Lead Solution Architect

As Lead Solution Architect in bp’s Biofuels space, you shape the technology direction for critical supply and logistics capabilities. You will drive an architecture vision and roadmaps across multiple squads, coordinating cloud, data, and integration patterns to support global operations. You’ll collaborate with senior partners to translate business needs into robust architecture and guardrails, while exploring AI/GenAI initiatives for optimization and insight. This role offers impact across bp’s supply chain and an opportunity to influence how we scale complex platforms. You join a collaborative, high-performing team committed to a net-zero future.

• flexible working options
• generous paid parental leave
• excellent retirement benefits
• disability accommodation
• hybrid remote work
• travel opportunities

• Define and maintain the architecture vision and roadmap for biofuels
• Lead key design decisions and ensure coherent architecture across multiple squads
• Provide direction on cloud architecture using AWS, including containerised workloads on ROSA or OpenShift
• Shape integration architecture across API-led, event-driven and microservices patterns
• Guide teams on data architecture, domain models, data flows and data contracts
• Explore opportunities where AI, ML or GenAI can improve optimization, automation or insight
• Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders to translate needs into architecture direction
• Ensure architecture guardrails are followed and support delivery teams during design and implementation
• Collaborate with teams across the US, UK, and other regions
• Occasional travel up to 10 percent

• Solid experience in architecture roles such as solution, domain or enterprise architect
• Strong functional understanding of complex operational environments such as bio and conventional liquid fuels
• Broad architectural experience across AWS cloud services
• Experience with integration architecture including APIs, event-driven patterns and microservices
• Data architecture and data modeling
• Experience creating architecture roadmaps and leading decisions across multiple teams
• Excellent communication and partner management skills
• Ability to work effectively in a constantly evolving environment
• Familiarity with TOGAF or similar frameworks
• Experience working with global product and engineering teams

• Excellent communication
• Partner management
• Cross-team collaboration
• AWS cloud services
• Integration architecture (APIs, event-driven, microservices)
• Data architecture and data modeling