Ailtire Réiteach/ Solution Architect

EirGrid Group

  • Co Dublin
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 days ago
Job DetailsIs muide a fheidhmíonn eangach leictreachais na hÉireann. Feidhmíonn muid an córas cumhachta le leibhéil den scoth ginte in-athnuaite aisioncronaigh athraithigh, le cinntiú go mbíonn cumhacht ag gach duine nuair a theastaíonn sé uathu. Ach ní hé sin bun agus barr an scéil, tá muid anois ag tabhairt faoi chlaochlú an chórais chumhachta do na glúnta inár ndiaidh.Agus níl ansin ach an tús. Tá cuspóir tábhachtach againn. Is é sin claochlú an chórais chumhachta le cur ar chumas ár sochaí astaíochtaí carbóin a laghdú agus ár spriocanna athraithe aeráide agus neodrachta a bhaint amach.Glac páirt sa chlaochlú seo!
An Fhoireann
Is gnó muid a chuireann an-bhéim ar chúrsaí TF, agus cuireann muid córais speisialaithe den chéad scoth, atá riachtanach dár ngnó, ar fáil 24/7. Agus muid ag bogadh i dtreo an fhuinnimh ísealcharbóin amach anseo, tá deis anseo an-tionchar a imirt. Tá an ról mar chuid den fhoireann Ailtireachta san Oifig um Chlaochlú agus Teicneolaíocht, atá freagrach as straitéis TF, ailtireacht agus dearadh réitigh.
An Deis
Beidh an t-iarrthóir a n-éireoidh leis nó léi freagrach as tionscadail TF a stiúradh síos na conairí teicniúla cearta, agus ní hamháin na roghanna ailtireachta teicniúla a bhainistiú ach tionchar na roghanna sin ar chur chuige foriomlán an réitigh a bhainistiú. Beidh tú freagrach as a chinntiú go bhfuil ardáin teicneolaíochta agus feidhmchlár inscálaithe, insínte agus costéifeachtach i gcomhréir le straitéis TF agus riachtanais na gcustaiméirí. Beidh tú i gceannas ar dhearaí agus treochláir réitigh a chruthú ar fud eastát TF Ghrúpa EirGrid. Cuirfidh tú ceannaireacht smaointeoireachta ar fáil agus tacóidh tú le dea-chleachtais agus prionsabail an tionscail.Príomhfhreagrachtaí
  • Forbairt dearaí réitigh a threorú agus tacú le doiciméadacht dearaidh theicniúil i gcomhréir le caighdeáin agus prionsabail ailtireachta.
  • An rannpháirtíocht le páirtithe leasmhara gnó agus TF teicniúla a stiúradh chun réitigh a shainiú agus a dhearadh chun freastal ar riachtanais ghnó atá ann faoi láthair agus a bheidh ann amach anseo.
  • Roghanna réitigh a fhorbairt agus tionchar a imirt ar threo straitéiseach chun a chinntiú go mbeidh na réitigh a dhearfar ailínithe ó thaobh ailtireachta de.
  • Tuiscint dhomhain a fhorbairt ar na réimsí sonracha gnó a bhfuil tú ailínithe leo agus idirthuilleamaíochtaí eagraíochtúla a thuiscint chun dearcadh fiontair a chinntiú agus réitigh á ndearadh agat.
  • Oibriú leis an Ailtire Fiontair, treochláir a shainiú, ag cinntiú go ndéanfar na tairbhí cuí maidir le cumas teicneolaíochta a shainaithint agus a chainníochtú.
  • Na príomhphointí cinnteoireachta infheistíochta maidir le teicneolaíochtaí atá ann cheana a shainaithint, ag cinntiú go ndéanfar na tairbhí cuí maidir le cumas teicneolaíochta a shainaithint agus a chainníochtú.
  • Tacú le treoirlínte, prionsabail, caighdeáin agus dea-chleachtais ailtireachta a bhunú, a shainiú, a chothabháil agus a chur in iúl.
  • Meastacháin ardleibhéil agus measúnuithe tionchair a fhorbairt le haghaidh príomhthionscnaimh teicneolaíochta.
  • Anailís a dhéanamh ar threochtaí sa tionscal teicneolaíochta agus sa mhargadh agus measúnuithe teicneolaíochta agus iarratais atá oibiachtúil agus neamhchlaonta a sholáthar chun tacú le cinnteoireacht eolasach..
Fút Féin
  • Céim nó cáilíocht níos airde i ndisciplín ábhartha.
  • An cumas a fháil amach conas is féidir teicneolaíocht a úsáid chun fadhbanna gnó a réiteach, ag aistriú riachtanais dhébhríocha uaireanta ina réitigh laistigh d'ailtireacht fhoriomlán.
  • An cumas spleáchais agus bacainní réitigh a shainaithint agus a dhíbhlocáil agus cinntí breithiúnais a dhéanamh idir pragmatachas agus spriocstát idéalach.
  • Taithí ar réimsí éagsúla ailtireachta, e.g. ailtireacht feidhmchláir, ailtireacht sonraí, ailtireacht chomhtháthaithe, infra, slándáil, forbairt, oibríochtaí etc.
  • Sárscileanna cumarsáide labhartha agus scríofa, lena n-áirítear an cumas na coincheapa agus na cuspóirí a mhíniú agus ‘a dhíol’ don ghnó, chomh maith le ceannaireacht theicniúil.
  • Eolas ar na srianta agus na dúshláin a bhaineann le bheith ag tacú le timpeallacht shlán ard-infhaighteachta TF
We are the people behind Ireland’s electricity grid. We operate the power system with world leading levels of variable asynchronous renewable generation, ensuring that everyone has power when they need it. But that’s not all, we are now transforming the power system for future generations.And that’s just the beginning of our story. We have a critical purpose. That purpose is to transform the power system to enable our society to reduce our carbon emissions and meet our climate change and net zero ambitions.Be part of the transformation!The TeamWe’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.The OpportunityThe 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 be responsible for ensuring that technology and application platforms are scalable, extensible and cost effective in line with IT strategy and customer needs. You will lead the creation of solution designs and roadmaps across EirGrid Group’s IT estate. You will provide thought leadership and advocate 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.
  • The ability to figure out how technology can be used to solve business problems, translating sometimes ambiguous requirements into solutions within an overall architecture.
  • The ability to identify and unblock solution dependencies and obstacles and make judgement calls between pragmatism and an ideal target state.
  • Experience across multiple architecture domains, e.g. application architecture, data architecture, integration architecture, infra, security, development, operations etc.
  • 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
10/09/2025We'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

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