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TenneT is growing rapidly to realise its strategic ambitions and to play a leading role in the energy transition. This growth brings scale, complexity, and difficult long-term choices. To help guide these choices, we are looking for a seasoned Enterprise Architect who combines strategic insight, strong advisory skills, and deep understanding of technology landscapes.

This role is not about designing everything yourself, it is about shaping direction, enabling alignment, and helping the organisation make the right decisions at the right time.

Your profile and background

  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or a comparable strategic role; experience in large, complex organisations is essential;
  • Strong background in consultancy, advisory, or leadership roles, with demonstrated ability to position architecture in a strategic business context;
  • Proven experience engaging with senior stakeholders, negotiating alignment on difficult topics, and maintaining credibility and trust;
  • Ability to align technology direction with long-term business objectives, anticipating future needs while ensuring reliability, security, efficiency, and IT resilience;
  • Broad and solid understanding of IT and operational technology (e.g. integration, software development, infrastructure), with the ability to abstract and reason at enterprise level;
  • Capable of functionally steering and coaching IT architects across domains;
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills in English. Fluency in Dutch is an advantage.

This role is particularly suited for professionals who have moved beyond domain-level architecture and are motivated by organisational impact, strategic influence, and long-term value creation.

Your contribution to TenneT

Your role

The Enterprise Architecture function is part of the Business Technology Organization (BTO) of TenneT. You work within the Enterprise Architecture team (approximately 10 FTE) in the BTO Office and closely collaborate with IT architects, domain heads, and leadership across BTO.

You act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on enterprise architecture topics and architectural decision-making. You help translate TenneT’s strategy into a coherent architecture vision and roadmap, and, just as importantly, you help the organisation move towards it in a pragmatic and sustainable way.

This means:

  • Balancing long-term strategic goals with short-term operational realities;
  • Connecting perspectives across business, IT, and operational technology;
  • Navigating competing interests and helping stakeholders reach well-considered decisions.

You

As an Enterprise Architect, you are comfortable operating in complex, ambiguous environments where not all answers are clear upfront. You take ownership, have the courage to take and defend decisions, and know how to bring people along—even when viewpoints differ. You:

  • Translate strategy and vision into clear architectural direction and priorities;
  • Provide guidance and challenge at the right level, without micromanaging;
  • Build alignment by influencing rather than commanding;
  • Mobilise the organisation around a shared vision and help turn that vision into reality;
  • Keep the long-term interests of TenneT in view, even when short-term pressures are high.

You combine clarity of thought with strong interpersonal skills, and you understand that architecture in a large organisation is as much about people, trust, and timing as it is about technology.


Our recruiting process

Our offer

Flexibility
We are family friendly and flexible
 
Flexible working hours without fixed times and home office options allow you to organize your work individually. Our external partners also provide you with support services for various phases of life - for example, in matters relating to household services or care and career.
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Payment & more
Attractive remuneration and social benefits
 
We offer great benefits such as a salary based on our Collective Labor Agreement, an annual bonus and excellent pension scheme.
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Wellness Balance & Personal Growth
Health - your basis
 
Because we think it is important that you are healthy and feel good, we offer all kinds of great extras: we provide various opportunities to work out via our Always Energy program which offers a wide range of opportunities to indulge in sports (organised training for different sports, competitions and events). And you will receive a sports allowance if you are a member of a sports club.
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Technology & Innovation
Modern working environment
  • Modern IT-tools
  • Ergonomic workstations
  • Very well equipped conference rooms and communication solutions that enable cross-location and cross-border collaboration
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This will be our challenge

BTO will drive security of supply, energy transition, organizational and financial health through digital, data and analytics. BTO will secure solid foundations through seamless end-user services (UX), industry-leading cybersecurity setup and resilient data centers and cloud infrastructure. BTO will have consistent business/BTO alignment, strategic partnerships with vendors and clear standards on architecture, vendor & portfolio management and security. BTO will unlock value of data and digital by building all the necessary enablers (incl. data platform, data governance processes, capabilities) and embedding innovation initiatives into business roadmaps.

Additional information

TenneT offers you the opportunity to contribute to a sustainable energy future. Together with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders, you work on innovative solutions that enable the energy transition. We give you the space to develop your talent and work in an environment where your growth is central.

We offer you:

  • A year contract with a one-month probation period.
  • A salary in scale up to €11.156 per month, and 70% pension contribution.
  • 30 vacation days per year (based on full-time employment).
  • Hybrid working, including an internet allowance of €32.50 and a home office allowance.
  • Support for your vitality, with a contribution for a gym membership and health insurance.
  • Development opportunities through the TenneT Academy.

Apply now!

Ready to make an impact? Apply today and become part of our team! Do you have questions about the position? Contact Lianne Bodenstaff via lianne.bodenstaff@tennet.eu. Do you have questions about the recruitment process? Contact Daisy Zandi Zand via daisy.zandizand-cusell@tennet.eu.

Salary

4816 € - 10831 €

Diversity

Since we use AI as part of our recruiting process, we would like to create transparency and clarity at this point. The AI serves exclusively as a supporting and recommending tool to make our processes even faster and more efficient. At no time are automated decisions made.
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TenneT is a leading European grid operator. We are committed to providing a secure and reliable supply of electricity 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, while helping to drive the energy transition in our pursuit of a brighter energy future – more sustainable, reliable and affordable than ever before. In our role as the first cross-border Transmission System Operator (TSO) we design, build, maintain and operate over 25,000 kilometres of high-voltage electricity grid in the Netherlands and large parts of Germany, and facilitate the European energy market through our 17 interconnectors to neighbouring countries. We are one of the largest investors in national and international onshore and offshore electricity grids, with a turnover of EUR 9.2 billion and a total asset value of EUR 45 billion. Every day our 8,300 employees take ownership, show courage and make and maintain connections to ensure that the supply and demand of electricity is balanced for over 43 million people.

Lighting the way ahead together