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We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.
An opportunity to play your part At Centrica, technology is helping shape the future of energy, and as a Senior Domain Architect you'll play a pivotal role in making that happen. Acting as a trusted technology advisor, you'll bring together business strategy and technology delivery to create a clear architectural vision that drives meaningful outcomes. You'll lead the development of long-term technology roadmaps, influence strategic decisions, and ensure our platforms, products and services evolve in line with business priorities.
Working closely with leaders across Product, Engineering, Commercial and Operations, you'll help identify future capabilities, navigate complex technology challenges, and provide architectural leadership across a diverse and evolving landscape. You'll balance innovation with pragmatism, ensuring technology investments are scalable, resilient and ready for the future.
Location: UK-based hybrid role, Occasional travel to site.
Day to day –
- Act as a trusted technology leader and strategic advisor, building strong relationships across business and technology teams to ensure architectural decisions support both current priorities and future growth.
- Define and communicate a clear architectural vision that connects business strategy with technology delivery, shaping the direction of key investments, programmes and transformation initiatives.
- Create and evolve technology roadmaps that balance business goals, customer needs and technical innovation, turning long-term strategy into practical plans that drive successful outcomes.
- Lead architecture reviews, design decisions and option assessments, confidently navigating trade-offs between cost, complexity, risk, customer impact and long-term sustainability.
- Champion innovation by exploring emerging technologies, automation and AI-enabled tools that improve efficiency, accelerate delivery and enhance the quality of architectural outcomes.
- Ensure technology solutions are secure, compliant, scalable and aligned with enterprise standards, providing guidance and governance that enables teams to move quickly with confidence.
- Coach, mentor and inspire architects, engineers and technology teams, promoting best practices, reusable patterns and a culture of continuous learning that strengthens architectural capability across Centrica.
What are the must haves –
- Proven ability to shape technology direction within complex enterprise environments, ensuring architectural decisions support business strategy, customer outcomes and long-term growth.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and communicate effectively with both technical teams and senior business leaders.
- Experience defining and delivering architecture roadmaps that translate business priorities into clear, actionable technology plans across multiple products, platforms and teams.
- Strong understanding of architecture governance, security principles and risk management, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, compliant and aligned to enterprise standards.
- A passion for innovation and emerging technologies, with experience applying automation and AI responsibly to improve efficiency, accelerate delivery and enhance business outcomes.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to simplify complex concepts for a variety of audiences while mentoring colleagues and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and architectural excellence.
What's in it for you?
- Enjoy a generous market salary, along with fantastic growth opportunities and a vibrant work environment!
- Added Car Allowance program to make your commute and adventures even better.
- Power up your pay with a 15% Employee Energy Allowance, surpassing the government's price cap!
- Secure your future with our comprehensive pension plan, designed for peace of mind.
- Elevate your health with our fully-funded company healthcare plan, prioritizing your well-being.
- Recharge with a generous 25-day holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and even purchase up to 5 extra days for extended relaxation!
- Experience unparalleled work-life balance with an exceptional selection of flexible benefits, from tech treats and eco-friendly car leases to travel insurance for your adventures!
Why should you apply?
We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.
https://www.morethanacareer.energy/centrica
If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.
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