Principal IS Engineer

• Define and drive the technical vision, aligning engineering direction with business goals while shaping product and technology roadmaps.
• Champion best engineering practices, fostering a collaborative culture and raising technical standards across teams.
• Design and evolve scalable, high-performance architectures for complex, enterprise-level systems.
• Mentor and guide engineers while remaining hands-on through coding, code reviews and technical leadership.

This role helps Centrica transition to a greener, fairer future by building scalable technology solutions that reduce reliance on fossil fuels and enable sustainable energy systems.

• Provide clear technical leadership and guidance across architecture, design standards and implementation, acting as a trusted expert across the organisation.
• Lead the design of high-level solutions and support teams in building scalable, modern services using best-in-class patterns.
• Mentor and develop engineers, aligning long-term technical direction with business goals and building strong, future-ready teams.
• Designs, integrates and operates AI-enabled solutions within enterprise environments, including prompt driven workflows, retrieval-augmented systems and AI agents.

• Generous market salary with added Car Allowance program.
• 15% Employee Energy Allowance.
• Comprehensive pension plan and fully-funded company healthcare.
• 25-day holiday allowance plus public holidays, with option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• Flexible benefits including tech treats, eco-friendly car leases, and travel insurance.

Centrica Energy is an energy company revolutionising how we power the planet, with a mission to create an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels and to ignite positive change in communities.