, legal and regulatory policy changes.
To be successful in this role, The Principal Architect must collaborate with Business and IT leadership, application portfolio owners, infrastructure architects, solution architects, enterprise architects, relevant IT engineering/operations teams and consulting partners, among many others. This role must be proactive, open-minded, have a curious mind and a questioning attitude to drive continuous improvement. Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills are required. Deep experience delivering critical strategic direction and design artifacts as well as presenting these deliverables.
Primary Duties and Accountabilities
- Provide technical and security expertise to IT and business teams to identify security technology solutions and develop security reference architectures and strategies to achieve business results.
- Manage and monitor multiple intake channels for evaluating proposed and active implementations of AI that will vary in stages of conception (Ideation, Analysis, Design, Development).
- Ensure appropriate implementation of technology within both the development and production environments by leveraging the Responsible AI processes.
- Provide technological expertise and advice to IT and Business leadership in the development of strategic information technology plans to support business strategies tied to AI.
- Establish, maintain, and enhance relationships with business and IT partners.
- Communicate status to key stakeholders on a regular basis through partnership with the Responsible AI program lead.
- Participate in governance mechanisms and ensure that architecture deliverables exceed AI governance standards.
- Maintain awareness of trends and issues in area of technical expertise; evaluate new technologies or technology opportunities and provide analysis of their potential impact to the business.
- Provide coaching/mentorship for IT personnel. Participate in career development and recognition activities.
- Proven oral and written communication and presentation skills.
- Promote inclusion and foster teamwork, collaboration, and a learning organization.
- Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Business Administration
- 10-years technical experience designing, developing, and delivering medium to large scale software solutions.
- 5-years technical experience designing, developing, and delivering AI/ML solutions.
- Experience utilizing Microsoft technologies and Azure components
- Recognized subject matter expert in Generative AI, Machine Learning, or Data Science
- Knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals
- Ability to work independently, collaboratively with minimal supervision
- Perseverance in the face of setbacks
- Must be willing to travel 25%
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree or MBA
- Professional IT Architecture education or certification
- Demonstrated experience contributing to Responsible AI governance initiatives
Overview:
Who We Are
As the largest private-sector power producer in the world and the nation's largest producer of clean and reliable energy, Constellation is focused on our purpose: lighting the way to a brilliant tomorrow for all. We have been the leader in clean energy production for more than a decade, and we are cultivating a workplace where our employees can grow, thrive, and contribute. Now integrated with Calpine, our portfolio includes 55 gigawatts of capacity from nuclear, natural gas, geothermal, hydro, wind and solar facilities, with the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 27 million homes.
Our culture and employee experience make it clear: We are powered by passion and purpose. Together, we're creating healthier communities and a cleaner planet, and our people are the driving force behind our success. At Constellation, you can build a fulfilling career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact. By doing our best work and meeting new challenges, we can accomplish great things. Join us in meeting the country's energy needs today and tomorrow.
Total Rewards
Constellation offers an extensive selection of benefits and rewards to help our employees thrive professionally and personally. We provide competitive compensation and a wide-range of benefits that support both employees and their families, helping them prepare for the future. In addition to highly competitive salaries, eligible employees are offered a bonus program, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program; comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, including robust wellbeing programs; disability and life insurance benefits; paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days; and much more.
Expected salary range of $172,800 to $192,000, varies based on experience, along with comprehensive benefits package that includes bonus and 401(k).
Responsibilities:
Primary Purpose of Position
The Principal IT Architect is a cross-project and cross-discipline role that is charged with the creation, governance, maintenance and communication of Constellation's current-state and future-state Architectures. This person will work with the Constellation leadership to set direction for the Architecture organization and support the IT/Business functions. The Principal IT Architect is responsible for providing infrastructure/platform/governance strategy, architecture, and technical leadership to serve a portfolio of technologies that acts as a foundation for Constellation IT business applications, services, and solutions. Principal architects must have a broad base of technical and business understanding as well as the attention to detail to transform a strategy into an actionable plan. The successful Principal IT Architect will demonstrate knowledge to navigate through recent technology trends and connect it with the business goals to act as an influencer. Key focus area: The Responsible AI (RAI) Champion serves as a critical advocate for ethical and responsible AI implementation within the organization. They bridge the gap between technical excellence and ethical considerations, ensuring that AI solutions align with organizational values and societal impact. The Responsible AI Champion will be a member of a larger Responsible AI team that exists to execute governance as necessary to facilitate the following functions:
- Operate in accordance with the Constellation RAI Policy and RAI Risk Policy (including Risk Matrix)
- Approvals and dispositions on net new or material modifications to existing applications of AI to business solutions.
- Catalog all AI use cases (approved, implemented, or denied) as part of a backlog for prioritization.
- Inform, advise, and assist in maintaining compliance with RAI policies, laws, regulations, Constellation RAI policies (Corporate & Risk), technical standards, and best practices.
- Set and catalog approved and unapproved architectural patterns of RAI technology.
- Advocate for and support democratization and adoption of RAI capabilities and infuse them in established functions within Constellation
- Support continuous improvement and RAI program maturity by monitoring AI current events, industry/non-industry benchmarking, legal and regulatory policy changes.
