Lead Solution Architect

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Lead Solution Architect

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Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing and producing energy in the regions where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.

We are looking for a Lead Solution Architect to drive architecture in Refining & Products Trading (RPT), covering trading, supply, optimisation and operations capabilities. This role shapes the technology direction underpinning critical trading and supply chain processes, influencing platforms used daily across front office, middle office and operations.

You will ensure solutions are scalable, resilient and aligned to business strategy, while reducing complexity and enabling faster delivery. This role is suited to individuals who enjoy solving complex problems, working across teams and setting clear architectural direction.

• Hybrid working model
• Global collaboration
• Up to 10% travel

In This Role You Will

• Define and evolve the architecture vision and roadmap in and across RPT domains
• Lead key design decisions and ensure aligned architecture across products and squads
• Provide direction on AWS cloud architecture and modern deployment approaches
• Shape integration architecture across API-led and event-driven patterns
• Guide teams on data architecture, models and data flows
• Find opportunities for analytics, AI, ML or GenAI
• Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into architecture direction
• Ensure architecture standards and guardrails are applied consistently
• Support delivery teams and manage technical risks
• Drive alignment across front, middle office and operations
• Contribute to governance forums and design authorities

Essential Experience and Requirements

• Experience in architecture roles (solution, domain or enterprise architect)
• Understanding of trading, supply chain or operational environments
• Experience with AWS, integration patterns and data architecture
• Experience defining architecture roadmaps
• Strong collaborator and communication skills
• Ability to operate in complex, fast-changing environments
• Familiarity with TOGAF or similar frameworks
• Experience working with global teams

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in oil trading, refining or supply chain
• Exposure to optimisation or analytics environments
• Experience with data platforms
• Exposure to AI, ML or GenAI

Why Join Us?
At BP, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

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