Senior Domain Architect

Smart DCC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Pension

Private healthcare

Job summary

Smart DCC Ltd. is seeking a Senior Domain Architect to shape architecture and technology solutions for Britains SMETS1 domain.

You will design secure, scalable architectures across business and technology teams, influencing strategic technology decisions and delivering change that supports a greener, smarter energy future. The role is hybrid with London as a key location, offering exposure to enterprise-scale systems and collaborations with senior stakeholders while contributing to a wide range

Qualifications

• Design enterprise-scale architectures within SMETS1 domain.
• Translate complex business requirements into secure, scalable architectures.
• Provide architectural leadership across delivery lifecycle.
• Drive governance, standards and best practice in technology solutions.
• Support strategic technology decisions and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

Systems integration

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Security governance

Monitoring and recovery

Job description

Security & Enterprise IT protects one of the UK’s most important national digital assets, securing critical infrastructure at scale. From cyber defence to enterprise systems, the team offers rare breadth, early responsibility and the chance to work across the full security lifecycle.

We are Smart DCC

Together we're building a greener tomorrow

Connecting every home and business to a single, secure smart meter network is a huge undertaking. So you can imagine the scale – and variety – and opportunities for the people who'll help us do it.

The role

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. At DCC we reward fairly and recognise fully because our continued success depends on our people. We also offer a competitive 8 days per month hybrid work policy for most roles as well as 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.

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We believe in our purpose. Together, we work as one team, always looking for ways to improve and support DCC’s role in a low-carbon future.

Act with integrity

We treat everyone with kindness, consideration and respect. We keep our promises to our customers. And if something doesn’t feel right, we speak up.

Be accountable

You can depend on our word. We’re clear about our roles and we take the initiative, while respecting the processes we have in place.

Personal Development

Our training and development opportunities help you be your best self – from regular 1-2-1s all the way up to professional qualifications.

Group income protection

Provides a continuous income if you're unable to work due to illness or injury for more than 26 weeks.

Pension Plans

We’ll match the contributions you make to your pension, up to 5%, depending on your plan and how long you’ve been with us.

Flexible Holidays

Need more time off? Increase your standard 25 days of leave by buying extra to rest, spend time with family or satisfy your wanderlust.

Cycle to Work Scheme

We’re big on keeping things green. If you want to cycle to work, we'll loan you the gear through salary sacrifice to make it tax-efficient.

As we all transition to a new normal, we can help you find the hybrid working pattern that suits you and your team best.

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Senior Domain Architect

Location

Location:London

Job type

Job type:Permanent