Lead solution architect

ROLE SYNOPSIS  

Architecture is a collaborative discipline, and it plays a critical role in the integration of our businesses. Architects connect all the digital disciplines and the consumers and procurers of IT, in order to create an integrated, flexible, effective IT architecture for bp. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES  

• Architecture: You rigorously develop solution architectures, seeking practical solutions that optimize and re-use capabilities. You will be responsible for building technical designs of services or applications and will care passionately about the integrity of the Digital capabilities you develop.  

• Technology: You are an excellent technologist and have a passion for understanding and learning. You will contribute to digital transformation initiatives from an architectural perspective, facilitating the delivery of solutions. 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 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.  

• Team: You will lead several delivery teams 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. Your work will be judged not just based on your personal contributions but also on the success of your teams.  

• 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.  

• Business Area: This role is part of the Technology Digital Core organization shaping and supporting the digital technology which underpins bp’s Financial Performance Planning and Management (PPM), Internal Audit, and Accounting Reporting and Control (ARC) areas.  You will design solutions in partnership with financial leaders and delivery teams to facilitate the finance process transformation within bp.  

FORMAL EDUCATION  

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

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / CRITERIA 

• 12+ years of experience SAP BW/4HANA Modeling Tools, SAP HANA SQL, ABAP 

• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or integration with Power BI/Tableau 

• Strong financial knowledge in FI&CO, AA, intercompany modules 

• Strong knowledge of SAP planning tool BPC, SAC, PaPM etc. 

• SLT, ODP-based extractions, or CDS Views 

• OData / REST APIs, BW Queries as OData services 

• RFC/BAPI, SAP Data Services, SAP Data Intelligence 

• Knowledge of Datasphere (bonus) 

• Advanced database and SQL knowledge 

• Knowledge of Databricks (bonus) 

• Minimum 2–3 full-cycle implementations or rollouts 

• BW Upgrade or BW to BW/4HANA migration experience (at least exposure) 

• Experience with Agile or Scrum methodology 

• Familiar with unit testing, UAT, and cutover planning 

• Strong stakeholder management and ability to lead initiatives through technical influence 

• A proven grasp of architecture development (TOGAF 9 certified) and design thinking in an agile environment.  

• Experience with building, gaining business alignment and documenting product roadmaps.    

• Communication skills to drive documentation standards for technical documentation across the PPM portfolio   

LEADERSHIP AND 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 promote a culture of change and agility, evolve continuously, adapting to our changing world. 

• You work across organizational boundaries and build high quality, trust-based relationships with leaders and employees within innovation & engineering and the wider BP, applying cultural sensitivity.  

• You apply judgement and common sense at scale. 

• You comply with bp's Code of Conduct and demonstrate Values & Behaviours.  Ability to work collaboratively with diverse internal and external groups which do not directly report to you and establish strong team-oriented relationships 

DESIRABLE SKILLS / CRITERIA 

Familiarity with agile methodologies and modern IT tools (e.g., Azure Dev Ops)