Solution Architect - HR & Corp Staffs

ConocoPhillips • Anchorage, AK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Solution Architect for HR and Corporate Staff Applications establishes and enforces architectural standards and best practices across the portfolio for HR and Corporate Staff Functions. The architect is responsible for designing comprehensive technology architectures that enable digital capabilities in support of the company’s digital strategy. This includes developing and maintaining reference architectures, guiding the creation of architectural artifacts, executing risk assessments and applying enterprise standards, design patterns, decision frameworks, principles, and governance to ensure consistency and quality across solutions.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or other related field.
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in IT, with at least 7 years in enterprise and/or solution architecture roles.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional technology initiatives in a complex, global organization.
• Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to travel 10% on a yearly basis.
• 7 or more years of experience architecting solutions across data, integration, infrastructure, security, and application domains.
• 5 or more years of experience as a recognized authority or highly proficient in many technologies deployed at ConocoPhillips, supporting enterprise-scale initiatives.
• 5 or more years of experience leading the design and delivery of highly complex, enterprise-wide technical architectures that address critical business challenges or introduce transformative IT capabilities.
• 5 or more years of experience driving process improvement initiatives by architecting and automating repeatable workflows, enhancing overall productivity and operational efficiency.
• Brings advanced level of proficiency architectural expertise spanning multiple technical and business domains, enabling holistic solution development as a Solutions Architect.
• Possess advanced level of proficiency in one technical discipline or across five or more distinct technical domains, supporting versatile solution design.
• Demonstrates advanced level of proficiency in solution architecture practices, including technology evaluation, solution design, implementation, and integration strategies.
• Advanced level of expertise in designing and implementing technical and digital solutions, producing high-level, low-level, data flow, physical, logical, and reference architectures.
• Advanced level of proficiency in architecting and deploying cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms.
• Takes Accountability: Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by courageously dealing with important problems, holding others accountable, and standing up for what is right.
• Drives Performance: Delivers results through realistic planning to accomplish goals.
• Makes Decisions: Generates effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical.
• Critical Thinking: Address challenges, manage intricate scenarios, and apply overarching perspectives to inform daily decision-making.
• Collaboration: Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with Business Product Owners, IT Capability Leaders, Business Architects, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for preparing and presenting project documentation.
• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address business challenges and ensure solutions align with architectural goals.
• Governance and Compliance: Knowledge of legal, internal, and contractually prescribed IT requirements, including security policies and vendor management.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to evaluate systems, identify cost-effective solutions, and assess design methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Brings over 3 years of specialized experience architecting generative AI systems, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures, vector databases, and AI model serving frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience in the energy sector or other asset-intensive industries, applying architectural expertise to address industry-specific challenges.
• Holds advanced certifications such as TOGAF, AWS/Azure/GCP Architect, CISSP, CISM, or PMP, validating proficiency in enterprise architecture and cloud platforms.
• Proven track record supporting mergers and acquisitions, digital transformation initiatives, and operational excellence programs within complex organizations.
• Hands-on architecture experience implementing and integrating SAP, Workday, Passport, Genetec, and other major enterprise platforms to drive business value and efficiency.
• Direct experience in upstream oil and gas exploration and production, with familiarity in managing and optimizing specialized application portfolios that support these operations (e.g., production management systems, reservoir modeling tools).
• Successfully delivered technical solutions using at least three common programming languages, such as .NET, Java, Perl, Python, JavaScript, R, or SQL, enabling robust and scalable architecture design.
• Extensive background in Agile methodologies, particularly SAFE Agile, and leading organizational transitions from waterfall to Agile frameworks for improved project delivery.
• Experience addressing the architectural complexities inherent in global enterprises with diverse, geographically distributed teams and operations.
• Advanced knowledge of system development methodologies, business and IT concepts, and related processes, supporting strategic solution design and delivery.
• Intermediate proficiency with tools and techniques for modeling solution architectures and operating within established enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Intermediate understanding of IT service management practices, including ITIL and ITSM, to ensure reliable and efficient IT operations.
• Intermediate level of experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins.
• Demonstrates intermediate proficiency in application modernization, microservices architecture, API development, and system integration as part of solution delivery.
• Strong grasp of “zero trust” network architecture principles and secure computing environments, supporting robust enterprise security strategies.

Responsibilities

• Architecture CoE: participate and accountable for establishing and enforcing architectural standards and best practices across the HR and Corporate Staff portfolio. This ensures technology solutions drive value for COP technical functions and business units.
• Innovation Management: Facilitating and implementing innovation initiatives (e.g., Agentic AI, IoT, edge computing, quantum, robotics) corresponds to the architect’s responsibility to guide digital solutions evaluation and design, as well as to promote modernization and adoption of emerging technologies within their portfolio.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI): Supporting architecture improvements in line with AI advancements is aligned with the solution architect’s duty to lead the design of architectures that leverage AI (analytics, machine learning, Generative, Agents) and ensure knowledge contextualization and governance.
• Data Governance/Management/Analytics: Collaborating to drive business insights and value through data aligns with the architect’s accountability to partner with enterprise data teams, understand data concepts (fabric/mesh, data lakes, warehouses), and ensure data-driven architecture decisions.
• Critical Thinking: Addressing challenges and complex scenarios demonstrates the architect’s responsibility for applying big-picture thinking and sound decision-making to guide technology strategies and resolve architectural issues.
• Develop and maintain architectural blueprints and design principles for the HR and Corporate Staff portfolios, ensuring consistency and excellence across all assigned applications.
• Lead the evaluation, design, and secure by design implementation of digital solutions within the HR and Corporate Staff portfolio, performing risk assessments, selecting optimal technologies, and aligning all designs with enterprise-wide standards.
• Set and enforce architectural standards to guarantee interoperability, scalability, high performance, and strong disaster recovery across all solutions.
• Foster seamless functional and operational integration within and across enterprise technology environments and the assigned portfolio, enabling efficient business operations.
• Architect solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP), including strategies for cloud migration, cloud-native development, and cost optimization.
• Work with enterprise data architecture and AI teams to leverage concepts like data fabric, mesh, lakes, and warehouses.
• Drive business value with analytics, machine learning, generative AI, and intelligent agents through effective knowledge contextualization and governance.
• Apply cybersecurity architectural principles—including zero trust, identity and access management (IAM), and regulatory compliance (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001)—to safeguard solutions and align with industry standards.
• Guide the modernization of legacy systems, rationalize applications, and drive the adoption of modern architectures such as micro-services, APIs, and event-driven designs.
• Champion DevSecOps, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure-as-code, and automation to enhance productivity and secure solution deployment.
• Engage actively on architectural governance boards, ensuring all solution designs are aligned with enterprise standards and strategic objectives.
• Demonstrate expertise in service-oriented architecture, object-oriented analysis and design, and legacy n-tier client/server systems to support both current and future business needs.
• Present solution concepts through compelling narratives that engage stakeholders, drive desired actions, and support team collaboration.
• Provide leadership in both formal and informal communications to strengthen stakeholder relationships and promote architectural excellence.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and wellness programs.
• Competitive base pay, annual performance bonuses, and retirement savings plans.
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, and family support resources.
• Access to training, mentoring, and internal career mobility tools.
• Peer-nominated awards, inclusive culture, and employee resource groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees