Aubay UK is seeking a Solution Architect for a leading global Oil & Gas client. This role focuses on delivering high-quality solution architecture, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and driving technology optimisation across projects. The candidate is required to be in the Waterloo office 2‑3 days a week, with the remaining days working remotely.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Act primarily as an individual contributor, with potential responsibility for mentoring or leading a small team.
- Deliver solution architecture design, consultancy, and assurance across projects, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and reference architectures.
- Translate architectural guidelines into practical implementations and resolve complex technical challenges.
- Provide technical recommendations that improve business performance and drive innovation.
- Identify and implement opportunities to optimise IT systems and introduce new technologies.
- Contribute to the training and development of other team members.
- Act as a subject matter expert with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and external partners when required.
- Make solution decisions within established governance frameworks.
- Apply architecture standards and manage exceptions where necessary.
- Use standard tools for architecture artefacts (e.g., System Architect, PowerDesigner, ProVision) and promote reuse.
- Build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Align solutions with the organisation’s IT strategic roadmap, including domains such as Cloud, Integration, Mobile, Open Source, and Data.
Required Skills and Experience
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect / Enterprise Architect within complex IT environments.
- Strong understanding of architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF or equivalent).
- Experience designing and delivering solutions across domains such as Cloud, Integration, Data, and Applications.
- Solid experience with architecture modelling tools (e.g., System Architect, PowerDesigner, ProVision or similar).
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Strong knowledge of IT governance, standards, and architectural best practices.
- Demonstrated experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to address complex technical challenges.
- Strong communication and documentation skills, with experience producing architecture artefacts.
- Experience working in large‑scale, global or enterprise environments.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Experience within the Oil & Gas, Energy, or similar asset‑heavy industries.
- Familiarity with modern architecture trends (e.g., microservices, API‑led design, event‑driven architecture).
- Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP).
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Understanding of data architecture, big data platforms, and analytics solutions.
- Experience working in Agile / hybrid delivery environments.
- Previous experience acting as a subject matter expert or mentoring junior team members.
- Strong awareness of security, risk, and compliance considerations in solution design.
Benefits
- 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- Work‑from‑home opportunities
- Access to Udemy training platform and conferences
- Discount on winter sports holidays at www.aero1607.com
- Opportunity to work directly for the client at the end of the assignment
Our Client
Our client is one of the Super Major global energy companies, with around 84,000 employees across 70+ countries. The organisation focuses on cleaner energy solutions and is committed to achieving a net‑zero emissions business by 2050. The role will enable you to work in a challenging, fast‑paced environment and deliver value across global business lines.
This role requires you to be based in the UK and have the right to work in the UK. Aubay UK is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. Employment decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
