Grade G - Office/ Core Responsible for delivering strategy architecture and planning activities for the specialism, supporting related operating practices and processes and effective implementation of relevant standards, liaising with stakeholders and providing advanced knowledge and advice to support wider business goals. Specialisms: Segment Architecture; Enterprise Architecture; Solution Architecture; Strategy.
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced and innovative Architecture Lead to join our dynamic team. As an Architecture Lead, you will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing scalable and robust technology solutions for our strategic digital products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, analyse requirements, and develop architecture plans that align with our overall IT strategy. If you are a strategic thinker with a strong technical background and a passion for delivering cutting-edge solutions, we invite you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture
: You rigorously develop solution architectures, seeking practical solutions that optimise and re-use capabilities. You will care passionately about the integrity of the Digital capabilities you develop. You will be responsible for crafting and building solutions that best meet the business needs and are aligned with the Digital strategy and roadmaps.
Technology:
You are an excellent technologist and have a passion for understanding and learning. You will shape digital transformation initiatives from an architectural perspective, facilitating the delivery of solutions. You will bring proven skills in AWS serverless, microservices architecture design, frontend and middleware technologies, and an ability to rapidly assess new technologies with a commercial demeanour. 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 operational safety and improve our digital security.
Team: You will play 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
: You will build strong relationships across the business and Digital teams. You will understand the long-term needs of the solutions you are developing, and enable delivery by building a rapport with team members both inside and outside of BP. Solution Design & Delivery
- Design detailed, modular solution architectures that align with established patterns, roadmaps, and business needs.
- Lead the solution design for small-to-medium initiatives or contribute to larger architecture workstreams.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure high-quality implementation aligned with architecture principles.
- Deliver Solution Architecture artefacts including sequence diagrams, interface contracts, deployment models and integration flows.
Technology & Standards
- Apply MACH principles (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless) and cloud-native design approaches, ideally with AWS services.
- Ensure foundational elements like security, observability, and integration are built into every solution.
- Work within defined architecture standards, helping to evolve patterns and reusable frameworks.
Collaboration & Delivery Enablement
- Partner with business and technology teams to understand requirements and define pragmatic solutions.
- Support agile delivery teams by providing ongoing architectural guidance during implementation.
- Translate architectural decisions into actionable technical designs and development tasks.
Compliance & Risk Management
- Embed security and compliance standards (identity, encryption, data protection) in solution designs.
- Identify risks and issues early, proposing mitigation strategies aligned with architecture governance.
Leadership & EQ - You create an environment where people listen and speak openly about the good, the bad, and the ugly, so that everyone can understand and learn.
- You work across organisational boundaries and build high quality, trust-based relationships with leaders and employees within Technology & the wider bp, applying cultural sensitivity.
- You apply judgement and common sense at scale.
- You align with bps Code of Conduct and demonstrate strong leadership of bps Leadership Expectations and Who we are beliefs and ways of working.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience.
- At least 3 5 years in hands-on solution architecture or technical leadership roles.
Technical & Professional Skills
- Experience designing and delivering solutions using cloud-native architectures, ideally on AWS.
- Proficient in Integration design patterns, API architecture (REST, event-driven), and microservices.
- Good understanding of Architecture domains (application, data, infrastructure, integration and security).
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and experience with CI/CD pipelines and agile delivery.
- Solid grasp of architecture patterns and trade-offs, with the ability to perform solution analysis and present clear recommendations.
- Experience in one or more relevant domains: Supply Chain, Logistics, or Commodity Trading
Desirable
- Experience with GenAI is a strong advantage
- Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect
What Sets You Apart
- Passionate about architecture and continuous improvement.
- Teamwork and interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate architecture decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
- A problem-solver who enjoys hands-on involvement and learning by doing.
- Product and customer-centric mindset, with an eye for balancing innovation and execution.
Why Join Us
- Shape digital experiences across the energy transition from refining, supply to fuel distribution.
- Work with a modern tech stack, experienced architecture teams and global delivery partners.
- Learn and grow in an environment that values technical depth, autonomy and creativity