To be successful in this role, The Principal Architect must collaborate with Business and IT leadership, application portfolio owners, infrastructure architects, solution architects, enterprise architects, relevant IT engineering/operations teams and consulting partners, among many others. This role must be proactive, open-minded, have a curious mind and a questioning attitude to drive continuous improvement. Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills are required. Deep experience delivering critical strategic direction and design artifacts as well as presenting these deliverables.
Primary Duties and Accountabilities
- Provide technical and security expertise to IT and business teams to identify security technology solutions and develop security reference architectures and strategies to achieve business results.
- Manage and monitor multiple intake channels for evaluating proposed and active implementations of AI that will vary in stages of conception (Ideation, Analysis, Design, Development).
- Ensure appropriate implementation of technology within both the development and production environments by leveraging the Responsible AI processes.
- Provide technological expertise and advice to IT and Business leadership in the development of strategic information technology plans to support business strategies tied to AI.
- Establish, maintain, and enhance relationships with business and IT partners.
- Communicate status to key stakeholders on a regular basis through partnership with the Responsible AI program lead.
- Participate in governance mechanisms and ensure that architecture deliverables exceed AI governance standards.
- Maintain awareness of trends and issues in area of technical expertise; evaluate new technologies or technology opportunities and provide analysis of their potential impact to the business.
- Provide coaching/mentorship for IT personnel. Participate in career development and recognition activities.
- Proven oral and written communication and presentation skills.
- Promote inclusion and foster teamwork, collaboration, and a learning organization.
- Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Business Administration
- 10-years technical experience designing, developing, and delivering medium to large scale software solutions.
- 5-years technical experience designing, developing, and delivering AI/ML solutions.
- Experience utilizing Microsoft technologies and Azure components
- Recognized subject matter expert in Generative AI, Machine Learning, or Data Science
- Knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals
- Ability to work independently, collaboratively with minimal supervision
- Perseverance in the face of setbacks
- Must be willing to travel 25%
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree or MBA
- Professional IT Architecture education or certification
- Demonstrated experience contributing to Responsible AI governance initiatives
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Verify your SOC code before applying
IT Architect positions map to multiple SOC codes depending on scope, enterprise, solutions, or cloud. Pull the O*NET profile for your specific specialty so your resume and credentials align with what the employer lists on the LCA.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing history
Universities, nonprofits affiliated with higher education, and government research organizations are cap-exempt and can file H-1B petitions year-round. Architect roles at these institutions skip the lottery entirely, which matters if you're between statuses.
Search verified LCA sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter IT Architect roles by employers with active LCA filings on Migrate Mate. You'll see which companies have filed for this specific occupation code, so you're not wasting time on employers who've never sponsored this role type.
Resolve degree-field mismatches before the petition
USCIS frequently issues RFEs when an IT Architect role is filled by someone with a general business or unrelated engineering degree. A credential evaluation letter or a detailed employer justification tying your degree to the architecture function can preempt the RFE.
Negotiate start dates around the H-1B cap timeline
Cap-subject H-1B petitions can't take effect before October 1. If you receive an offer in April after lottery selection, you have roughly five months before your authorized start date. Confirm your current status covers that gap before signing.
Confirm the employer's prevailing wage tier at offer stage
The DOL assigns IT Architect wages across four levels using the OFLC Wage Search. A Level 1 or 2 wage on the LCA for a senior architect role can draw USCIS scrutiny. Ask the recruiter which wage level the employer is certifying before the offer is finalized.
H-1B Visa IT Architect: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an IT Architect role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. IT Architect positions typically satisfy the specialty occupation requirement because the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a directly related field. USCIS evaluates the job duties, not just the title, so the employer's petition must document that a degree is an actual minimum requirement for the specific position, not just preferred.
How do I find employers who have sponsored H-1B visas for IT Architects?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by verified LCA filing history, so you can see which employers have actually filed for IT Architect roles under the relevant SOC codes. This is more reliable than assuming any large tech employer sponsors, since LCA data shows the specific occupation and wage level the company certified with DOL.
Can an IT Architect role get an H-1B RFE, and what triggers it?
RFEs on IT Architect petitions are common when the degree field doesn't directly correspond to the role, when the job description includes duties that don't require a degree, or when the wage level certified on the LCA is below what USCIS expects for a senior position. A detailed employer support letter and a job duties breakdown tied to the degree requirement are the standard responses.
Does the H-1B cap apply to IT Architect jobs at all employers?
No. The 85,000-slot annual cap applies to most private-sector employers, but universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government research entities are cap-exempt. IT Architects hired at cap-exempt institutions can receive H-1B approval at any point in the year without entering the lottery, and the petition can take effect immediately after USCIS approval.
What happens to my H-1B status if I change employers as an IT Architect?
You can start working for a new employer once they file an H-1B transfer petition, without waiting for USCIS approval, under H-1B portability rules. The new employer files a new I-129 with a new LCA certified for the architect role. Your previous employer's petition details don't transfer, so the new LCA must reflect the new position's SOC code, location, and prevailing wage.