Enterprise Architect - Energy & Utilities

Salary: £55,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, technology consulting, or CTO-level advisory roles.
• 8+ years supporting Energy & Utilities clients.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale digital transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of utility business domains including power generation, transmission & distribution, smart grid, renewable energy, oil & gas operations, customer operations, field services, and asset management.
• Deep expertise across enterprise applications, cloud architecture, cybersecurity & Zero Trust, data & AI platforms, integration architectures, and digital operations.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Experience with modern engineering practices including DevSecOps and platform engineering.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence C-level decision-making.
• Strong presentation, workshop facilitation, and consulting skills.
• Masters degree in Technology, Business Administration, or Engineering.
• Industry certifications such as TOGAF, AWS/Azure/GCP Architect certifications, CISSP, SABSA, SAFe, or Kubernetes certifications.
• Experience with utility regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with OT/ICS architectures and industrial cybersecurity.
• Experience working within global system integrators or consulting organizations.
• Exposure to sustainability, ESG, and smart infrastructure initiatives.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies including GenAI, edge computing, IoT, and digital twins.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary technology strategist and trusted advisor for Energy & Utilities clients.
• Develop multi-year enterprise transformation roadmaps aligned to business priorities, regulatory requirements, and operational modernization goals.
• Provide executive-level thought leadership across digital transformation initiatives including modernization, automation, resiliency, sustainability, and operational efficiency.
• Engage with CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, Chief Digital Officers, and business executives to shape strategic technology investments.
• Lead enterprise architecture governance and technology decision frameworks.
• Identify innovation opportunities leveraging cloud, AI, IoT, advanced analytics, automation, and digital platforms.
• Define target-state enterprise architectures spanning applications, infrastructure, security, integration, data, and operations.
• Lead architecture assessments, capability maturity evaluations, and transformation planning.
• Develop reference architectures, modernization blueprints, and technology standards.
• Ensure alignment between business capabilities, operating models, and technology platforms.
• Guide large-scale modernization initiatives including ERP, CRM, asset management, and operational platforms.
• Drive interoperability between IT and OT environments.
• Lead modernization strategies across enterprise platforms including SAP, Oracle Utilities, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, ServiceNow Work & Asset Management platforms, Customer Information Systems (CIS), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), and Grid & Operations platforms.
• Drive application rationalization and modernization initiatives.
• Establish API-first and event-driven integration strategies.
• Promote composable architecture and platform engineering practices.
• Define cloud transformation strategies leveraging AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Lead cloud-native modernization initiatives using microservices, containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and DevSecOps.
• Design resilient, scalable, and secure enterprise platforms.
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, SRE practices, and platform automation.
• Guide multi-cloud governance, FinOps, observability, and cloud operating models.
• Lead Zero Trust transformation strategies across enterprise and operational technology environments.
• Develop security architectures aligned to NIST, IEC 62443, CIS, and industry compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with security teams to implement IAM, PAM, SASE, security operations modernization, OT security segmentation, and threat detection and response.
• Ensure cybersecurity is embedded throughout transformation programs.
• Define enterprise data strategies and AI transformation roadmaps.
• Lead modern data platform architectures including data lakes, lakehouses, real-time analytics, and streaming platforms.
• Drive AI and GenAI adoption use cases including predictive maintenance, intelligent operations, grid optimization, customer engagement, workforce productivity, sustainability analytics, and digital twins.
• Promote responsible AI governance, data quality, and enterprise data management.
• Lead data modernization initiatives integrating OT, IoT, enterprise, and customer data ecosystems.
• Support strategic account planning and growth initiatives.
• Participate in executive briefings, workshops, and transformation advisory engagements.
• Contribute to business development, proposals, solution positioning, and executive presentations.
• Collaborate with sales and delivery teams to shape large-scale transformation programs.
• Develop trusted relationships with client executives and technology stakeholders.
• Represent NTT DATA at industry events, conferences, and client forums.
• Provide architecture oversight for large and complex transformation programs.
• Ensure solution quality, scalability, security, and operational alignment.
• Support program governance, risk management, and transformation execution.
• Mentor architecture teams and promote enterprise architecture best practices.
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement, and reusable industry assets.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CRM
• CTO
• DevSecOps
• EAM
• Embedded
• ERP
• GCP
• IAM
• IoT
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Oracle
• SAP
• Salesforce
• Security
• Serverless
• ServiceNow
• TOGAF
• microservices
• Network

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We are NTT DATA, a $30+ billion business and technology services, AI and digital infrastructure leader. We co-innovate solutions with clients and partners globally for business and societal impact, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100 with experts in over 70 countries. We encourage experimentation, recognize great work, and are a proud Global Top Employer. We invest over $3 billion annually in R&D as part of NTT Group. This role is flexible/hybrid based in London or Birmingham, and we offer tailored benefits that support physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing, continuous learning and development, and flexible work options. We are an equal opportunities employer and a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.

last updated 34 week of 2026