Solutions Architect

This is a key role within ElectraLink’s Cost Recovery Services (CRS) delivery team, working across several development projects to ensure that solutions are defined and developed based on architecture standards and technologies.

The role requires the ability to bridge the gap between business requirements and implementation of technology solutions. You will have an agile mindset willing to push the boundaries of current conventional thinking for architecture design, you will have experience of developing proof of concepts and mindful of market drivers, first mover advantage and not be constrained against existing systems, infrastructure or ways of working. 

More traditionally, you will also translate the ElectraLink business strategy into concrete solutions and design and execute a set of solution blueprints that support a long term operating model and strategy. You will evaluate all technology options assess impact on the wider business or customer processes working with both business and IT stakeholders.

We are looking for someone can work with our senior management and business development leads to conceive and deliver forward looking solutions, proof of concepts, minimal viable product and not be afraid to move quickly and have the courage to fail fast.

What you will do

Key Responsibilities include supporting the CRS team build their future target operating model:

• Solution Design & Analysis: Translates business needs into technical strategies and designs that can be implemented by third parties in design, development and delivery 
• Technical Evaluation: Assesses potential CRS solutions with vendors, comparing off-the-shelf products with new systems to determine suitability for project requirements 
• Cost & Technical Alignment: Works with financial and technical teams to develop technical solutions and their associated cost estimates, ensuring alignment with business and technical standards. 
• Risk Management: Identifies and mitigates technical risks related to new technologies or vendor solutions. 
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Manages relationships and coordinates with internal technology teams, sales, product management, and external vendors to ensure technical feasibility and success
• Communication: Presents and discusses technical solutions with both internal and client executives, ensuring all parties understand the technical implications and benefits of the proposed procurement. 
• Technical Governance: Provides technical oversight and governance for IT projects, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and standards. 
• Strategic Input: Contributes to the overall technology strategy by identifying new technologies, capabilities, and opportunities for digital transformation within the product lifecycle. 

Skills & Knowledge, you will need

• Technical Skills: Strong understanding and ability to design integrated, scalable, and secure IT solutions for procurement and supply chain operations, often involving cloud and legacy systems. 
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and able to effectively communicate with senior stakeholders and managing their expectations ensures projects align with organizational goals and that potential challenges are understood and addressed early.
• Analytical Skills: Translating complex business needs into detailed technical requirements and digital solutions.
• Teamwork: Ability to effectively engage with and managing expectations of diverse stakeholders, including technical teams, product owners, vendors, and senior management. 
• Commercial acumen: Experience in developing business cases, pricing strategies, and value propositions. 

What’s in it for you:

💻 Hybrid/ Flexible working including a 4 day week!

🩺 Private healthcare you and for family which includes pre-existing conditions·

❤ Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health Cover

💷 Company bonus and annual pay reviews·

📚 Annual training budget and quarterly reviews to support your professional development·

🚗 Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme·

🏋️ Discounted gym membership through gymflex

💃 Monthly social events organised by our Social Committee

Why we work for ElectraLink:

We have won awards for:

• Best Tech Place to Work 2025 at the National Technology Awards
• Technology Company of the Year 2025 and Best Place to Work in Data 2024 at the British Data Awards
• Best Employer for Women (under 500 Employees) 2025 at the Women in Utilities Awards
• Employer of the Year 2025 at the Energy & Utility Skills Awards
• A two-star outstanding accreditation from Best Companies for three years running!

As you would expect from a business with ambitious growth plans, we are continually evolving and looking to the future, with investment in the business, its people, and your career. We do this through:

🤝🏻 Open lines of communication throughout the business- your voice matters!

🙌🏻 Regular Employee Forum meetings to gather suggestions from the business on making ElectraLink an even better place to work!

🌍 Innovative and open to new ideas to support our net-zero status

📈 Exciting, innovative and fast moving company which is growing

👏 High challenge, high support working environment.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love for you to get in touch. Unfortunately, we cannot provide sponsorship at this time.

ElectraLink is a growing data and technology company, established at the core of the UK energy sector. The company offers exceptional expertise regarding the industry's challenges and opportunities. While it is an exciting and fast-moving time for the UK energy industry, which continues to offer a wide range of opportunities for

ElectraLink, the data and insight that ElectraLink manages and creates is beginning to mean that we are participating much more widely in UK PLC and our potential role in the smart data revolution is considerable. The successful candidate for this role will play a vital part in realising that potential. Not only will the success of this role support the continued growth of this lively and ambitious company, but will also contribute to the UK digital revolution, clearing the path to Net Zero.

ElectraLink is owned by the energy distributors and manages, on behalf of the UK energy market participants, the regulated data transfer infrastructure they rely on to operate the market.  We work closely with all UK energy stakeholders such as energy suppliers, distributors and metering organisations, as well as the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero and Ofgem (the industry regulator). We also engage more widely in the smart data landscape and have begun working with sectors including Fintech, finance more widely and real estate.

Our unmatched market reach and access to market participants means we have a unique data set that provides a view of the entire UK energy market, combined with the ability to offer advanced data analytics and energy market insights.

Our position at the heart of the UK energy industry also gives us a unique capability to provide other services crucial to the gas and electricity markets and beyond:

• We provide unique market insight through analysis of the DTS and other market data that we process in our central industry role.
• Our reputation for impartiality and energy market expertise makes us an ideal partner in the implementation and change management of energy industry Governance arrangements.
• Our established data transfer infrastructure supports the development of more efficient market processes at a time of rapid energy industry change.
• The nature of the smart data and insights we hold provide vital context and validation to other markets such as the validation of green finance decisions

All of this means we can actively contribute as a thought leader, innovator, and service provider.

It also means we are able to exploit opportunities in non-energy markets as the role of Data Intermediary is defined as part of the Data Act