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We are Smart DCC
Together we're building a greener tomorrow

Connecting every home and business to a single, secure smart meter network is a huge undertaking. So you can imagine the scale – and variety – and opportunities for the people who'll help us do it.

The role

Hybrid Location: Manchester or London

Closing Date 7th January 2026

We are seeking a Senior Domain Architect to take a leading role in defining and evolving the technology strategy for a specific domain within the UK’s national smart metering ecosystem. This is a strategic position where you will own your domain, influence supplier roadmaps, and ensure technical solutions are secure, scalable, and future-ready.

You will define domain-level roadmaps, standards, and patterns, ensuring they are applied consistently across programmes and projects. Working closely with suppliers and internal teams, you’ll provide architectural assurance, guide integration, and shape the evolution of critical technology that underpins the UK’s smart energy infrastructure.

How you will contribute to transforming energy and shaping the future.

• Define and maintain the long-term architecture strategy for your domain.
• Provide oversight and assurance of supplier solutions, ensuring alignment with strategic direction.
• Develop and enforce domain-specific standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Influence technology roadmaps and investment decisions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, translating business needs into architectural outcomes.

Your skills that will enable us to fulfil our purpose:

• Proven expertise in end-to-end radio infrastructure design, including RF fundamentals and network optimisation.
• Strong knowledge of 3GPP standards for 2G/3G, 4G, 5G, and non-terrestrial connectivity.
• Experience in integration and interoperability across complex network environments.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and suppliers.
• Competence in designing resilient, secure, and scalable solutions for mission-critical systems.

About the DCC

We’re powering Britain’s smarter, greener future. Today. Tomorrow. Together.

Today, we’re deeply invested in building a resilient, sustainable smart energy network that drives transformation. Our success is driven by curiosity, ambition, and tenacity.

Tomorrow, we see vast opportunities for growth and development, contributing to decarbonisation and the Net Zero mission. We’ll continually develop Smart DCC, to fulfil our obligations to consumers, and achieve even more with our customers, partners, and each other.

Together, we embrace change, unite in our shared passions and support each other. Working as one team and across our industry, we rise to the challenge to shape Smart DCC, and the future.

A career at Smart DCC means being part of something bigger – a dynamic organisation that’s not just helping transform energy but also shaping the future. We offer a unique, fulfilling environment where you can thrive today, build tomorrow, and achieve together.

Company benefits:
At DCC we reward fairly and recognise fully because our continued success depends on our people.

We offer competitive salaries with regular benchmarking, together with bonuses tied to personal and company performance and our core benefits include pension, holidays and private healthcare.

We want you to feel respected and able, so we also offer a competitive 8 days per month hybrid work policy together with other flexible benefits that you can tailor to you needs.

This is meaningful work, with meaningful reward

Your application to help shape what’s next:
Choose ‘ now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

As a Disability Confident member, DCC is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, need a copy of this job advert in an alternative format, or have any other questions you’d like to ask before ing, please contact Stephanie.Owen@peregrineresourcing.com

Join the DCC, a dynamic organisation where every day brings a chance to make a difference.

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Make a difference

We believe in our purpose. Together, we work as one team, always looking for ways to improve and support DCC’s role in a low-carbon future.

Act with integrity

We treat everyone with kindness, consideration and respect. We keep our promises to our customers. And if something doesn’t feel right, we speak up.

Be accountable

You can depend on our word. We’re clear about our roles and we take the initiative, while respecting the processes we have in place.

Rewards & Benefits
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Personal Development

Our training and development opportunities help you be your best self – from regular 1-2-1s all the way up to professional qualifications.

Group income protection

Provides a continuous income if you're unable to work due to illness or injury for more than 26 weeks.

Pension Plans

Our Capita Choice partners will match the salary contributions you make to your pension up to 5%, depending on your plan and time with us.

Flexible Holidays

Need more time off? Increase your standard 25 days of leave by buying extra to rest, spend time with family or satisfy your wanderlust.

Cycle to Work Scheme

We’re big on keeping things green. If you want to cycle to work, we'll loan you the gear through salary sacrifice to make it tax-efficient.

Flexible working

As we all transition to a new normal, we can help you find the hybrid working pattern that suits you and your team best.

Additional Benefits
Add more to your core
Travel season ticket loan
Bonus
Medical cash plans
Life cover
Charity days
Childcare vouchers
Health screening
RAC discount
Vision Express discounts
Mobile phone discounts
Discounted gym membership
Retail and leisure discounts