Software Architect

SLB; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

SLB seeks a senior data architect to lead the design of AI/ML solution architectures and data-product strategies within the OSS Beacon AI program. You will bridge business needs and technical delivery, guiding data engineers and junior architects across SLB's enterprise AI platform.

The role emphasizes federated data-mesh thinking, Google Cloud / BigQuery, and strong stakeholder engagement to ensure centralized, reliable data products. Houston-based, full-time position.

Qualifications

• Senior data architecture experience, ideally with federated / data-mesh or GCP BigQuery environment.
• Track record defining data products and getting a central/platform team to deliver.
• Experience with AI/ML solution architecture and API integration.

Responsibilities

• Define and specify the AI/ML solution architecture for large organizations.
• Define and specify OSS data products from SLB Enterprise AI for reliable consumption.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of data engineers and junior architects.
• Translate business needs into technical feasibility for the OSS platform.

Skills

Data architecture

Data products

AI/ML architecture

Stakeholder management

Cloud platforms (GCP)

Job description

Purpose: Architect how OneSubsea specifies, consumes, and applies data and AI capability built on SLB's enterprise platform, translating business needs across the value streams into well-defined data products and the solutions built on them. This is the senior technical anchor of the OSS Beacon AI programme.

Key Responsibilities (high Level)

• Define and specify the AI/ML solution architecture for large organizations.
• Define and specify the data products OSS requires from SLB Enterprise AI, so they can be built once and consumed reliably.
• Technical interface and working relationship with the SLB Enterprise AI platform team.
• Design the consumption architecture on the OSS side — how delivered data feeds AI characters, agents, and analytics across the value streams.
• Provide technical leadership to a small team of data engineers and junior architects.
• Serve as technical owner of the OSS AI Characters/Persona working within SLB security and governance.
• Translate between business/operational needs and technical feasibility — the bridge between the digital leads' demand and what actually gets built.

Experience Profile (what To Screen For)

• Senior data architecture experience, ideally within a federated / data-mesh or Google Cloud (BigQuery, Dataplex) environment — someone who has worked as a consuming domain on a central platform, not just built standalone systems.
• Track record specifying data products and getting a central/platform team to deliver against them.
• Track record of AI/ML solution architecture and, ideally, agent or API integration.
• Strong stakeholder skills — this role is as much diplomacy with the platform team as it is technical design.
• Energy sector / industrial data experience is a plus, not essential.

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