Description
Job Purpose:
Working on behalf of Elite and our client, a global Oil & Gas company, we are looking for two IT Technical team leads/solutions architects who will be responsible for overseeing the current & future infrastructure and application technical requirements. The role will be the technical authority for all aspects of network, systems and application portfolio.
The role comprises a one year contract working on a 28 days on/28 days off rotation configuration at our client's premises in Iraq (Basra).
Accountabilities:
- Partners with business analysts, systems analysts and engineers in requirements gathering and reviews.
- Responsible for analysing and translating business, information and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint that outlines solutions to achieve business objectives
- Works with enterprise architecture, application and infrastructure teams to produce an optimal, high level, conceptual design for the project.
- Providing technical leadership to all teams under your immediate supervision
- Proposes changes in process, policy and standards as they relate to the architecture and design principles.
- Ensuring all HSSE policies are adhered to by project team's on the premise.
- Creating and supporting all potential project opportunities to upper management including estimated costs, risk assessments and potential gain etc.
- Proposes changes in process, policy and standards as they relate to the architecture and design principles.
- Carry out and documenting all incident/investigations reports relating to projects under your management.
- Communicate progress effectively to senior business stakeholders
- Oversee technical quality control throughout project's life cycle
- To identify and resolve any conflicts within the technical teams.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Diploma/Degree qualified in an Engineering discipline
- Must have experience in the Oil & Gas Industry.
- Relevant IT qualifications applicable to job specifications or other relevant qualifications.
- Minimum of 5 years experience in Technical Team projects.
- Proficient in relevant Engineering software's
- Good communication skills
- Strong leadership and influential skills
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Ability to see the big picture'
- Work with all levels of staff up to top management
- Good negotiation skills