About this role
Salary: £80,000 - 90,000 per year
Requirements
- Experienced enterprise or domain architect with deep IIoT and OT/IT convergence expertise, able to work at strategic and technical levels
- Proven enterprise or domain architecture experience in complex industrial or operational environments
- Deep understanding of OT and IIoT systems, including SCADA, PLCs, RTUs, telemetry systems and data historians
- Experience with edge-to-cloud architectures, edge computing and edge analytics
- Knowledge of industrial protocols such as MQTT, OPC UA, Modbus and DNP3
- Understanding of connectivity technologies including LoRaWAN, NB-IoT and 5G
- Experience aligning architecture with NIS regulations, NCSC CAF, IEC 62443 and ISO 27001
- Strong understanding of data platform architecture, integration patterns, standardisation and contextualisation
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to senior decision-makers
Responsibilities
- Define the target-state architecture for IIoT and enable operational technology and information technology to work together
- Shape our enterprise-wide IIoT and OT/IT convergence strategy, advising senior stakeholders on priorities and investment
- Define capability models, reference architectures and roadmaps across short-, medium- and long-term horizons
- Lead architectural thinking across edge computing, IIoT platforms, cloud integration and data architecture
- Embed cyber resilience and regulatory compliance into IIoT design in support of Critical National Infrastructure requirements
- Influence our Industry 4.0 and OT digitalisation journey by evaluating emerging technologies and setting future direction
- Collaborate with enterprise, domain and solution architects, mentor teams and build architectural capability
- Shape how data is generated, secured, integrated and used across our organisation
Technologies
- Architect
- Cloud
- IoT
- Support
- MQTT
- Network
- Security
More
We are Cadent Gas Ltd, and this role sits within our Enterprise Architecture and Transformation function, at the heart of our Securing Operations transformation programme. Our gas distribution network serves the UK, and this strategic role supports our net zero ambitions, regulatory obligations and long-term sustainability goals. The position focuses on connecting field devices, enterprise systems and cloud platforms to help create a more connected, insight-driven network.
last updated 45 week of 2026