Solutions Architect

Murphy USA Inc

El Dorado, AR

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Application Integration, Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Services, Big Data, Business Practices, Cloud Computing, Computer Science, Cost Control, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Data Analysis, Data Management, Emerging Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Hubs, Mentoring, REST (Representational State Transfer), Risk Management, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Technical Leadership, Technology Analysis, Use Cases
LOCATION
El Dorado, AR
POSTED
30+ days ago

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Solutions Architect: (Location, El Dorado, Arkansas)

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to work for a company that offers both challenges and opportunities? Then Murphy USA is the place for you! Murphy USA is growing across the country and the possibilities, like the roads our customers travel, are wide open! Since opening our first location in 1996, Murphy USA has become the place to go for discount prices on quality fuels. Today, we continue to move forward for our customers, investors and stakeholders by growing our presence in the towns and communities in which they are growing. We will continue to make solid alliances, responsible investments and smarter business practices for the benefit of all involved, while staying true to our goal of helping our customers Buy Smarter and Drive Farther!

As the Solutions Architect you will provide expertise across multiple architectural domains, addresses end to end solutions and identifies opportunities to shape the future of the business through technology in alignment with the goals, needs, and objectives of the company. Responsible for development standards and roadmaps, assessment of new technologies for investment, and articulating the transition from current to future state in consideration of the emerging needs of the business, security policies and requirements, and striking an optimal balance between standardization, customization, innovation, costs and risk management. You will collaborate with development teams to ensure well-engineered, tested and deployed application systems components adhering to defined development principles, patterns and standards, as well as perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Lead solution architecture planning and execution for complex, cross-domain initiatives.

Design and govern end-to-end solution architectures, including application, integration, data, and infrastructure components.

Define and promote modern architecture patterns, including:

Event-driven and real-time architectures

Service-oriented and API-first designs

Cloud-native and platform-based solutions

Partner with delivery teams to ensure solutions are well-architected, secure, scalable, performant, and supportable.

Evaluate emerging technologies and platforms, recommending investments aligned to business outcomes.

Develop and maintain architecture standards, patterns, and reference designs.

Collaborate with business partners to determine buy vs. build decisions and translate business needs into technical solutions.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development and engineering teams.

Participate in project intake, planning, and design reviews to ensure architectural alignment.

Work closely with Enterprise Architecture to ensure consistency with enterprise standards and long-term roadmaps.

Focus Areas

This role is expected to have hands-on experience or strong architectural understanding in the following areas:

Big Data & Analytics Platforms

Experience designing solutions using modern data platforms such as Databricks, cloud data lakes, and lakehouse architectures

Data ingestion, transformation, and analytics at scale (batch and streaming)

Analytics, reporting, and data product enablement

Real-Time & Event-Driven Solutions

Architecting real-time data pipelines and streaming solutions (e.g., Kafka, Event Hubs, Kinesis, pub/sub patterns)

Designing event-driven integrations between systems

Supporting low-latency operational and customer-facing use cases

Integration & APIs

RESTful APIs, messaging, and asynchronous integration patterns

SOA and microservices-based architectures

Education and Experience

Bachelor''s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

5+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect or member of an architecture team providing technical leadership.

Strong experience with modern software development life cycl

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About the Company

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Murphy USA Inc

Murphy USA opened its first retail store near a Sam’s Club parking lot in Chattanooga, Tennessee in December 1996. The rest, as they say, is history. Today, we operate more than 1,100 Murphy USA and Murphy Express stores in 23 states throughout the U.S. - a growth that speaks to Murphy’s commitment to quality fuels, convenient locations, discount gas and customer service. Murphy USA is a high volume, low cost gasoline retailer strategically located primarily on site at Wal-Mart stores. Additionally we operate stand-alone locations branded as Murphy Express. Headquartered in El Dorado, AR, our stations are located in 23 states primarily in the South and Midwest. We rely on our dedicated employees - people like you - to help our nearly 2 million customers get where they need to go every day.

Low Prices & Friendly Service

Murphy USA is dedicated to bringing our communities the highest quality fuels at the best possible prices. Our high volume, low cost operation has become synonymous with “Low Prices” and “Friendly Service.” Our principles guide our employees in serving customers and ensuring a friendly customer-oriented environment.

Murphy Express

In November, 2006, almost a full decade after opening the first Murphy USA gas station, Murphy opened its first Murphy Express Store. Since that time, close to 100 Murphy Express stores have opened in eleven states. Murphy Express is a larger format convenience store. When is a job more than “just a job?”

When you know that you are making a difference in the lives of those around you

When you go to work every day looking forward to the day that is ahead of you

When the decisions you make on the job really matter to those whom you serve

A job is more than just a job when it’s a career at Murphy USA.

Murphy understands that a career is about much more than a paycheck and benefits. That’s why we do our best to provide the most supportive and enjoyable atmosphere possible for our employees.

From Murphy USA corporate office jobs to retail manager careers at Murphy stations around the country, we believe that all of our employees play a critical role in making Murphy USA a successful business, regardless of individual occupation.

If you are a person who is driven to produce results and enjoys interacting with customers and other team members, Murphy USA is your kind of company.

A career with Murphy USA will provide both challenges and rewards. You can count on others like yourself working together to deliver superior customer satisfaction and help improve a company that will only continue to grow and prosper.

Are you interested in a Murphy USA corporate job? Do you have the ambition to become a Murphy USA retail manager? Careers at Murphy USA can put you on the path to success.

COMPANY SIZE
2,000 to 2,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1996
WEBSITE
http://www.murphyusa.com/