Enterprise Data Architect - ESO
National Grid
- Warwick Wokingham, Berkshire
- £60,000-85,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
In Summer of 2024, the ESO will transition to becoming the National Energy System Operator, or NESO for short. Previously denoted as the Future System Operator (or FSO), the new National Energy System Operator will be the independent body responsible for planning Great Britain's electricity and gas networks and operating the electricity system.The ESO, including all of its existing roles, will be at the heart of the new National Energy System Operator. As NESO, we will build on our existing roles, capabilities, and ways of working significantly to create an organisation the energy system and its users' need. Our new capabilities will enable us to look across vectors, including electricity, natural gas and hydrogen, and crucially consider the trade-offs between them.The organisation will be set up as a public corporation with its own Board of independent directors, with complete operational independence from government, the regulator and any and all commercial interest. As the ESO are today, NESO will be licenced and regulated by Ofgem through price control agreements and obligated to identify optimal solutions to system operations and planning in the most sustainable, affordable and secure way for all.The time to deliver is now. As part of our team, you won't just be touching the lives of almost everyone in Great Britain - you'll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.Key Accountabilities
- Development of data architecture in line with digital, data and security policies and strategy
- Support development of the wider Digital, Data & Technology strategy to enable separation of the business into an independent organisation
- Defining the transition approach from existing to new architectures, developing a portfolio wide view
- Working in partnership with Enterprise Architecture, Solution Engineering and Operational Service Management to ensure the successful delivery of customer-centric outcomes
- Supporting the data strategy and objectives
- Support the roles of data governance, quality and management helping to define and delivery new policies and tools
- Collaborating with peers across the portfolio to manage dependencies, priorities, integrations and change impacts on people, processes and/or technology
- Reporting key performance indicators and taking action to drive continuous improvement across Digital Platforms and Infrastructure Technology
- Support the delivery of the Data Platform and supporting technologies
- Develop and maintain views of emerging technology opportunities including how we delivery AI operationally
- Solid, proven background in Data Architecture
- Additional domain experience beneficial, e.g. Utilities (e.g. SCADA data), Infrastructure, Networks, Information or Application is an advantage
- Strong understanding of data modelling, data integration, and data warehousing, as well as experience with database design and architecture
- Strong experience in defining and delivering enterprise scale data strategies covering both technical and data governance aspects
- Experience in delivering or developing data strategies and solutions for cloud environments, particularly Microsoft Azure
- Experience working in a high-assurance environment, e.g. CNI, Government, finance
- A strong experience of using architecture frameworks (e.g. Zachman, TOGAF, SABSA) would be beneficial
- Demonstrable experience and a proven track record in an architecture leadership role, or relevant architecture experience with an ambition to progress into a leadership role
- Skills in database management systems, ETL tools, and data visualization tools
- Ability to rapidly learn deeply technical subjects related to data, and an ability to keep abreast of the criticality of data, high-impact environments
- Strong customer engagement and stakeholder management experience
- Good communication skills with demonstrated ability to navigate a complex organization and generate buy-in for ideas and plans
- Experience and understanding of what it takes to operationalise and actualise strategies
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