Senior Data Architect & Engineer

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Who We Are:

INEOS Energy is the energy division of INEOS, we produce and trade oil, gas, power, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and carbon credits. Operating across the Danish and UK North Sea with offshore oil & gas assets and onshore assets in South Texas, US. This is supported by our investments and projects in low carbon technologies, which will help sustain our business through the energy transition.

The key focus for the US Onshore business is to acquire, explore and develop properties to produce natural gas, oil and NGL from underground reservoirs safely and efficiently. Key operated assets are in the Eagle Ford shale basin in South Texas. With over 2,000 well producing net 36kBOE per day.

Owning and operating producing US onshore assets is part of INEOS Energy's strategy to build a global integrated portfolio, fit for the energy transition, offering high-quality energy solutions to its customers.

About the Job:

Job Title: Senior Data Architect & Engineer

Department: Information Technology

Summary of Position

We're seeking an experienced Senior Data Architect & Engineer to build and support our data platform strategy and implementation, combining deep technical expertise and hands-on development (roughly 30% architecture leadership and 70% hands-on development). In this role, you'll oversee database modeling and design, master data management, and analytical engineering initiatives. You'll be responsible for building and maintaining best practices for data modeling, rapid development, and ongoing deployment of maintainable, well-tested data pipelines and reusable transformation code. The ideal candidate brings a comprehensive understanding of modern data architectures, agile methodologies, and enterprise data management principles.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Design and oversee the implementation of enterprise-wide data architecture strategies, ensuring alignment with business objectives while maintaining security, scalability, and cost efficiency across Azure and Snowflake Data Cloud platforms.
• Lead master data initiatives, data quality standards, data transformations and metadata management practices across the organization.
• Develop and maintain architectural documentation, including data models, system integrations, and technical specifications using various methodologies (e.g. Kimball, Data Vault).
• Conduct thorough code reviews of pull requests, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, performance best practices, and security requirements across all layers of the data platform.
• Lead technical discussions and provide recommendations for architectural improvements, focusing on containerization strategies, event-driven architectures, and modern design patterns such as a data lakehouse architecture.
• Define and enforce CI/CD practices, version control standards, automated testing, and observability for data pipelines.
• Provide technical mentorship to team members, offering guidance on data modeling, ETL development, and best practices while promoting knowledge sharing and skill development.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define and deliver domain-oriented data products with clear SLAs and ownership.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and, as part of a rotating team responsibility, facilitate standups and sprint meetings.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or a related role.
• Proven experience with Snowflake, Microsoft Azure (ADLS, Azure Container Apps, Functions, Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hub), Apache Iceberg, Apache Airflow, dbt, Python, and Power BI.
• Strong problem-solving, strategic thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Travel & Additional Requirements:

• Schedule: 9/80 work schedule (80 hours over 9 working days in a two-week period)
• Work Location: Primarily office-based, with periodic visits to INEOS field locations.
• Travel: Occasional travel to INEOS field locations is required.
• This is a senior individual contributor role with broad influence but no direct reports.
• We are a small, hands-on team without dedicated Scrum Masters; senior engineers are expected to periodically facilitate agile ceremonies as part of a shared rotation.
• We are a drug free workplace. All offers to successful candidates will be subject to successful background check and drug screen.

Relocation:

Preferential treatment will be granted to candidates residing in the Location metropolitan area.

Work Authorization:

INEOS USA Oil & Gas LLC is not currently sponsoring employment visas for this position.

Compensation & Benefits

Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) and Equal Pay Transparency Rules. It is estimated based on what a successful Colorado applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in Colorado or perform the position from Colorado. Similar positions located outside of Colorado will not necessarily receive the same compensation.

Compensation:

The annual rate for this position generally ranges between $150,000 - $170,000 with an opportunity for a company-wide annual discretionary bonus, of up to 40% of eligible pay. This role, depending on skill level and experience, may also participate in the Long-Term Incentive Plan with annual awards, vesting over three years, ranging from 8-15% of stated annual target. These ranges are estimates, based on potential employee qualifications, operational needs, business performance to metrics, and other considerations permitted by law. The range may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Rule 4.1.2.

Benefits:

Benefits package includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents. INEOS also offers several other wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle-specific benefits. 401(k) retirement has both an automatic 3% company contribution and a match of up to an additional 6% of eligible compensation. We offer generous paid time off that includes both sick and vacation which is based on and increases, with industry experience.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by this position to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Note: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job.  However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

Application Deadline:

Application Deadline: December 31, 2025. Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Notice To Third Party Agencies:

INEOS does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to INEOS in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where INEOS has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of INEOS and INEOS will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.