Solution Architect (SA)

Saudi Aramco
South Australia
Full timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 15+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Engineer a bridge between business requirements and technical execution by designing end-to-end data architectures, ingestion, processing, storage, and visualization layers. Lead PoCs, define cloud or hybrid infrastructure strategies for high-volume data and real-time analytics, and guide governance, performance tuning, and legacy modernization while collaborating with cross-functional teams on data-driven solutions.

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Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco
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Solution Architect (SA)

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Job Summary

Engineer a bridge between business requirements and technical execution by designing end-to-end data architectures, ingestion, processing, storage, and visualization layers. Lead PoCs, define cloud or hybrid infrastructure strategies for high-volume data and real-time analytics, and guide governance, performance tuning, and legacy modernization while collaborating with cross-functional teams on data-driven solutions.
Location: South Australia
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architectural Design: Lead the design of end-to-end solution and data architectures, including ingestion, processing, storage, and visualization layers.
  • •Infrastructure Strategy: Define cloud-native or hybrid infrastructure strategies that support high-volume data processing and real-time analytics.
  • •Hands-on Development: Develop Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and core framework components for data pipelines (e.g. ETL) to ensure architectural feasibility.
  • •Database Governance: Evaluate and select appropriate data stores (Relational, NoSQL, Graph, Vector) based on specific use-case requirements like latency, throughput, and consistency.
  • •Performance Optimization: Audit existing data systems to identify bottlenecks and implement strategies for cost-optimization and query performance tuning.
  • •Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership in ensuring best practices in various areas including CI/CD and documentation.
  • •Solution Architecture: Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the corporate's technology landscape, including applications, data flows, and infrastructure, to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization.
  • •Legacy Modernization: Experience migrating on-premise infrastructure to cloud-native architectures.
  • •Containerization: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for deploying data services.
  • •Cloud Infrastructure: Expert-level experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their native data services.
  • •Data Processing: Strong proficiency in batch and stream processing.
  • •Programming: Advanced coding skills in Python, or Java, along with expert-level SQL.
  • •Database Systems: Extensive experience managing and querying various systems: Relational: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server; NoSQL/NewSQL: MongoDB, Cassandra; Warehousing/Lakehouses: Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery.
  • •Enterprise Architecture: Knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, including business architecture, information architecture, and technology architecture.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • •Minimum of 15 years in IT, with at least 4 years in a Solution Architect or Lead Data Engineer role.
  • •Proven track record of delivering at least two large-scale enterprise data platform migrations or greenfield builds.
  • •Preferred qualifications and experience: The certifications are TOGAF, ITIL, or similar.
  • •AI/ML Integration experience architecting Feature Stores and MLOps pipelines to support machine learning workflows.
  • •Governance Tools familiarity with data cataloging and governance tools.
Experience:15+ years
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationProblem-solving
Certifications:TOGAFITIL
Tech Stack:PythonJavaSQLPostgreSQLMySQLSQL ServerMongoDBCassandraSnowflakeDatabricksBigQueryDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGCP

Company Brief

Saudi Aramco
State-owned integrated energy and chemicals company producing and marketing crude oil, natural gas and petrochemicals globally, with major investments in energy infrastructure, refining and low‑carbon technologies.
Industry: Oil & Gas
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Founded: 1933
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