Lead Solution Architect

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Job description

Job Profile SummaryAt bp, we're striving to meet the growing global demand for safe, sustainable and affordable energy. A career in innovation & engineering is an opportunity to help shape the future of bp. We work with leading edge technologies and big data to help tackle society's big energy challenges. Join bp and you'll be on the front line of the energy transition, collaborating with world-class technologists, engineers, and disrupters to reimagine energy and carve out a career packed with purpose, passion, and learning.bp's architecture teams solve sophisticated challenges with our data and technology expertise to help bp advance a lower carbon future. We are organised as a collection of Products, Services and Platforms teams that work together to enable our users to accomplish their missions. You'll deliver progressive projects and grow your talent in all kinds of new and exciting ways.Are you ready to challenge yourself with a more dynamic career?Job AdvertAt bp, we have a great opportunity for a Lead Solutions Architect based in London, UK. The Lead Solutions Architect works directly with subject matter authorities, business analysts, technical leads and other architects to re-architect/design our next generation LNG trading platform with modern technologies, consistent with business and technology strategies. The successful candidate will have experienced knowledge of energy trading and risk management process across front, middle and back-off functionalities with an emphasis on physical LNG trading with they following key accountabilities:Expert in designing the architecture of modern, custom Energy trading systems, including documenting and agreeing key design decisions and trade-offs across diverse collaborators.Perform requirement gathering, analysis and design across functional, non-functional technical, and operational domains.Inspiring leader in respective domain, will be the key advisor to delivery and design reviews.Handling business changes and leading partners expectationsLead communication across multiple teams, vendors, and consulting staffKnowledge of deal lifecycleAbout youA Bachelors in computer science, systems engineering or mathematics is critical, but experience is what matters most. Familiarity with Cloud hosting (AWS), Microservices architecture and related technologies (containerization, messaging, caching) and full lifecycle physical trading experience, ideally in LNG markets is advantageous to the role.We are looking for someone with a thorough understanding of Agile and waterfall delivery methodology, demonstrated capability across most of the following architecture facets:Data - expertise in data modelling for both transactional and analytic use cases, familiarity with real-time reporting techniques (including distributed caching), vendor and tailored reporting tools, data migration and reconciliation techniques and tools.Technical - Hands-on expertise with demonstrated experience in architecture and design patterns, their usage, implementation and implications, including documenting and agreeing the design inclusive of the trade-offs for commodity trading systems. Familiarity with core AWS product offerings; code development (C#/Java); microservice containerization tools (Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes); web UI development (React) .Integration - experience with integration techniques, including real-time messaging (AMQ), API design (JSON, Swagger), and batch techniques.Infrastructure and Operational - Familiarity with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, automated deployments via Ansible, cloud infrastructure offerings, elasticity, and cost optimization.Other desirable traitsAbility to work in small teams, or alone, for project deliveryExhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills, to delivery high quality solutions to clientsAbility to collaborate closely with other teams to resolve multi-functional issues.All of this will equip you in being set up for success in this role.Why join usReinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment.There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include a healthy work-life balance, chill-out and collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, development opportunities to craft your career path, life and medical benefits package, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!EntityInnovation & EngineeringJob Family GroupIT&S GroupRelocation availableNoTravel requiredNoCountryUnited KingdomAbout BPINNOVATION & ENGINEERINGJoin us in creating, growing, and delivering innovation at pace, enabling us to thrive while transitioning to a net zero ‎world. All without compromising our operational risk management.Working with us, you can do this by:deploying our integrated capability and standards in service of our net zero and ‎safety ambitionsdriving our digital transformation and pioneering new business modelscollaborating to deliver competitive customer-focused energy solutionsoriginating, scaling and commercialising innovative ideas, and creating ground-breaking new ‎businesses from themprotecting us by assuring management of our greatest physical and digital risksBecause together we are:Originators, builders, guardians and disruptorsEngineers, technologists, scientists and entrepreneurs‎Empathetic, curious, creative and inclusive