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Client:
E.ON
Location:
Solihull
Job Category:
Other
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Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
6
Posted:
22.03.2025
Expiry Date:
06.05.2025
Job Description:
npower Business Solutions (nBS) powered by E.ON is a leading £5 billion revenue business with a vision to become the number one B2B energy supplier in the UK. We serve approximately 60,000 customers and manage around 300,000 meter points in the Industrial and Commercial (I&C) sector. We are seeking a talented Senior Solution Architect to join our dynamic team. As a Senior Solution Architect, you will play a crucial role in owning the IT solution design for the I&C business, driving the I&C IT solution roadmap, and ensuring the alignment of IT solutions with business requirements. This role is permanent and ideally based out of Solihull.
Senior Solutions Architect
Here's what you'll be doing
* Take overall responsibility for the end-to-end functional landscapes and solutions design, including functional integration points.
* Own the IT solution design for the I&C business, driving the I&C IT solution roadmap.
* Provide IT architectural governance for I&C, ensuring compliance with architectural standards and best practices.
* Translate business requirements into IT system application or process designs, covering both functional and non-functional aspects.
* Collaborate with the I&C business teams and Change Management to ensure the design and deployment of the right IT solutions.
* Provide architectural direction to implementation teams and third parties during solution design.
* Act as an intermediary across various delivery teams and architecture capabilities to ensure overall alignment to the IT roadmap.
* Identify continual service improvements to I&C IT architecture.
* Work with E.ON & UK Digital Technology Architecture teams to maintain I&C architectural delivery roadmaps.
* Maintain a complete view of the overall I&C systems landscape and the roadmap required for sustainability.
* Actively participate in architectural governance activities within I&C.
* Manage the risks associated with architectural decision making through appropriate risk management standards and policies.
* Collaborate with the DT&C Leadership team to deliver a relative reduction in Total Cost of Ownership in I&C.
* Maintain all relevant details in the Architectural Tool (currently Lean IX) and execute processes to manage asset information.
What we need from you
* Significant experience of working with and providing architectural governance to third-party providers in a predominantly outsourced environment.
* Demonstrable experience of leading and developing architectural integrity.
* Deep understanding of key technologies.
* Strong track record of leading IT architecture activities in a complex multi-application/multi-project IT landscape.
* Strong understanding and application of architectural modeling techniques.
* Ability to perform a critical role in the delivery and development of continuous improvements within IT architecture.
* Highly complex problem-solving and strong analytical skills.
* Ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior business and IT stakeholders, with strong stakeholder management skills.
* Understanding/experience of how IT service components integrate to form business services.
* Sound understanding of project lifecycles and phases.
* Ability to estimate the financial impact of solution options.
* Ability to apply multiple solutions to business problems.
* Ability to translate business requirements into IT solution options.
Desirable:
* Knowledge of the Energy Industry within the UK and its impact on architecture.
* Experience with formal Architecture Frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, FEA, or similar.
* Good knowledge and experience of ITIL/SIAM processes, application, and architectural integration.
* Experience using architecture tools such as LeanIX or similar.
* Architecture-related certification (TOGAF, CITA, Microsoft, or similar).
Here's what you need to know
* Award-Winning Benefits: Our market-leading benefits package includes 26 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax and/or NI savings.
* Recognised for Family-Friendly and Hybrid Policies: In 2024, we earned Double Recognition at the Personnel Today Awards for our exceptional family-friendly and hybrid working initiatives.
* Inclusive Employer: As the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers (currently ranked 8th), we're committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and fairness for everyone.
* Support for Disabled Applicants: As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum role criteria.
* Development Opportunities: With inclusive talent networks, learning resources, and skill-building programs, your career growth is a priority.
At a glance
Reference no.: 234401 Closing date: 28/03/2025 Salary: £71,277 to £85,059
Get in touch
For more information about the role please contact [emailprotected]
About us
E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world.
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