SURE/Principal – Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream & Downstream)

Infosys

About The Position

The Principal will lead execution and delivery of mission-critical digital, data, and automation programs across the Oil & Gas value chain, including Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream operations. The role focuses on applying digital technologies to improve operational performance, reliability, efficiency, and safety. The Principal leads digital transformation delivery from requirements and solution design through development, testing, deployment, and stabilization. Solutions may include analytics models, automation workflows, optimization tools, real-time monitoring, digital workflows, dashboards, predictive models, and automated decision-support tools. The role works closely with client operations, engineering, IT/OT, and field teams to support implementation and adoption. The position also leads projects and programs, potentially serving as program lead, project manager, or Agile delivery leader for large transformation programs. It involves coordinating distributed teams, managing delivery governance and project controls, facilitating stakeholder workshops and operational-readiness assessments, and selecting an Agile, SAFe, hybrid, or waterfall approach suited to the engagement. The Principal identifies and prioritizes digital use cases for reliability, safety, throughput, cost, energy efficiency, and emissions management. The role guides predictive and prescriptive analytics and supports scalable solutions through reusable architectures, data pipelines, automation frameworks, and digital operating models. Extensive travel is required. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship; Infosys cannot provide immigration sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and approximately 10 years of progressive experience in consulting or the Oil & Gas industry.
Strong experience delivering digital transformation, analytics, or automation programs.
Hands-on experience with advanced analytics or predictive modeling and exposure to machine learning techniques.
Experience implementing digital workflows, automation solutions, real-time monitoring, or intelligent operations.
Experience leading distributed teams using Agile or hybrid delivery methodologies.
Ability to break down operational problems and drive structured execution.
Proficiency in process analysis, solution design, user story creation, and delivery governance.
Ability to lead client workshops, explain technology solutions, and oversee field or operations deployment.
Effective communication and stakeholder-management skills, and ability to lead delivery teams in a Global Delivery Capacity.
Ability to travel extensively.
Authorization to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Industry experience in Exploration & Production, Pipeline Operations, Refining, Petrochemicals, LNG, or Trading.
Experience implementing cloud-based, IoT, or real-time data solutions.
Familiarity with production optimization, asset performance management, reliability engineering, or process optimization.
Exposure to Agile/Scrum delivery.
Master’s degree in Engineering, Data/Analytics, Operations, or a similar field.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end digital program delivery across exploration, drilling, production, pipeline operations, terminal management, refining, and downstream logistics.
Translate operational challenges into executable digital solutions, including analytics models, automation workflows, optimization tools, real-time monitoring, and digital worker enablement.
Drive requirements, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and stabilization.
Lead the development of digital workflows, data-enabled dashboards, predictive models, and automated decision-support tools.
Work with client operations, engineering, IT/OT, and field teams to support implementation and adoption.
Serve as program lead, project manager, or Agile delivery leader for multi-million-dollar transformation programs.
Provide Scrum Master leadership when needed, including facilitating sprints, ceremonies, backlog refinement, and cross-team coordination.
Manage scope, schedules, risks, dependencies, financials, and quality across globally distributed teams.
Conduct workshops, solution walkthroughs, and operational-readiness assessments with business and technical stakeholders.
Apply Agile, SAFe, hybrid, or waterfall delivery models according to engagement needs.
Identify and prioritize digital use cases in reliability, safety, throughput improvement, cost optimization, energy efficiency, and emissions management.
Guide predictive and prescriptive analytics development, including equipment health, well performance, pipeline integrity, and refinery yield optimization.
Enable scaling through reusable architectures, data pipelines, automation frameworks, and digital operating models.
Support automation-first solutions such as exception-based surveillance, event triage, and rules-based workflow automation.