{"id":4271476,"url":"https://alion.io/job/chevron-principal-solution-architect","title":"Principal Solution Architect","company":{"id":5944,"name":"Chevron","domain":"chevron.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/chevron","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":13,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.077,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":18,"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"}},"role":"Solutions","role_family":"Solutions","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Houston, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"Azure Data Factory","optional":false},{"name":"Azure DevOps","optional":false},{"name":"Azure SQL Database","optional":false},{"name":"AI Agents","optional":true},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"Bicep","optional":true},{"name":"C#","optional":true},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":true},{"name":"Databricks","optional":true},{"name":"Docker","optional":true},{"name":"GCP","optional":true},{"name":"Go","optional":true},{"name":"Java","optional":true},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":true},{"name":"Microsoft Fabric","optional":true},{"name":"Model Context Protocol","optional":true},{"name":"Platform Engineering","optional":true},{"name":"Python","optional":true},{"name":"RAG","optional":true},{"name":"Terraform","optional":true},{"name":"Threat Modeling","optional":true},{"name":"Zero Trust","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T17:57:40Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-13","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T17:57:40Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Total Number of Openings\n1Chevron is accepting online applications for the position Principal Solution Architect through December 4th, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (Central Time).\nOverview:\nThe solution architect role involves designing and overseeing the implementation of homegrown and commercial off-the-shelf IT solutions using Microsoft Azure and integrating them with various systems and applications. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, evaluating technology options, and guiding development teams to deliver scalable, secure, and efficient solutions.\nResponsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:\nDesign and lead the implementation of end-to-end solutions using Microsoft Azure services tailored to the oil and gas industry.\nCollaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.\nDevelop and maintain architectural blueprints, solution designs, and technical documentation.\nLead the integration of various systems and applications, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability.\nProvide technical and architectural leadership to development teams throughout the project lifecycle. Mentor and guide junior architects and engineers. Conduct regular reviews and audits of existing solutions to identify areas for improvement.\nStay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure our solutions remain cutting-edge.\nDevelop and present proofs of concept to demonstrate the feasibility of proposed solutions.\nEvaluate technology options and architecture alternatives, balancing business value, cost, risk, and maintainability.\nDefine solution architecture patterns that support resiliency, availability, security, and business continuity requirements.\nRequirements\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).\n10+ years of experience in solution architecture, software engineering, or related technical roles, including experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions.\nSkilled in designing and implementing cloud-native solutions using a broad range of Microsoft Azure services, including Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, Azure Data Factory, and Azure SQL Database, among others.\nSkilled in implementing various architectural styles, design patterns, and software development best practices.\nSkilled in evaluating technology and product options and conducting trade-off analyses for architectural and design decisions.\nSkilled in designing and implementing security best practices and meeting compliance requirements in the oil and gas industry.\nExcellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail, along with strong communication and collaboration skills.\nPreferred Qualifications\nRelevant certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or similar.\nKnowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks.\nExperience with data integration, data warehousing, and big data technologies.\nExperience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).\nExperience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.\nExperience designing and delivering enterprise AI and agentic solutions using Microsoft Foundry, agent frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP), and Responsible AI practices.\nKnowledge of Responsible AI, AI security, data governance, identity and access controls, and production-readiness practices for AI-enabled applications.\nTechnical Depth\nHands-on engineering background as a developer, software engineer or solution architect, with systems shipped to production. Current proficiency in at least one language (Python, C#, Java or Go) is a plus.\nDesigned and delivered cloud-native and hybrid solutions on Azure, AWS or GCP. This includes microservices, API-first and event-driven designs, containers/Kubernetes and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep).\nPractical DevOps and platform engineering experience. This covers CI/CD, observability, SRE practices and resilience engineering.\nExperience with modern data and AI platforms. Examples are lakehouse and streaming architectures, Microsoft Fabric/Databricks, data governance, and ML/generative AI patterns including MLOps and responsible AI.\nHands-on security architecture. This includes zero trust, identity and access management, threat modeling and secure SDLC practices.\nFamiliarity with OT/IT convergence in oil and gas or process industries. Examples are SCADA, historians (PI/AVEVA), edge computing, industrial IoT and ISA/IEC 62443.\nTeamwork and Communication\nDemonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across business, product, engineering, and operations teams to align technical solutions with business objectives.\nDemonstrated leadership and influence in driving solution design decisions and promoting adoption of architecture standards and engineering best practices.\nExcellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nProven ability to mentor and develop architects and engineers while fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.\nStrong track record of staying current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and evolving architecture practices.\nBusiness Acumen\nDemonstrated experience in more than one industry vertical\nDemonstrated ability to quickly gain knowledge in business domains, data, workflows, and processes\nExperience translating business objectives and goals into technical solutions.\nRelocation Options:\nRelocationwill not be considered.\nInternational Considerations:\nExpatriate assignments will not be considered.\nChevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.\nU.S. Regulatory notice:\nChevron is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, reproductive health decision-making, military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law.\nWe are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. 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