Senior Enterprise Architect - Strategy & Transformation

National Grid plc; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully electric company car

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

National Grid plc in Warwick is seeking a Lead Architect to shape technology strategy and solution design, leading architectural decisions that enable secure, scalable systems while collaborating with engineering, product and business teams.

The role combines strategic planning with governance, ensuring enterprise standards across product lines and portfolios, and driving value through architecture maturity and effective stakeholder engagement. Hybrid working with travel to London as needed.

Qualifications

• Broad experience of business solutions within utilities or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of business architecture within solution lifecycle.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture activities, artefacts and deliverables.
• Experience with architecture continuums and assurance processes.
• Ability to engage with architecture governance and solution design authority.
• Leadership at senior level with influencing across the organisation.
• Experience in strategic, investment and product planning alignment to business strategy.
• Understanding of Agile methods and current industry trends.
• Experience in a heavily matrixed organisation with influence-based delivery.
• Understanding of financial management and benefits realisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning and investment alignment with business objectives.
• Develop and evolve enterprise architecture to enable strategic change.
• Lead appraisal and governance activities for complex projects.
• Capture market trends and advise on investment decisions.
• Ensure coherence across business strategy, technology, and transformation.
• Promote sustainable technology solutions and information management.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

National Grid plc in Warwick is seeking a Lead Architect to shape technology strategy and solution design, leading architectural decisions that enable secure, scalable systems while collaborating with engineering, product and business teams.

The role combines strategic planning with governance, ensuring enterprise standards across product lines and portfolios, and driving value through architecture maturity and effective stakeholder engagement. Hybrid working with travel to London as needed.