Principal Architect - Application and Integration | Global Locations

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. 
With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities.  Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success. 

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

As a Principal Architect -  Application & Integration, you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing applications that drive our business forward. Your expertise will be pivotal in shaping our software development and API strategy and ensuring seamless integration across our platforms.
This role is part of the Technology Architecture team in BHP.

Key responsibilities:

Expertise: Provide technical expertise in cloud solution architecture, technology strategy and technical design decisions, mainly for the AWS and Azure cloud platforms , integration, APIs, cybersecurity and SaaS Solutions;

Leadership: Lead and develop architecture guardrails (eg. reference architectures, models, design patterns and standards) relating to software development and API/Integration;

Collaboration: Work closely with the software development and digital teams to provide architecture advice and guide teams to reuse design patterns and cloud platforms;

Assurance: Support ongoing technical reviews through the architecture governance process and provide technical direction for escalated technical issues;

Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior architects and engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement for BHP standards, design patterns, reference architecture and BHP architecture methodology.

Key Relationships:

• Software Development  teams
• Integration Platform and Data Platforms Teams
• Digital and Data Teams
• Cloud Platform  Team
• Regional and Functions Architecture and Delivery Teams
• Cybersecurity & Architecture Teams

About You

Technical Competencies

• 10+ years in enterprise and solution architecture, design, and development
• Proven tech thought leader with consulting experience in complex environments
• Passionate innovator who thrives in collaborative, problem-solving cultures
• Strong customer focus with ability to simplify complex concepts
• Skilled in designing layered application/architecture stacks
• Advanced in Archimate and EA tools (e.g., iServer, Archi)
• Expertise in software development, system design, solution evaluation, strategy, and reference architecture
• Deep knowledge of cloud (AWS, Azure) across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS; supports cloud strategy and adoption
• Experienced in API and integration architecture using cloud-native solutions
• Application architecture for mining/resources (e.g., MES, ERP), including cloud-native design
• Collaborates with cybersecurity to shape cloud security strategy
• Familiar with data analytics and BI platforms (Cloudera, Snowflake, Python, R)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or higher degrees from STEM schools
• TOGAF or similar certification
• Cloud related certification (eg. AWS, Azure)

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. 

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal. 

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.  

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.