Lead Architect, Solution
Waltham, MA

Job Description

About us

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

National Grid is hiring a Lead Architech in the Waltham,MA location.

Job Purpose

Design business solutions in response to specific business needs that are fit for purpose, compliant and adhere to all National Grid operational, architectural and design standards and principles. Ensure the integrity of solution designs from concept through implementation, balancing the architectural concerns of projects with concerns of the enterprise. Ensure consideration of all design alternatives and provide technical guidance to wider project team and business stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities

* Identify, Own and Support the Delivery of global solutions for assigned projects.
* Provide all design related services, at the blueprinting level, for 1 or more projects under the direction of a Project Manager and/or the head of Solution Architecture.
* Ensure the integrity of solution designs through detail design, build and implementation.
* Governance of the solution architecture through implementation.
* Guide business stakeholders to solutions that maximise National Grid investment in technology.
* Provide thought leadership on innovative technical solutions to business stakeholders.
* Identify options that maximise reuse and minimise overheads to operating budgets.
* Ensure that solutions conform to the National Grid Enterprise Architecture.
* Ensure solution are compliant to National Grid's policies.
* Furthering and promote the Strategic vision of Enterprise Architecture.
* Obtain all required approvals.

Qualifications

* Educated to degree level in Computer Science or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
* Relevant industry certification (e.g.TOGAF) desirable.
* Experience applying standard architectures and patterns within solution designs.
* Experience developing Solution Architectures.
* Knowledge of business analysis techniques, tools and requirements gathering.
* Knowledge of basic networking concepts and design practices.
* Knowledge of various hosting environments and platforms.
* Knowledge of basic integration techniques.
* Knowledge of database design and database management systems.
* Minimum of 5 years of software development and/or support experience at an enterprise level.
* Familiarity with Software Development Lifecycle Management techniques.
* Experience in product and vendor evaluation and technology rollout.
* Good written and verbal communications skills.
* Good stakeholder management and influencing skills at project stakeholder level.
* Ability to multi-task.

More Information

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.