The E.ON I&C Pillar combines the current nPower nBS & E.ON B2B businesses to create a new £5billion revenue business serving c20,000 customers and c200,000 meter points with a view to becoming the number one B2B energy supplier in the UK.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Solutions Architect to join our Digital Technology & Change team. For this role you will be accountable for maintaining the integrity of the I&C system landscape and ensuring it remains aligned to E.ON I&C business strategy, objectives & outcomes. This role is based in Solihull and offers hybrid working.

Key responsibilities

• Own IT solution design for the I&C business, driving the I&C IT application roadmap.
• Translate business requirements into IT system application or process designs, covering both functional and non-functional aspects. 
• Collaborate with the I&C business teams and Change Management to ensure that the right IT solutions are designed and deployed.
• Provide architectural direction to implementation teams and third parties during solution design.
• Advise on regulatory and critical IT projects and programmes.
• Identifying continual service improvements to I&C IT architecture.
• Participate in architectural governance activities within I&C.
• Managing the risks associated with architectural decision making through appropriate risk management standards and policies.
• Work with the Digital Technology & Change Leadership team to deliver relative reduction in Total Cost of Ownership in I&C.

• Significant experience of working with and providing architectural governance to third party providers in a predominantly outsourced environment, including experience in assuring that provider proposals are fit for purpose.
• Strong track record of managing IT architecture activities operating in a complex multi-application/multi project IT landscape.
• Strong understanding and application of architectural modelling techniques.
• Ability to perform a critical role in the delivery and development of continuous improvements within IT architecture.
• Sound understanding of project lifecycles and phases.
• Ability to translate business requirements into IT solution options.

It would be great if you had

• Knowledge of the UK Energy Industry.
• Experience of formal Architecture Frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachmann, FEA or similar.
• Good knowledge and experience of ITIL / SIAM processes, application and architectural integration.
• Experience of using architecture tools such as LeanIX or similar Architecture related certification (TOGAF, CITA, Microsoft or similar).

• Award-Winning Workplace - We’re proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16–34-year-olds.
• Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We’re open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
• Inclusive & Diverse - We’re the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We’re also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year—recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
• Support at Every Stage of Life - We’re Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
• Accessible & Supportive - As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
• Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we’ll support your growth every step of the way..