Chief Architect

The Chief Architect is responsible for providing technical leadership and delivering an innovative product, service, or, at higher levels, a combination of both that addresses a customers specific business problem. This role is central to a large-scale Supply Chain technology transformation in the Oil and Gas industry, ensuring the design and implementation of a scalable, efficient, and future-proof solution. The Chief Architect plays a key role in defining the overall technical approach, ensuring alignment with business goals, and driving successful delivery. Your accountability will extend across project start-up, operations, and on-contract growth, working closely with internal and external stakeholders. Duties & Responsibilities: • Influences development of innovative solutions via using non-quantitative tools, guidelines, past experience and integration of best practice to positively impact strategic client outputs and Leidos business results. • Impacts functional strategy by developing new solutions, processes, standards or operational plans that position Leidos competitively in the marketplace. • Recommends and develops new technical solutions, products, and/or standards in support of function’s strategy and operations • Leads and manages works of other technical staff that has significant impact on project results/outputs. Acting often as a Menor/Coach to other technical staff. • Resolves highly complex and multi-dimensional problems using significant application of technical knowledge, conceptualising, reasoning and interpretation • Requires ability to communicate with executive leadership (internally or client) regarding matters of significant importance to the organisation/project • Works to convince others to accept area’s view/current practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices and approaches • The candidate is required to be a technical leader, able to coordinate and direct engineering teams in successful delivery and acceptance of the system • Part of the Technical Management Team responsible for the planning of work packages, allocation of team members and reporting • Must have in-depth understanding of technical principles, theories, concepts and their application across range of programmes. Serving as a subject matter expert within their technical domain area. Skills Required: • Substantial prior relevant experience with Masters or Doctorate • Experience in large scale technology enabled process transformations • Experience of ERP or Supply chain technologies. E.g. Oracle Fusion, SAP, MS Dynamics, Infor, IBM Sterling OMS, Blue Yonder, Dispatcher, Kinaxis, Coupa • Knowledge of supply chain process, procedures and technology: Order capture, Inventory management, Warehousing, Order management and planning; Transport Management • Experienced in Technology delivery for complex system of system architectures • Integration technologies: Software AG, Mulesoft IBM Cloud Pak for Integration, APIs • Cyber Security expertise Highly Desirable: • Demonstrable experience in team leadership as a CE. (Substitute - CA, BA or Programme Manager) • Experience of technology transformation in supply chain storage and distribution; or wider ERP implementations (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics…) • Currently residing in the UK or UAE Desirable Skills: • Agile Scrum Development: Collaborating with cross-functional teams to iteratively deliver high-quality solutions; this includes knowledge of Scrum roles, time-boxes, ceremonies, and artifacts. • Application Development: Designing software solutions to meet technical and business needs by leveraging knowledge of programming languages, architecture, and technology. • Artificial Intelligence (AI): Leveraging advanced methodologies to develop intelligent systems that analyse data, learn from patterns, predict outcomes, and make informed decisions autonomously. • Business Analysis: Evaluating business needs and requirements to identify appropriate solutions. • Cloud Computing: Managing processing services delivered over the internet; this includes understanding cloud architecture, security controls, and risk. • Containerization: Using programs to package code and all its dependencies to allow for consistent deployment across diverse computing environments. • DevOps: Employing practices to improve collaboration between development and operations teams; this includes continuous integration and delivery, automation, infrastructure as code, and monitoring. • Docker (Software): Designing and managing container applications in the Docker ecosystem. • Java: Using the Java programming language to create scalable code and software that support organizational projects. • Kubernetes: Using the Kubernetes program to set up, monitor, and modify applications at scale. • Microsoft Azure: Leveraging Microsoft Azure to develop cloud-based solutions to address organizational needs. • Python (Programming Language): Using knowledge of the Python programming language to develop a variety of software solutions to support organizational processes. • Software Development: Designing computer programs or applications to solve problems or automate processes. • Solution Architecture: Designing and overseeing implementation of technical solutions to solve specific business problems or needs. • Solutions Design: Creating comprehensive technical solutions that address business needs or optimize processes. Clearance Requirements: • BPSS Pre-screening required to Start Get onboard with the fastest growing company in the industry. Apply today! What we do for you: At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. This unique reward scheme offers: • Being based in UAE with customer • 6 weeks in UAE then 2 weeks in UK (subject to customer need). Possible 6/2wk rotation • Hotels and food in UAE • Medical and Dental in UAE • Travel within UAE • This is not a Income Tax free expat role at first but may become one in subsequent years.

Location: Anywhere, GB

Posted Date: 9/8/2025