Project Lead Architect - British Petroleum in Stockley Park

Project Lead Architect
at British Petroleum in Stockley Park

Req ID 41883BR
Job category Information Technology & Services
Sub-category Architecture & Design
Countries (State/Region) United Kingdom - South East
Location Stockley Park
Role synopsis IT&S in the Functions (IT&SiF) provides IT services to BP’s Corporate Functions such as Finance, HR, Indirect Procurement, Tax, Communications and others. IT&SiF are responsible for delivery of a portfolio of projects of over c$100m annually with some projects in the portfolio with high profiles and have high visibility to senior stakeholders within the organisation.

Working as part of IT&SiF’s Strategy, Planning & Architecture (SPA) team, the Project Lead Architect will work across project lifecycles and will be accountable for all aspects of the solution architecture. The Architect will have the overall design authority on projects and be responsible for ensuring the completeness (fitness-for-purpose) of the architecture.

The Architect will work closely with the project manager and business to turn business requirements into technical solutions. The architect will steer the project through architecture processes including agreeing architecture deliverables, quality assuring the project technical outputs and arranging & coordinating Design Reviews at appropriate stages of the projects lifecycle.
Key accountabilities • Hold overall design authority on projects and accountable for all aspects of the solution architecture.
• Produce high quality architecture documentation and outputs in line with BP’s Architecture Common Process (ACP) and Design to Operate standards.
• Perform quality assurance and architecture approval of project technical deliverables from 3rd Party or Integration Partners
• Ensure solution alignment with Functions strategies and roadmaps including alignment to Functions Bill-of-IT’s
• Drive compliance to IT&S Standards within solutions and see through any exceptions.
• Proactively identify and effectively mitigate all architectural risks
• Participate in project RFI/RFP’s by providing architectural criteria and undertaking validation & assessment of vendor responses
• Interface with the wider architecture community including BP’s Enterprise Systems, Enterprise Architecture & Segment Architecture teams
• Play an active role in the Architecture & Design community through Give Back (peer reviews etc) and other contributions to the development of the practice.
Essential Education • University degree or specialised training or equivalent work experience.
• TOGAF 9 Certification
Essential experience and job requirements • A demonstrable experience of working with complex technical projects.
• A track record of delivery
• Able to work effectively with multiple 3rd parties in a global virtual environment.
• Ability to rapidly grasp new concepts, achieve a high level familiarity with new technologies and sense their application quickly.
• Ability to translate ideas and concepts into business opportunities
• Proven ability to influence key stakeholders with ability to confidently describe functional strategies and challenges at a senior management level
Desirable criteria & qualifications • Past exposure to or an understanding of SAP solutions and architectures
• Ideally some knowledge of BP’s current ERP landscape and head office processes (finance, purchase to pay, human resources or tax etc)
• An awareness of the petroleum or alternative energy industries
Relocation available No
Travel required Yes - up to 10%
Is this a part time position? No
About BP Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of 80,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 80 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

BP is one of the three largest energy companies in the world, operating in over 100 countries across 6 continents. Information Technology & Services (IT&S), provides a full range of IT services to BP's global business segments.

IT&S plays a critical role in the delivery of defined world-class operational services that BP businesses can rely upon in support of their own performance. Our specific accountabilities include the delivery of services to specified target levels, including availability, recoverability and cost to the corporation. These services must also be delivered safely and secured against the growing risk of viruses and other security threats.

We aim to benchmark our performance favorably against a defined peer group of the world's best and intend to deliver our services with professionalism to rival any major business corporation in the world - this is what we mean by being 'World Class'. To achieve this exciting level of performance will require a commensurate level of enthusiasm, commitment and expertise in our people.
Disclaimer BP is an equal opportunity employer

Deadline: 19/04/2013

How to Apply:

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