Lead Solution Architect
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1About the position:
The solution architect role involves designing and overseeing the implementation of homegrown and commercialofftheshelf IT solutions using Microsoft Azure and their integration with various systems and applications. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders evaluating technology options and guiding development teams to deliver scalable secure and efficient solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Architectural Leadership:
Serve as the Azure Solution Architect with specific sector knowledge setting the direction for cloud architecture and ensuring alignment with the organizations technical strategy and O&G industry standards.
Uphold industry best practices and standards specific to the O&G sector.
Technology Roadmap:
Construct and continuously update an Azurefocused technology roadmap aligning with the organizations longterm goals.
Explore and identify cuttingedge Azure services and features that can propel technological advancement. Strategically plan and implement upgrades to bolster the organizations competitive position and enhance the scalability of Azurebased solutions.
Solution Design:
Take the lead in design and architecture complex Azure solutions with a strong focus on ensuring scalability robust security and costeffectiveness and alignment with nuanced demands of the O&G industry.
Stakeholder Engagement:
Work in tandem with various service lines such as engineering divisions and business stakeholders to align Azure architectural strategies with the core business objectives and ensure the designs are in sync with the businesss forward direction. Possess the ability to effectively communicate Azure technical strategies to nontechnical stakeholders thereby facilitating their participation in informed decisionmaking.
Mentorship and Guidance:
Offer Azure technical leadership and mentorship to solution squads.
Cultivate an environment of innovation continuous improvement and technical prowess across the organization.
Compliance and Best Practices:
Guarantee Azure solutions meet regulatory demands and O&Gspecific standards including those related to safety environment and operations.
Risk Assessment:
Proactively identify and assess technical risks linked with Azure infrastructure and applications. Collaborate with multifaceted teams to formulate and implement measures to alleviate the detected risks. As a Solution Architect it is crucial to pinpoint potential risks during the solution development phase and devise comprehensive risk mitigation plans for all solutions crafted.
Industry Expertise:
Stay informed about emerging technologies trends and standards in the oil and gas industry. Evaluate the potential impact of new technologies and provide recommendations for adoption both in upcoming solution designs as well as enhancement of solution architectures.
Vendor Management:
Engage with external vendors and technology associates to scrutinize thirdparty offerings compatible with Azure. Integrate these thirdparty solutions effortlessly ensuring they complement and reinforce the broader Azure architectural strategy and the business objectives.
Required Qualifications:
Masters (or) Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Over all 10 15 years of experience required for Solution Architect
8 years of prior experience as a solution architect preferably in the oil and gas industry or 8 years of prior experience as a software engineer or similar role. Extensive experience in the oil and gas sector including knowledge of industryspecific challenges and opportunities
Technical Expertise: Strong experience should have an indepth understanding of Azure services and architecture including IaaS PaaS and SaaS solutions. They should be adept at designing and implementing complex cloud infrastructure ensuring scalability reliability and security. Also strong experience in multicloud environments like AWS GCP and their application migrations and management in O&G specifically
Advanced ProblemSolving: They must possess strong analytical skills to troubleshoot and resolve highlevel technical issues. This includes the ability to perform root cause analysis and implement longterm solutions to prevent recurrence
Strategic Planning: The architect should be capable of developing strategic plans for cloud adoption and migration aligning with the organizations goals. They should be able to evaluate and recommend new technologies and approaches to drive continuous improvement
Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills are essential for translating technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders facilitating clear and effective discussions between crossfunctional teams and presenting proposals and progress reports to senior management
Client Engagement: Capable to work closely with clients (internal clients) to understand their business requirements and constraints ensuring that the cloud solutions designed meet their needs and expectations
Innovation: With extensive experience they should be at the forefront of innovation exploring new cloud technologies and methodologies and integrating them into the organizations practices to gain competitive advantage
Leadership and Mentorship: As a seasoned leader the Senior Solution Architect should set the technical direction and make pivotal decisions that define the organizations cloud strategy while also serving as a mentor to uplift junior architects and engineers. They must lead by example inspiring teams through complex initiatives and fostering professional growth by imparting knowledge best practices and constructive feedback to nurture the next generation of technical experts
Preferred Qualifications:
Must have Masters or Bachelors degree in computer science engineering or information technology or Relevant field
Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or similar
Microsoft AZ900 Certification & AZ 305 Certification
TOGAF or ArchiMate or Zachman or equivalent architecture frameworks experience
Experience in automation using Python Gen AI AI Ops etc.
Experience with data integration data warehousing and big data technologies
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g. any 2 of following: Docker OpenShift Kubernetes ECS GKE AKS EKS Rancher Apache Mesos Nomad Docker Swarm Kubernetes)
Understanding of the O&G sectors operational workflows including the intricacies of exploration extraction refining and distribution activities to tailor cloudbased solutions that complement the industrys unique needs
Competence in tackling technical hurdles specific to the O&G domain such as efficient asset management in isolated areas processing extensive seismic datasets and ensuring compliance with strict regulatory frameworks
Proficiency in leveraging Azure cloud technologies to enhance the O&G Industrys operational effectiveness utilizing tools like IoT advanced data analytics and machine learning for better results
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks (e.g. CircleCI Jenkins TeamCity Travis CI Bamboo Bitbucket etc.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Chevron ENGINE supports global operations supporting business requirements across the world. Accordingly the work hours for employees will be aligned to support business requirements. The standard work week will be Monday to Friday. Working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1.30pm to 10.30pm.
Chevron participates in EVerify in certain locations as required by law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
