Senior Solution Architect – Energy & Infrastructure

Vanrath; Northern Ireland; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private medical cover

Enhanced pension contributions

Annual leave enhancements

Job summary

Vanrath seeks a Lead Solution Architect to own end-to-end architecture across complex projects in the energy and critical infrastructure sector. You will shape IT strategy, design secure, scalable solutions and provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams.

The successful candidate will drive architecture governance, engage with stakeholders, and influence procurement decisions while ensuring cost-effective, available and resilient systems. Hybrid work arrangement offered.

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant discipline, professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in Solution Architecture or a similar senior technology design role.
• Strong understanding of application, data, integration, infrastructure/cloud and cyber security technologies.
• Demonstrable experience designing end-to-end solutions across complex programmes or business-critical environments.
• Experience overseeing technology solutions from initial requirements and options assessment through design, implementation and transition into service.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of end-to-end solution architectures and technical designs, ensuring alignment with business requirements, technology strategy, security standards and enterprise architecture principles.
• Engage with business, operational and technology stakeholders to understand requirements and develop solutions that meet current and future needs.
• Evaluate solution options and provide recommendations on architecture, technology choices, risks, dependencies and trade-offs.
• Provide architectural leadership across complex, business-critical technology projects, considering security, resilience, availability and operational continuity.
• Develop target architectures, technology roadmaps and recommendations around technology investment and lifecycle decisions.
• Lead the architectural and technical aspects of technology procurement, including requirements definition, supplier proposal evaluation and solution selection.
• Provide architectural oversight and assurance throughout project delivery, ensuring solutions remain aligned with approved designs.
• Support the development and maintenance of architecture principles, standards, patterns and best practices.
• Assess emerging technologies and industry developments, recommending opportunities for their application within the organisation.
• Present architecture recommendations and solution designs to senior management and governance forums.
• Build strong relationships with technology partners, suppliers and organisations across the wider energy sector.
• Assess existing hosted technology solutions, documenting current architecture across applications, infrastructure, data, integrations and dependencies.
• Develop and evaluate migration and transition options, identifying architectural impacts, risks and recommended approaches.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Security architecture

Enterprise architecture

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Professional qualification

Tools

EMS

SCADA

Control centre

Energy market

Job description

Vanrath seeks a Lead Solution Architect to own end-to-end architecture across complex projects in the energy and critical infrastructure sector. You will shape IT strategy, design secure, scalable solutions and provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams.

The successful candidate will drive architecture governance, engage with stakeholders, and influence procurement decisions while ensuring cost-effective, available and resilient systems. Hybrid work arrangement offered.