Location: India, Job Type: Contract, Work Site: Remote, Focus Area: Oil & Gas M&A Projects

Job Description:

Role Synopsis

Our client in the energy sector has embarked on an ambitious plan to modernize and
transform using digital technologies to drive efficiency, effective and new business
models.
You are the architecture lead for our most critical projects or services. A
technologist at heart, you are passionate about planning and building compelling
services and products. You will motivate and inspire a project delivery team to
deliver robust and cost-effective IT solutions. You will stay ahead of innovative
technologies and demonstrate your understanding through effective and rapid
delivery. The choices you make will define the fitness for purpose of our IT
capabilities and ultimately the success of our business.
You believe that delivering an effective solution depends on several key factors: a
deep understanding of business need; rigorous project planning (with a bias for
short-term action); and fostering strong relationships. You will operate in a
dynamic and delivery-focused environment, with the resources of one of the
world’s most forward-thinking IT departments and leading IT vendors at your
fingertips. You are confident working across cultures and can help make sure the
voice of each team member is heard.

Key Accountabilities

Team: You lead a delivery team directly or by influence. You will play an integral
role in building the team’s skillset while demonstrating your leadership values
through delegation, motivation, and trust. You will not just lead, but “do”. Our
culture is exploring, thinking, and doing, and you will live this every single day.
Developing the capability of your teams to deliver the most agile and commercially
cost-effective solutions is one of your top priorities.
Relationships: You will build strong relationships across the business and IT. 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.
Architecture: You rigorously develop solution architectures, seeking practical
solutions that optimize and re-use capabilities. You will care passionately about the
integrity of the IT capabilities you develop. You will be responsible for designing
and building solutions that best meet the business needs and are aligned with the
IT strategy and roadmaps.
Technology: You are an excellent technologist; you have a passion for
understanding and learning. You will bring good hands-on skills in key
technologies, and an ability to rapidly assess new technologies with a commercial
mindset.
Safety and Compliance: The safety of our people and our 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.

Essential Education

• A Bachelor’s (or higher) degree, ideally in Computer Science, MIS/IT, Mathematics, hard science, or equivalent work experience.

Essential Experience and Job Requirements

• A confirmed background in architecture with real-world experience of architecting, designing, and delivering large IT projects. You love envisaging the art of the possible and making that a reality.
• Deep-seated functional knowledge of key technology sets. You are comfortable rolling up your sleeves, getting involved, and diving into delivery challenges.
• Experience in building and leading a tight-knit delivery team. You accomplish exceptional project outcomes in a respectful and supportive culture.
• A proven grasp of architecture development and design thinking in an agile environment. You adapt delivery techniques to drive outstanding project delivery.
• Experience developing others to build architecture capability across an organization

PLUS

• You have had exposure to adjacent technology domains such as other platforms, networks, and cyber security.
• You have good interpersonal skills including the ability to relate complex topics in simple and accessible language.

Technical capability

There is a diverse range of technologies in use including Azure, AWS, SAP,
Microsoft technologies, Unix, Linux, Process Control and Integration Networks as
well as wide range of apps both general purpose and specific to the Energy
Industry.

Mandatory Technical skills and experience

• End-to-end application architecture
• Business/ Enterprise architecture
• Integration architecture
• Infrastructure and Networks
• Cloud architecture, ideally Azure
• Application, Data and Network security
• Understanding of Automation and Control Systems
• Understanding of Process Control Networks and Process Integration Networks

Essential Skills

• Experience in the Oil& Gasindustry,specifically working on IT projects supporting Rigs and Platforms
• Requirements Definition and Management
• Solution Architecture
• Technical Specialism
• Professional Development
• Systems Integration
• Innovation
• Information Assurance
• Data Analysis
• Database Design

Desirable Skills

• 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

Desirable Criteria

• Defined and managed reference architectures.
• Higher levels of proficiency in one or more relevant skills or competences deeper and more comprehensive experience, specifically in more complex and bigger projects experience in managing people.
• Higher levels of relevant accreditation or certifications.

Flexible Working

With the ongoing pandemic, this role will initially be home-based. It is however
important to consider the likelihood of working in our offices in Pune when the
circumstances around office-based work return to normal.

Travel

Travel is expected to be minimal to none. When necessary, it could be to one of clients
major hubs, operational sites.