Solution Architect

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Job description

Job Type:

Regular

Plains All American is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in transportation, storage, processing and marketing solutions for crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs). We own an extensive network of pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in key crude oil and NGL producing basins and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. On average, Plains handles more than 6 million barrels per day of crude oil and NGL in its Transportation segment. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

We are looking for highly-motivated individuals who enjoy working as part of a team in a dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment.

Job Purpose/Summary

This position is responsible for minimizing technical risk in project delivery and ensure that new solutions work with existing solutions. As part of the Enterprise Architecture team, this role will provide technical leadership and ensure alignment with our enterprise strategy and project delivery governance.

This role will be integral in defining how solutions will be delivered in a secure, cost effective, and consistent manner across the organization in alignment with the company's strategies and desired business capabilities.

The selected candidate will be eligible for company benefits including Medical/Dental/Vision, vacation time off, and free parking. Additionally, this position comes with the option of a hybrid work schedule, combining working in our Houston office with working remotely.

Responsibilities

Provide technical oversight and leadership in Enterprise Architecture as the technical mirror of the project manager

Collaborate with business partners, Business architects, Integration Leads, project managers and business analysts to deliver cost effective solutions that provide value to the organization, in alignment with our processes and technical requirements

Clearly articulate the alignment of technical choices with Enterprise Technology Plan, Enterprise Technology Foundations and business objectives

Create and own architecture documentation supporting Enterprise Architecture stage gates in Discovery and project delivery

Present architectures as part of the Architecture governance

Architect solutions that are easy to support and integrate well with existing solutions

Maintain architectural patterns and standards

Be fluent in business and technology conversation

Be a productive and supportive member of the team

Be respectful of others

Take initiative

Say what you do and do what you say

Meet your commitments

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent professional business experience

Minimum 5 years of experience in an architectural role plus an additional 10 years of progressive experience in information technology

Experience in architecture, design, application development and systems integration

Experience designing and implementing complex, multi-tier, end-to-end solutions

Experience in multiple architectural disciplines (solution, data, security, integration, network)

Experience with cloud architectures

Experience in building secure applications

Experience in integrating 3rd party and COTS applications

Experience working with service providers

Experience with BI and analytics

Experience with agile delivery

Experience with service oriented architecture

Experience in building and executing testing

Experience with source control

Experience in Midstream or logistics considered an asset

Experience with Information Management

Experience with field systems

Efficiently manage deliverables for multiple initiatives

Possess a comfortable presentation style suitable for business and technical audiences

Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with internal clients

Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with others

Advanced written and verbal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels

Be a natural leader

Be helpful

Understand and maintain knowledge of current trends in Information Technology

Knowledge of application modeling languages/techniques (e.g., UML, OML)

Experience in enterprise integration

Experience creating conceptual, logical and physical models

Experience in building and maintaining logical, physical and contextual diagrams

Experience in developing data sharing standards

Solid understanding of transaction and information systems, data warehouses, data marts, ODS, MDM methodologies and life cycle as well as ETL and MDM technologies.

Strong solution design and facilitation skills. Able to facilitate the design process working collaboratively with cross functional teams.

Experience with a variety of data access and analytics approaches (eg: API design, Data Modeling, and Microservice architectures).

Experience using Microsoft's data platform

Experience with distributed management and analytics in cloud and hybrid environments.

TOGAF, SOA certification or similar EA framework considered an asset

Cleared criminal history (background) and satisfactory reference checks

Compliance with the Company's drug and alcohol policy including pre-employment D&A testing.

At Plains, our employees are our most valuable asset. Hard work is rewarded with competitive compensation and a top-tier benefits program designed to keep our employees safe, healthy and happy. We work hard to deliver the best results to our stakeholders and we also respect our employees need for personal and family time, which is reflected in our benefits program.

Salary details estimated by job boards such as Indeed, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn do not represent Plains' compensation structure. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

By submitting your resume, you consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of the personal information provided during the application and selection process. .

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