Solutions Architect (Kentish Town (NW5 1TN), Kentish Town (NW5 1TN), United Kingdom, Kentish To) en Murphy | Energy Transition & Infrastructure Engineering

Murphy is recruiting for a Solutions Architect to work with IT on a variety or cross functional programmes throughout Murphy business portfolio.

Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place.

We are committed to fostering an engaging and collaborative work environment in which each person’s career is nurtured and developed. We focus on employee development, providing a culture of innovation and positive work-life balance.

A day in the life of a Murphy Solutions Architect:

• Design, implement and maintain end-to-end solutions that integrate internal and third-party systems across the enterprise.
• Analyse current systems and develop integration architecture strategies to modernise and streamline processes.
• Select and design middleware and messaging patterns (e.g., ESB, ETL, APIs, event-driven architecture).
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure functional and non-functional requirements are understood and documented.
• Lead architecture reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise IT strategy, security standards, and compliance needs.
• Oversee the implementation of APIs, microservices, data pipelines, and real-time data synchronisation.
• Work closely with software engineers, infrastructure teams, and data architects to deliver unified solutions.
• Ensure robust documentation of system designs, integration workflows, and architectural decisions.
• Horizon scan and evaluate new tools, platforms, and technologies for potential adoption, advising the Group IT and Digital Director and developing proposals accordingly.
• Establish and monitor compliance with architectural standards, development practices, and DevOps processes, addressing any issues as required.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams at all stages throughout the development lifecycle.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years recent experience working in solution architecture or senior systems design roles.
• Extensive knowledge of, and experience with enterprise system integration, including REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, ESB, and ETL tools.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, Azure Logic Apps, and DataVerse.
• Familiarity with integration platforms such as MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, Azure Logic Apps, Apache Camel, or similar.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, hybrid integration scenarios and security best practices.
• Proficient in data modeling, messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and API design best practices (OpenAPI/Swagger).
• Experience integrating ERP, CRM, HRIS, and other core business systems.

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Gold Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call James Hing on 07353 134946 to discuss in more detail.  

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK