Solution Architect Engineering Lead

We are currently seeking a Solution Architect Engineering  Lead reporting directly to Enterprise Architect Director to join our team based in Rome, Italy.

About the role:

The Solution Architect Engineering Lead is providing dedicated digital support for the Engineering functions, within T.EN, ensuring alignment between enterprise architecture principles, business architecture and product delivery. 

This role acts as a bridge between business needs and digital platforms, defining solution’s architecture and driving coherence, innovation, and operational efficiency within the product's lifecycle. 

This role involves participating to product’s Framing phase and Design Phase, supporting the Execution Phase and delivering documentation during the whole product lifecycle, especially Product Architecture Reference Document, architecture reviews and finally promoting any action which can help reducing the T.EN technical debt. 

Business & Architecture Alignment

• Collaborate with Engineering stakeholders to understand business strategies, priorities, and requirements.
• Translate business needs into solution architectures aligned with enterprise standards.
• Support business transformation and process optimization initiatives.
• Contribute to application rationalization and technology strategy decisions.
• Define and maintain business capabilities, system dependencies, and conceptual data models.

Solution Architecture

• Design end-to-end solution architectures for Engineering products and platforms.
• Define target-state architectures and roadmap evolution.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business objectives.
• Support delivery teams throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Produce and maintain architecture documentation and technical standards.
• Ensure consistency across applications, integrations, and data flows.

Governance & Compliance

• Participate in architecture reviews and governance processes.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture guidelines.
• Promote best practices in solution design, integration, and technology adoption.
• Support cybersecurity, data management, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Contribute to technical debt reduction and lifecycle management activities.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate emerging technologies and architecture patterns.
• Support innovation initiatives, proof-of-value activities, and technology assessments.
• Promote adoption of cloud, data, and AI-enabled solutions where business value can be demonstrated.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, and user experience.

Leadership

• Provide leadership and mentoring to architects and technical teams.
• Facilitate collaboration across business and digital organizations.
• Coordinate architecture activities across multiple products and initiatives.
• Promote knowledge sharing and architecture community best practices.

Starting Date: Q4 2026

About you:

Catch this opportunity and invest in your skills development, should your profile meet these requirements.

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience

• Significant experience in IT and Digital organizations, including extensive experience in Solution Architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale business solutions.
• Experience leading architecture initiatives across complex environments.
• Previous experience managing or mentoring technical teams.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of Solution Architecture principles and methodologies.
• Experience with enterprise application architecture and integration patterns.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Understanding of business capability modelling, application architecture, and data architecture.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
• Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies and product-centric organizations.
• Understanding of cybersecurity and governance principles.
• Experience with digital transformation and technology modernization initiatives.

Analytical Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to assess business needs and convert them into practical technical solutions.
• Strategic mindset combined with execution focus.
• Ability to manage complexity and competing priorities.

Language 

• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Behavioral Skills

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to influence decisions across technical and business communities.
• Leadership and coaching mindset.
• Collaborative approach and customer-centric attitude.
• Strong organizational and decision-making capabilities.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of EPC and Engineering business processes.
• Experience with Engineering applications, data management platforms, and technical information systems.
• Exposure to Data & AI technologies and digital transformation programs.
• TOGAF or similar architecture certification.
• Experience working in international and multicultural environments.

Compensation

• Annual gross salary ranging from € 63.140,80 - € 78.926,00, determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications and internal equity.
• Position classified under the relevant Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL Metalmeccanico).
• Eligibility for an annual performance bonus in line with company policy.

Benefits

• Healthcare: Supplementary private healthcare coverage.
• Complementary pension scheme, according to applicable collective agreements.
• Annual welfare allowance, in line with applicable collective agreements.
• Learning: Continuous learning opportunities through T.EN University 
• Access to WeCare, our employee wellbeing program supporting employees and their families through health, wellbeing, inclusion and family initiatives.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP),  providing emotional, practical and wellbeing support to employees and their immediate family members.
• 50% reimbursement of public transportation subscriptions.
• Free annual tax assistance service
• Other local benefits and employee services.

Work Environment

• Hybrid working model with 2 days of smart working per week.
• Free company canteen.
• On-site infirmary available during business days.
• Free shuttle service connecting the office with the nearest metro station.

We are committed to providing a fair and inclusive recruitment  process and encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The benefits listed above reflect the current offering for employees hired by the Italian legal entity and may vary depending on local policies and applicable collective agreements. 

What’s next?

At Technip Energies, we prioritize internal applications and provide timely feedback to internal applicants. Our Recruiting Team screens and matches your skills, experience, and potential team fit against the role requirements. We ask for your patience as the team completes the volume of applications with a reasonable timeframe. You can check your application progress directly in PeopleConnect Recruiting.

Together, let’s be part of the solution!