Senior Domain Architect

Smart DCC (Internal); England; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Smart DCC is seeking a Senior Domain Architect to shape architecture for the SMETS1 domain, with hybrid work across Manchester and London. You will translate business requirements into secure, scalable architectures and provide technical leadership across engineering teams.

The role requires proven experience designing enterprise-scale systems in large environments, strong cloud expertise, governance, and the ability to influence stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale architectures across large environments.
• Strong cloud architecture expertise including IaC, security and governance.
• Ability to influence technical direction and engage with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and assure technology solutions within the SMETS1 domain.
• Translate complex business requirements into secure, scalable architectures.
• Provide architectural leadership across delivery teams.
• Drive governance, standards adoption and best practices for robust solutions.
• Support strategic tech decisions to meet regulatory and customer needs.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Security & governance

IaC / automation

Education

Tools

Terraform

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Senior Domain Architect - SMETS1 / Hybrid, Manchester or London

Closing date: 13th Nov at 12:30pm

Join Smart DCC at a pivotal time in the UKs smart energy transformation. As a Senior Domain Architect, youll play a key role in shaping the architecture and technology solutions that support Britains smart meter infrastructure. Working across business and technology teams, youll design secure, scalable solutions, influence strategic technology decisions, and help deliver critical change that supports a smarter, greener future.

About the DCC

We’re powering Britain’s smarter, greener future. Today. Tomorrow. Together.

Today, we’re deeply invested in building a resilient, sustainable smart energy network that drives transformation. Our success is driven by curiosity, ambition, and tenacity.

Tomorrow, we see vast opportunities for growth and development, contributing to decarbonisation and the Net Zero mission. We’ll continually develop Smart DCC, to fulfil our obligations to consumers, and achieve even more with our customers, partners, and each other. Join us and development opportunities range from talent programmes, academies and always on learning to exposure to senior stakeholders and industry experts, contributing to complex projects and constant support to drive your own development.

Together, we embrace change, unite in our shared passions and support each other. Working as one team and across our industry, we rise to the challenge to shape Smart DCC, and the future.

A career at Smart DCC means being part of something bigger – a dynamic organisation that’s not just helping transform energy but also shaping the future. We offer a unique, fulfilling environment where you can thrive today, develop for tomorrow, and achieve together.

How you will contribute to transforming the smart energy network and shaping the future.

• Design and assure technology solutions within the SMETS1 domain, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles and business objectives.
• Translate complex business requirements into secure, scalable and effective technical architectures and designs.
• Provide architectural leadership and guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle, supporting engineering teams and key stakeholders.
• Drive architectural governance, standards adoption and best practice to ensure robust and compliant technology solutions.
• Support strategic technology decision-making and help deliver change that meets operational, regulatory and customer requirements.

What you need to bring:

• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale architectures and integrating complex systems within a large technology environment.
• Strong expertise in cloud architecture, including infrastructure as code, security, governance, migration and optimisation across cloud platforms.
• Experience designing scalable, resilient systems with a strong understanding of integrations, dependencies, monitoring and recovery strategies.
• Ability to influence technical direction, provide architectural assurance and effectively engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A solutions-focused mindset with strong analytical skills, ownership and a track record of delivering high-quality outcomes in complex environments.

Benefits:

• While our mission is ambitious, we also prioritise balance offering flexibility and support to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
• Competitive 8 days per month hybrid work policy for most roles.
• Competitive salaries with regular benchmarking, bonuses tied to personal and company performance.
• Our core benefits include pension, generous leave allowance, private healthcare and range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to you.

As a Disability Confident member, DCC is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, need a copy of this job advert in an alternative format, or have any other questions you’d like to ask before applying, please contact [e-mail].

Join Smart DCC, a dynamic organisation where every day brings a chance to make a difference.