At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead platform convergence strategy and architectural design for integrated engineering platforms.
- Company: Join bp, a leader in energy innovation and digital transformation.
- Benefits: Attractive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on innovation and career advancement.
- Why this job: Shape the future of platform engineering and drive impactful solutions in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in platform engineering and cloud-native architecture required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Overview Define and maintain a platform convergence strategy that articulates the current-state landscape, the target architecture, and a credible transition path — enabling bp's engineering platforms and Saa S solutions to operate as an integrated whole.
Lead architectural design and decision-making at the intersection of internal platforms and enterprise Saa S, establishing integration patterns, data contracts, and governance standards that apply consistently across the platform estate.
Act as the principal technical authority for platform engineering across the digital delivery organisation, providing expert guidance on platform design, cloud-native patterns, and systems integration to engineering teams and senior stakeholders.
Drive resolution of complex cross-platform integration challenges, including identity, data flow, event-driven architecture, and API design — ensuring that integration decisions are durable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.
Produce and maintain high-quality architecture strategy documents, reference architectures, and decision records that are accessible to both engineering and executive audiences, building shared understanding of the platform direction.
Collaborate with AI engineering, software engineering, and external vendor and partner teams to ensure that platform architecture decisions enable and do not constrain the delivery of business and AI-powered capabilities.
Requirements Extensive experience in platform engineering (including Kubernetes) and the design, delivery, and operation of large-scale, multi-component platform estates in a cloud-native environment.
Proven enterprise architecture capability, including experience producing target-state architecture strategies and navigating complex system landscapes spanning internal platforms and third-party Saa S.
Deep knowledge of cloud-native architecture patterns: containerisation and orchestration, service mesh, API gateway design, event streaming, and infrastructure-as-code.
Demonstrable experience integrating enterprise Saa S solutions — including ERP or business application platforms — with internally developed systems, covering API, identity, and data integration patterns.
Track record of operating as a senior technical authority in a large organisation, influencing architecture and engineering decisions at scale without direct management responsibility.
Strong communication and documentation skills, with the ability to convey complex architectural concepts clearly to technical peers, delivery teams, and senior business stakeholders.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical subject area or equivalent experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr
