Data Solution Architect

Total Number of Openings 1 The Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE) in Bengaluru India brings together the resources and expertise of the Chevron global network with talent in India to enhance agility and technological innovation to optimize solutions for the world’s current and future energy challenges.  As one of the leading energy providers worldwide, Chevron is involved in the production of crude oil and natural gas, manufacturing of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and additives, and the development of enabling technologies. Chevron's vision is to be the global energy company most admired for its people, partnerships, and performance. With a clear purpose to develop affordable, reliable, ever-cleaner energy that enables human progress, we believe human ingenuity has the power to solve any challenge and overcome any obstacle. Meeting the world’s growing energy needs requires the pursuit of innovations and advancements that deliver a better future for all.

The Solution Architect owns the end to end technical and architectural design of complex enterprise solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, enterprise architecture standards, and platform capabilities. This role bridges business strategy and technology execution by defining scalable, secure, and cost-effective solution architectures, providing architectural governance, and guiding delivery teams through design and implementation.

Architecture & Engineering 12-16 years of experience in solution architecture, system design, and enterprise scale delivery. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience) Strong expertise in Azure Databricks, Apache Spark (PySpark), Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and scaled distributed data processing. Proficiency with Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and modern data orchestration tools. Hands-on experience building end-to-end data pipelines using Python and PySpark. Deep understanding of technical architecture patterns, microservices, APIs, kafka, and integration frameworks. Solid experience with DevOps and CI/CD tooling (Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Terraform or similar) Work closely with multiple architects to align on the right architecture design. Drive adoption of enterprise architecture design standards. Propose alternative solutions when standard approaches don’t fit, while staying aligned to enterprise principles Data & Platform Architecture Experience designing largescale data platforms and Lakehouse-style architectures. Knowledge of data governance, security, metadata management, and lineage.  Strong understanding of data governance, security, compliance, and cloud cost optimization. DevOps & Non-Functional Requirements Experience driving DevOps, CI/CD, and automated deployment practices at the architectural level. Strong focus on performance, scalability, reliability, and cost optimization.  Leadership & Communication Proven ability to influence architectural decisions across teams and stakeholders. Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex designs clearly. Excellent analytical, communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Experience in Oil & Gas, subsurface, facilities, or industrial data platforms.  Familiarity with OSDU aligned architectures and industry data standards.  Relevant cloud or architecture certifications. Experience working with OSDU (Open Subsurface Data Universe) data models or similar energy industry data standards. Chevron ENGINE supports global operations, supporting business requirements across the world. Accordingly, the work hours for employees will be aligned to support business requirements. The standard work week will be Monday to Friday. Working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1:30pm to 10:30pm. What we can offer you Everything we do at Chevron is guided by our