HYBRID ELIGIBILITY

This position works a hybrid schedule, spending time remotely and in the office in Houston, TX. The current hybrid schedule provides flexibility to collaborate in the office Tuesdays through Thursdays and work from home Mondays and Fridays. With our 9/80 feature you get time off every other Friday when you work at least 80 hours over the preceding nine days.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Hess is seeking a Solution Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture group within IT. This role requires a mix of strong technical knowledge around solution development, database modeling, and systems integration, as well as a solid domain understanding of the Well lifecycle, covering all stages from initiation to completion.

The Solution Architect will be the technical focal point from IT working closely with Wells and other central functions on their digital initiatives / projects in the areas of drilling, engineering, and production operations. They will be responsible for performing current state assessment, future state technology road mapping, architecting solutions, and designing integrations with other enterprise systems. Additionally, they will engage in scouting and evaluating future technology solutions crucial to our digital transformation journey. Furthermore, this role will provide guidance and mentorship to the citizen developers in these functions facilitating enhancements such as reporting, automation, and low-code/no-code development. The Solution Architect will also collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Cyber and Operations teams to understand and apply the technical assurance guidelines and security principles to ensure that architecture deliverables meet/exceed these standards.

The ideal candidate for this role is not just technically proficient—understanding of software development lifecycle and a spectrum of traditional / cloud-native technologies—but also a strong communicator with a keen business sense. Success in this role is underlined by qualities such as transparency, self-motivation, a zest for learning, and an innate collaborative spirit.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Relationship Management:

• Establish and maintain positive business and IT relationships, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration across various levels of leadership, IT functions and contracted service providers.
• Closely work with application teams to gather and refine requirements from Central Functions and ensure these are clearly conveyed to wider IT teams in various forums.
• Work closely with other IT teams to understand the functional and strategic needs of the organization and design future state data flows and reference architecture that align with IT strategies and best practices.
• Provide best practices and guidance to Citizen Developers within the Business Functions.
• Ensure that any proposed future state solutions align with Cyber Security and Enterprise Architecture practices and guidelines and are accounted for within Application Team plans and resource capacities.

Business Alignment:

• Employ a methodological approach to analyze the existing well delivery processes using varied tools and techniques like workshops, document analysis, process mapping, data modeling and user surveys.
• Conduct a comprehensive task and workflow analysis to thoroughly document the current state of systems and processes.
• Collaborate with business leaders and application teams to identify and scope opportunities, outline potential value and ROI, and identify risks and constraints contributing to a proposed future state.
• Understand business requirements for data and ensure that solutions meet this need in an elegant manner. Create functional and technical specifications for process implementations.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Application and Infrastructure teams to ensure proposed solution architectures meet/fit within IT guidelines and modify proposed solution diagrams as needed to accommodate.
• Translate requirements into process architecture views and the functional designs of solutions and document all solution architecture design and analysis work to identify cross-function processes and identify opportunities for integrations.
• Employ a comprehensive approach to leveraging and proposing IT solutions that are both secure and fit for purpose, incorporating technologies such as Azure IoT Hub, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, PowerApps, API Services, and Power BI Reporting.
• Understanding of technical capabilities to address different data types / frequencies (batched, real-time etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years of experience in IT, with 2+ years in a Solutions Architect or similar role.
• Strong understanding of Oil & Gas industry process and standards – particularly in drilling, maintenance & reliability, and production operations.
• Functional experience with Well life cycle application systems used in planning and operations (e.g., Peloton, Landmark and/or Schlumberger software suites, etc.).
• Extensive knowledge of relevant technologies and practices, including cloud computing (Azure IoT Hub, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics, APIM etc.), data governance & database systems / application (Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, Purview etc.), Azure best practices, Reporting (Power BI, Spotfire) and their applications in O&G.
• Experience in process design, architecting data-driven solutions, integrations; and ability to prepare functional and technical design documents (system implementation and support plan, design, install, integrate, configure)
• Expertise in the SDLC process, especially preparing requirements, solution envisioning and design, and process management.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with exceptional verbal and written communication abilities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities; with an ability to work independently and with minimal guidance.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

COMPETENCIES:

The Hess Way of Working refers to competencies considered absolute pre-requisites for success. How you deliver results is as important as what you achieve. Every employee is expected to demonstrate the behaviors within these competencies to be considered an effective performer and, ultimately, earn career growth opportunities.

• Builds Trusted Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Creates Effective Teams
• Thinks Strategically
• Inspires Innovation
• Demonstrates Courage
• Drives Continuous Improvement
• Makes Quality Decisions
• Delivers High Performance

WHAT WE OFFER

Hess provides a comprehensive range of compensation and benefit programs that help you to take care of your health, protect your income, and build savings for the future. Our compensation philosophy is simple – we pay for performance.  The better you and the company perform, the more you can earn.  Here are a few highlights:
 

Base Salary

• Base salaries are competitive, and market based, with pay increases based on objective measures and upward moves.

Annual Incentive Plan

• Every employee participates in our Annual Incentive Plan, which awards a bonus based on how well we fare as a company on our annual performance scorecard and the person’s level of contribution.

All Employee Share Plan

• All employees are Hess stockholders, so they share in the success they help create for the company. Shares are granted to new employees who do not receive stock as part of their compensation package.

Benefits

• Hess cares about your well-being and wants to help you be your best self.  That’s why we offer a compelling benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. Highlights include: medical, dental, and vision coverage; a health savings account; 401 (K) and pension plan; a nationally recognized wellness program; and company paid basic life and disability insurance.

Learn more about our programs at https://hessbenefits.com/.

Learning & Development 

• We believe in lifelong learning and provide a suite of on-demand and instructor-led learning opportunities, in addition to a tuition reimbursement program, designed to help you achieve your professional goals.  Learning encompasses on-the-job interaction with highly skilled colleagues, self-guided study, training, mentoring and participation in formal networks (e.g., technical and employee resource groups.)

WHY HESS?

We aim to be the world’s most trusted energy partner. Modern life and continued human prosperity depends upon access to affordable and secure energy and all forms of energy are required for an orderly and just future. Hess is ideally positioned to provide low-cost oil and gas reliably to help meet the world’s growing energy needs in a way that protects the health and safety of our people, safeguards the environment, and makes a lasting positive impact in the communities where we do business. 

Everything we do is guided by six core values - Integrity, People, Performance, Social Responsibility, Value Creation, and Independent Spirit, from how we treat our employees to how we interact with our neighbors, suppliers and business partners.  They are the basic building blocks of our culture and represent our company's collective conscience. While our strategy changes over time based on business conditions, our values are enduring. 

We are an industry leader in the Bakken shale play in North Dakota, one of the largest producers in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and a critical natural gas producer and supplier to Malaysia and Thailand. Our exploration and appraisal activities are offshore Guyana, one of the industry’s largest oil discoveries in the past decade, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname. 

We are recognized around the world as an industry leader in environmental, social and governance performance and disclosure. 

Hess provides challenging and rewarding opportunities for personal growth. We are always looking for talented professionals who share our values and are passionate about making a difference in the world and in their careers. Unlike much larger companies, we are agile and every member of the team, regardless of level or position, plays an important role. 

We invite you to learn more about what makes us a special place to work.  Click here (www.hess.com) 

Hess is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.  We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Hess is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, click here or send an email to MyHR@Hess.com.

Posting Notes: Lisa B Willet | Employee | Information Technology | United States| Texas | Houston | | No | 26985