Digital Solution Engineer

E.ON UK PLC; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy supplier in the UK is seeking a Digital Solution Engineer to drive the delivery of secure and innovative digital solutions. This role involves collaborating with architects and product teams to create scalable cloud-based solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong engineering experience and hands-on knowledge of Azure and other relevant technologies. E.ON offers an inclusive and supportive workplace with excellent benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Generous pension

Life cover

Bonus opportunities

20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings

Support for family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience with regulated sectors or utilities is a plus.
• Knowledge of outsourcing/global delivery is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements and designs into technical solutions.
• Build scalable cloud-based solutions using cloud based enterprise platforms.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and drive automation and AI opportunities.
• Ensure security, resilience, monitoring and operational excellence.
• Integrate data flows and software components into end-to-end solutions.
• Work with architecture to define low-level designs.

Skills

Strong engineering experience in complex enterprise environments

Hands-on knowledge of Azure, APIM, MS Dynamics, Snowflake/DataBricks, SQL or similar

CI/CD and automation mindset

Experience of DevOps and product-based ways of working

Strong communication and ability to learn quickly

Education

Cloud or other technical certifications

Job description

Digital Solution Engineer

We need everyone's positive energy and innovative thinking to lead the energy transition to net zero. That's why we welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and have a range of flexible working options to suit everyone! Join E.ON's growing I&C business, the UK's leading B2B energy supplier. We're investing in a world-class digital future, and we're looking for 2 talented Solution Engineers to join our Engineering & Service Management team in Solihull on a permanent basis, driving the delivery of secure, scalable, and innovative digital solutions across multiple environments. As a Solution Engineer, you'll work across the full product lifecycle - designing, building and supporting digital products that enable key business areas such as sales, billing, pricing, metering and industry processes. You'll collaborate with architects, software & data engineers, product teams and suppliers to develop robust, secure and high-performing solutions aligned to E.ON's digital strategy.

Here's what you'll be doing

• Translate business requirements and designs into technical solutions
• Build scalable cloud-based solutions using cloud based enterprise platforms
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and drive automation and AI opportunities
• Ensure security, resilience, monitoring and operational excellence (SRE mindset)
• Integrate data flows and software components into end-to-end solutions
• Work with architecture to define low-level designs and challenge existing approaches
• Collaborate across teams and support continuous improvement

What we need from you

Essential:

• Strong engineering experience in complex enterprise environments
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure, APIM, MS Dynamics, Snowflake/DataBricks, SQL or similar
• CI/CD and automation mindset (Terraform (OpenTofu)/Crossplane desirable)
• Experience of DevOps and product-based ways of working
• Strong communication and ability to learn quickly

Desirable:

• Cloud or other technical certifications
• Experience with regulated sectors or utilities
• Knowledge of outsourcing/global delivery

Here's what you need to know

• Award-Winning Workplace- We're proud to be named aSunday Times Best Place to Work 2025and theBest Place to Work for 16-34-year-olds.
• Outstanding Benefits- Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly- Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at thePersonnel Today Awards 2024. We're open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
• Inclusive & Diverse- We're the only energy company in theInclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We're also proud winners ofBest Employer for WomenandHuman Company of the Year-recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
• Support at Every Stage of Life- We'reFertility FriendlyandMenopause Friendlyaccredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
• Accessible & Supportive-Do you consider yourself as having a disability? As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the roleand will make any adjustments needed during the process.
• Invested in Your Growth- From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we'll support your growth every step of the way.