Solution Architect

We are at the heart of Ireland's energy transition - connecting, operating and transforming the electricity grid to support a low carbon, renewable future. We are building talented teams that tackle real world challenges every day and help us prepare the grid to carry up to 80% of Ireland's electricity from renewable sources. We are proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, recognised for our culture built on trust, collaboration and inclusion. At EirGrid you will find supportive teams, opportunities to grow and meaningful work, along with secure employment and a range of flexible, family friendly working policies to support your life and wellbeing. If you want to know more about what EirGrid has to offer you, visit Life at EirGrid.

If you are ready to make an impact and grow your career in a purpose led organisation, your journey starts here.

Team

We're an IT intensive business and we operate state of the art, specialised business critical systems 24/7. As we transition to a low carbon energy future, this is an opportunity to make a real impact. The role sits within the Architecture team in the Transformation and Technology Office, which has responsibility for IT strategy, architecture and solution design.

Opportunity

The successful candidate will be responsible for steering IT projects down the right technical paths, managing not only the technical architecture choices but the impact of those choices on the overall solution approach. You will ensure that technology and application platforms are scalable, extensible and cost effective in line with IT strategy and customer needs, lead the creation of solution designs and roadmaps across EirGrid Group's IT estate, and provide thought leadership while advocating industry best practices and principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of solution designs and supporting technical design documentation in compliance with architectural standards and principles.
• Lead the engagement with business and technical IT stakeholders to define and design solutions to meet current and future business needs.
• Develop solution options and influence strategic direction to ensure that the solutions designed are architecturally aligned.
• Grow an in depth understanding of the specific business areas to which you are aligned and understand organisational interdependencies to ensure an enterprise view when designing solutions.
• Working with the Enterprise Architect, define roadmaps, ensuring that the appropriate technology capability benefits are identified and quantified.
• Identify the key investment decision points on existing technologies, ensuring that the appropriate technology capability benefits are identified and quantified.
• Support the establishment, definition, maintenance and communication of architecture guidelines, principles, standards and best practices.
• Develop high level estimates and impact assessments for key technology initiatives.
• Analyse technology industry and market trends and deliver objective and impartial technology and application assessments to support informed decision making.

About You

• Degree or higher in a relevant discipline supported by extensive experience across multiple architecture domains, e.g. application architecture, data architecture, integration architecture, infra, security, development, operations, etc.
• Ability to figure out how technology can be used to solve business problems, translating sometimes ambiguous requirements into solutions within an overall architecture.
• Ability to identify and unblock solution dependencies and obstacles and make judgement calls between pragmatism and an ideal target state.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain and "sell" the concepts and objectives to the business, as well as technical leadership.
• Knowledge of the constraints and challenges of supporting a secure high availability IT environment.

Closing date for applications

25/03/2026 - Please note we receive a high volume of applications, and as every application is carefully reviewed our response time may vary. If you agree to be considered for other roles this may result in a delayed response as we establish the best fit for your experience. We appreciate your patience.

We value potential as much as experience. If you believe you can succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every requirement.

Diversity and inclusion

We're dedicated to diversity and inclusion at EirGrid. We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and the importance of a supportive culture for all our people to achieve their potential. Our diversity and inclusion networks have been designed to create an inclusive culture that enables our people to feel a sense of belonging at work. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.