Grade HResponsible for supporting strategy architecture and planning activities through the construction of solutions, using sound technical capabilities to take the architecture description as input and translate it to capture the detailed design and describe the components at a level of detail that enables their construction. Specialism: Solution Architecture.Entity:
Innovation & Engineering

Job Family Group:
IT&S Group

Job Description:

Role synopsis

Architecture is a collaborative team, and it plays a meaningful role in the integration of our businesses. Architects connect all the digital teams and the consumers and procurers of IT, in order to build a coordinated, flexible, effective IT architecture for bp.

Data architecture specialises on our data and analytics platforms that provide the capability to progress data through its value chain to insight, and the data solutions based on those platforms. This role Geospatial data architecture focuses on our geospatial data platform.

Key accountabilities

• Geospatial: Focus on platform capabilities to realise geospatial data products, from modelling of data assets to their implementation and the associated data integration, processing, storage, analytics and visualisation.
• Data Analytics: Be familiar with platform capabilities to gain insight from information / knowledge, spanning data analytics and data science, including business intelligence, machine learning pipelines and modelling, and other advanced analytics.
• Architecture: Rigorously develop solution architectures, seeking practical solutions that optimize and re-use capabilities. Being responsible for building technical designs of services or applications and will care passionately about the integrity of the IT capabilities you develop.
• Technology: An excellent technologist having a passion for understanding and learning. Chipping in to digital transformation initiatives from an architectural perspective, facilitating the delivery of solutions. You will bring good hands-on skills in key technologies, and an ability to rapidly assess new technologies with a commercial attitude.
• Safety and Compliance: The safety of our people and customers is our highest priority. You will advocate and help ensure our architectures, designs and processes enhance a culture of operational safety and improve our digital security.
• Team: Playing an integral role in forming the team's skills while demonstrating your leadership values through delegation, motivation and trust. You will not just lead, but "do".
• Relationships: Building strong relationships across the business and Digital and advise and influence leaders on technology. You will act as a technology mentor within Digital teams and inspire people to engage with technology as a driver of change. You will understand the long-term needs of the solution you are developing, and enable delivery by building a rapport with team members both inside and outside of BP.

Formal education

A Bachelor's (or higher) degree or equivalent work experience.

Desirable criteria

Experience in geospatial information architectures and methods, tools and technologies for geospatial data engineering, analytics and visualization.

Experience in information architecture and data engineering / management processes, including data governance / modelling techniques and tools, and data engineering / processing methods and technologies.

Experience in data analytics and data science architectures, including business intelligence, machine learning pipelines and modelling, and associated technologies.

A confirmed background in architecture with real-world experience of architecting, designing, and delivering ground-breaking IT projects. You love envisaging the art of the possible and making that a reality.

Deep-seated functional knowledge of key technology sets. Being comfortable rolling up your sleeves, getting involved, and diving into delivery challenges.

Experience in being part of a tight-knit delivery team. You accomplish outstanding project outcomes in a respectful and encouraging culture.

A proven grasp of architecture development and design thinking in an agile environment. You adapt delivery techniques to drive outstanding project delivery.

The ability to relate complex topics in simple and accessible language.

Crucial Skills

ESRI / ArcGIS Desktop and Server Technologies

Geospatial Architectures and Technology

Data Analysis - including Geospatial

Systems Integration

Solution Architecture

Innovation

Requirements Definition and Management

Technical Specialism

Desirable Skills

ESRI / ArcGIS Installations and Operations

Azure Data Services Architectures

Azure Data Analytics and Data Science Architectures

Programming Languages - Python, Scala, Spark variants

Emerging Technology Monitoring

Systems Design

User Experience Analysis

Business Risk Management

Capacity Management

Network Design

Service Acceptance

Systems Development Management

IT Strategy and Planning

Business Modelling

Leadership & EQ

Create an environment where people listen and speak openly about the good, the bad, and the ugly, so that everyone can understand and learn.

Promote a culture of change and agility, evolve continuously, adapting to our changing world.

Work across organizational boundaries and build high quality, trust-based relationships with leaders and employees within IT&S & the wider BP, applying cultural sensitivity.

Apply judgement and common sense at scale.

Align with BP's Code of Conduct and demonstrate strong leadership of BP's Leadership Expectations and Values & Behaviours

Travel Requirement
Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:
Agility core practices, Business modelling, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Data design, Digital Analytics, Emerging technology monitoring, Information Assurance, Integration, IT Management, IT strategy and planning, Network Design, Requirements definition and management, Risk Management, Service operations and resiliency, Solution Architecture, Systems Development Management, Technical specialism, User Experience Analysis

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