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ECI Group · 13 hours ago

Solution Architect

Houston, TX

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

ECI Group is seeking a skilled and seasoned Solution Architect for Shell, a global leader in Oil & Energy Innovation. This role involves providing end-to-end architecture development and consultancy across projects to ensure applications align with Shell's standards, particularly within the Trading and Supply business.

Civil EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringMechanical Engineering

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Architecture and Technical Leadership

Provide strong leadership skills, including fostering collaboration, driving consensus, and effectively communicating complex technical concepts

Not only lead in your area of expertise but also play a key role in shaping and transforming the role itself—identifying opportunities, driving innovation, and delivering impact that extends beyond the initial remit. As the organization grows, your role is expected to evolve, offering continuous opportunities for development, influence, and leadership

Serve as the primary contact for architectural aspects of IT projects

Integrate business process, data, application, technical, and information security dimensions into cohesive IT solutions

Ensure solution architectures are documented using standard templates and tooling complying with Shell’s architectural standards

Guide detailed designers and business analysts during the design phase

Review and formally approve detailed solution designs

Support Lead Architect and participate in Architecture Review Board sessions as required

Reference Model Stewardship

Actively contribute to the documentation, enhancement, and maintenance of Reference Models in BizzDesign or any other standard tooling

Elevate project deliverables to conceptual and logical architecture levels

Technology Foresight

Monitor emerging IT technologies and apply this insight to design future-ready solutions for Shell

Standards Alignment

Stay informed of developments in Shell’s IT standards and services, ensuring they are incorporated into solution designs

Community Engagement

Champion architectural excellence within the organization

Engage with stakeholders to address architectural concerns and drive strategic improvements

Qualification

Technical Architecture & DesignAzure Platform & Cloud NativeData ArchitectureProgramming LanguagesCollaboration & CommunicationCI/CD & DevOpsProblem Solving & InnovationAgile & Engineering StandardsDocumentation & Coordination

Required

Must be a US Citizen or US permanent resident to qualify for this position

10+ years in software and architecture delivery

Own and drive technical architecture, design, and standards for software products in Commodities Trading

Confidently lead architecture decisions across portfolios, managing divergent opinions

Create pragmatic, implementable technical designs balancing risk, complexity, cost, and value

TOGAF (or similar framework) experience and Enterprise Architecture tooling

Strong communication and collaboration skills with 5+ years' experience in trading environments

Listen to and interpret needs of technical and business stakeholders, manage expectations, and facilitate discussions

3+ Years experience in Data Architecture including Logical data models and designing solutions using data platforms and medallion architecture

Strong knowledge of data management: engineering, pipeline development, warehousing, storage, lifecycle management, privacy, security

Experience with diverse data types: big data, high velocity streaming, IoT, low latency event triggers, longitudinal time series

Proficient in SQL and NoSQL databases

Significant experience with Azure Functions, Web Apps, distributed/event-driven architecture (event hub, event bus, Kafka), ELK

Intermediate to advanced exposure to Azure Active Directory, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service, CosmosDB, Azure SQL

Integration experience with Confluent/Kafka, API Management, Logic Apps

5+ years in CI/CD delivery using Git/GitHub, VSTS/Azure DevOps, Terraform, Ansible

Practical agile experience in both start-up and enterprise environments

Address Business Process, Data, Application, Technical, and Information Security aspects of IT Solutions, documenting in High-Level Design documents

Coordinate and develop information with third parties (Data Architects, IRM, Support Operations teams, Business stakeholders), internal and external to Shell