Strategic Product Line Architect - Network Ops

National Grid; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 30%

Contributory pension

Flexible benefits

Digital GP service

Job summary

National Grid in the United Kingdom is seeking a Product Line Architect for Network Operations and Intelligence, based in Warwick with hybrid working options. You will link enterprise architecture with network planning and control, overseeing end-to-end delivery and ensuring alignment with transformation goals.

Lead architecture for cloud-native solutions, drive strategic roadmaps, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to enable technology-driven change while promoting standards and

Qualifications

• Azure-based cloud-native architecture including microservices, event-driven designs and serverless workloads.
• Strong understanding of event streaming, observability, logging, metrics and distributed tracing.
• Experience leading architecture for custom software using DevOps, CI/CD and IaC.
• Understanding of operational technology, real-time monitoring, telemetry and network operations processes.
• Strong leadership, relationship, communication and presentation skills across senior levels.
• Experience in strategic, investment and product planning aligned with business priorities.
• Knowledge of current and emerging product methods, agile methodologies and trends.
• Understanding of financial management, benefits management and realisation tied to business results.

Responsibilities

• Shape and maintain the strategic technology roadmap for your product line.
• Lead enterprise and business architecture efforts driving transformation.
• Oversee end-to-end solution delivery enabling change and digital initiatives.
• Promote common technology standards and coordinate information systems.
• Manage information governance and lifecycle management.
• Monitor and evaluate emerging technologies for opportunities and risks.
• Support multi-million-pound technology investment decisions with insights.
• Strengthen sustainability practices in technology planning.
• Lead business process improvements leveraging digital innovation.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the enterprise.

Skills

Azure cloud-native

Event streaming

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Product planning

Agile

DevOps

CI/CD

IaC

Operational technology

Real-time monitoring

Job description

National Grid in the United Kingdom is seeking a Product Line Architect for Network Operations and Intelligence, based in Warwick with hybrid working options. You will link enterprise architecture with network planning and control, overseeing end-to-end delivery and ensuring alignment with transformation goals.

Lead architecture for cloud-native solutions, drive strategic roadmaps, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to enable technology-driven change while promoting standards and