Enterprise Architecture Director

6 days ago


Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom National Grid Full time
About National Grid

At National Grid, we are committed to delivering a sustainable energy future for our customers and communities. Our mission is to connect people and society through the power of energy.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Enterprise Architecture to join our IT & Digital department in Warwick. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in shaping our technology strategy and ensuring that our IT systems enable our long-term business objectives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement enterprise-wide architecture and processes that align with our strategic goals and ensure compliance between business and technology strategies.
  • Provide strategic leadership and guidance to stakeholders, identifying market trends and business benefits, and managing governance practices to ensure our success.
  • Collaborate with business and technology leaders to unify our company's business and technology strategy, facilitating solution delivery to enable that strategy.
  • Lead the architecture team in developing and implementing architectural strategies and solutions that align with our business objectives, delivering future state blueprints and roadmaps to achieve our business objectives.
  • Develop and maintain architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices for our company, evaluating new technologies and tools to find their potential impact on our architecture.
  • Conduct architecture reviews to ensure compliance with established standards and identify areas for improvement, working with teams to ensure that architecture is incorporated into plans and that design decisions are aligned with architectural standards.
  • Provide leadership and guidance to the architecture team, including mentoring and coaching team members, participating in industry forums and conferences to stay up-to-date on emerging trends and best practices in architecture, technology, and our industry.
  • Oversee Solution Architecture, establishing processes, tools, and governance that empower Solution Architects to deliver high-quality and strategically aligned architecture that respects principles and standards.
  • Set and execute a personal leadership agenda to achieve personal and organization goals with little input from management, ensuring our company's IT systems enable our long-term strategy.
  • Promote shared infrastructure and applications to reduce costs and improve information flows, ensuring that projects do not duplicate functionality or diverge from each other and business and IT strategies.
About You
  • Master's Degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, or a BS/BA degree or higher in a technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in information architecture, data architecture, solution architecture, application architecture, business architecture, integration architecture, and/or enterprise architecture.
  • Experience in strategic technology leadership, IT infrastructure, application architecture, solution architecture, data architecture, analytics, and outsourcing management.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, including articulating complex ideas and influencing in a matrix environment.
  • Strong ability to guide IT financials and lead a diverse team with an inclusive culture across geographical boundaries.
  • Develop trusted relationships with key stakeholders to deliver desired business outcomes.
What You'll Get

A competitive salary between £70,000 – 88,000 – dependent on capability, as well as a company car or allowance, a bonus of up to 20% of your salary for stretch performance, and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits, including a share incentive plan, a salary sacrifice technology scheme, support via the employee assistance line, and matched charity giving.



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