Principal Architect - Cloud Infrastructure | Global locations

About BHP

 

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

 

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

 

As a Principal Architect -  Cloud Infrastructure, you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing robust cloud infrastructure solutions that drive our business forward. Your expertise will be pivotal in shaping our cloud strategy and ensuring seamless integration across our platforms.

 

This role is part of the Technology Architecture team in BHP.

 

Key responsibilities

 

• Expertise: Provide technical expertise in cloud solution architecture, technology strategy and technical design decisions, mainly for the AWS and Azure cloud platforms , network, hosting, cybersecurity and SaaS Solutions;
• Leadership: Lead and develop architecture guardrails (eg. reference architectures, models, design patterns and standards) relating to cloud technology, network, hosting and security architectures;
• Collaboration: Work closely with the cyber security teams and be Technology Architecture representative to review and guide Zero Trust Strategy and Framework, Cyber Opportunity Assessments and inputs to the Cyber Tooling Landscapes and Cyber related roadmaps;
• Assurance: Support ongoing technical reviews through the architecture governance process and provide technical direction for escalated technical issues;
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior architects and engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement for BHP standards, design patterns, reference architecture and BHP architecture methodology.

 

Key Relationships

 

• Cybersecurity Teams
• Cloud, Hosting and Network Teams
• Digital Teams
• Regional, Core and Functions Architecture and Delivery Teams

About You

 

Technical Competencies:

 

• 10 years minimum experience in Enterprise and Solution architecture, design & development;
• A solid background in technology as thought leader and providing architecture services in a consulting role and are capable of defining technology architectures within large and complex environments;
• Passionate about technology and innovation, finding novel approaches to solve problems;
• Demonstrate an ability to be customer focused, open to reimagine what is possible, and make complex concepts simple and easy to digest;
• Extensive awareness of architectural patterns, styles and respective trade-offs;
• Strong experience in cloud infrastructure strategies, cloud adoption frameworks, and cloud architecture roadmaps.
• Design and delivery of contemporary layered application/architecture stacks;
• In depth understanding of Public/Private/Hybrid/Multi Cloud solutions and experienced in integrating public cloud into traditional hosting/delivery models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) with a specific focus on AWS and Azure;
• In depth expertise in infrastructure related domains like networking, hosting and/or cybersecurity;
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CICD, IAC (Terraform and cloud native) practices and infrastructure automation.
• Familirity with operational architecture governance concerns – monitoring, resilience, performance, cost.

 

Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor or higher degrees from STEM schools
• TOGAF or similar certification
• Cloud related certification (eg. AWS, Azure)

About Our Process

 

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.