Gas Networks Ireland operates and maintains Ireland’s €3bn, 14,725km national gas network, which is considered one of the safest and most modern renewables-ready gas networks in the world.
Almost 725,000 Irish homes and businesses trust Ireland’s gas network to provide efficient and reliable energy to meet their heating, cooking, manufacturing and transport needs.
The gas network is the cornerstone of Ireland’s energy system, securely supplying more than 30% of Ireland’s total energy and over 40% of the country’s electricity generation.
Gas Networks Ireland is aiming to deliver a repurposed, resized and fully decarbonised gas network by 2045. Its “Pathway to a Net Zero Carbon Network” envisions transforming the existing gas network into two separate systems carrying 100% renewable gas, one dedicated to biomethane and the other to green hydrogen, with the potential to carry approximately 30% biomethane and 70% green hydrogen, as well as offering significant long term energy export opportunities.
Gas Networks is an organisation with a very strong legacy and a culture founded on pride in our purpose, to keep Irelands energy moving, and commitment to our vision, to be at the heart of Irelands energy future. Our organisational values demonstrate what is important across the organisation including building on our experience across our organisation to build towards our sustainable future, doing what's right for each other and for the people and communities that we serve and finally energised for the change of our future towards a renewable energy landscape. Throughout your career in Gas Networks Ireland, you will be part of an organisation that has a strong commitment to supporting and developing our workforce today and into the future. You will also have an opportunity to get involved in our ambitious iBelong programme ensuring a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for us all to thrive. Finally, our Time to Talk Mental Health programme and our wellbeing initiatives ensure we provide support across many areas as you work in our organisation
The Role:
The primary role of the IT Architect is to provide guidance to IT teams and projects in relation to the effective use of IT systems and services, applications, and infrastructure that best meet business requirements and ensure alignment with GNI’s overall business and IT strategies.
Reporting into the IT Architecture Manager, the IT Architect will have responsibility for ensuring that that overall GNI’s IT architecture frameworks (technology, infrastructure, application, data, mobile, cloud, AI and general solution architecture) are implemented effectively.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintain architecture standards required to deliver business requirements for new and existing services
Ensure the architecture design at project/programme level is aligned with the GNI architecture standards
Support project, infrastructure, security and application teams throughout the project lifecycle
Work closely with project managers, ensuring timeliness, cost and quality of IT project deliverables, as well as solution-level risk identification and mitigation
Design, develop, and oversee implementation of end-to-end IT solutions
Document and develop in-depth knowledge of company’s existing IT cloud architecture/infrastructure, and technology portfolio – in particular, GNI’s Microsoft cloud deployments - MS Dynamics, Office 365 and Azure deployments
Carry out solution design reviews to ensure conformance to architecture standards
Research, document and maintain the existing and future reference architecture artefacts
Develop and maintain architecture models, baselines and roadmaps within Business Operations
Ensure IT solutions enhance flexibility, consistency, integration, and reuse for our customers
Support the identification, prioritisation, and delivery of AI use cases across IT and business functions, ensuring alignment with GNI’s strategic goals and AI roadmap
Improve the management of all information systems and IT infrastructure
Ensure the exploitation of IT assets across the enterprise is effective and efficient.
Keeping abreast of architecture leading practice and industry standards
Assess the interaction / interface between applications, databases, and middleware systems to identify and address problems / gaps in functional coverage.
Active participation in the GNI’s Architecture Governance structures
Perform other duties as required from time to time.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
5+ years of experience in architecture design, application development and project management with proven architecture modelling skills.
Previous experience and proven track record in an architecture context - formal certification would be an advantage (e.g. TOGAF or Zachman) as would knowledge and experience of architecture disciplines, processes, concepts and best practices.
Knowledge of open source and commercial landscape of mainstream applications and frameworks with cloud architectures desirable.
Experience designing technical, application or data architecture and standards enforcement.
Holistic understanding of the business and technical environment.
Hands on experience in delivering solutions across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) and ability to work closely with other teams in the delivery of IT solutions to business requirements.
Knowledge and experience of the complete Project Lifecycle (assessment/feasibility, business case development, implementation planning and business case realisation).
Experience of the cloud architecture standards and components across multiple vendors and services (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS) with experience in Microsoft cloud technologies – in particular, Microsoft Office 365 and Azure would be an advantage.
Strong understanding of AI technologies and their application to business requirements, including generative AI, natural language processing, and computer vision would be an advantage.
Demonstrable desire for continuous learning, particularly with regards to emerging technologies.
Ability to translate strategic priorities into operational reality, demonstrating strong decision-making skills.
Previous experience with initiating and maintaining strategic relationships both internally and externally, using strong influencing skills to achieve business goals.
Provide coaching in the development of the technical skills and abilities in others.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to deliver innovative technical solutions.
A good understanding of business operations and the commercial viability and impact of technical / professional decisions on the performance of the organisation.
Driver of high standards for individual, team and organisational accomplishment and delivering desired results.
Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion, along with the ability to communicate complex information to others.
Experience dealing with external vendors and stakeholders.
address stating the job title and reference number in the subject line of your email: recruit@gasnetworks.ie
The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is the 13th November 2025.
Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.
Gas Networks Ireland is an equal opportunities employer
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveller community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.
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