Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water.
Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities.
Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X:
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A day in the life of a Murphy Solutions Architect:
Design, implement and maintain end-to-end solutions that integrate internal and third-party systems across the enterprise.
Analyse current systems and develop integration architecture strategies to modernise and streamline processes.
Select and design middleware and messaging patterns (e.g., ESB, ETL, APIs, event-driven architecture).
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure functional and non-functional requirements are understood and documented.
Lead architecture reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise IT strategy, security standards, and compliance needs.
Oversee the implementation of APIs, microservices, data pipelines, and real-time data synchronisation.
Work closely with software engineers, infrastructure teams, and data architects to deliver unified solutions.
Ensure robust documentation of system designs, integration workflows, and architectural decisions.
Horizon scan and evaluate new tools, platforms, and technologies for potential adoption, advising the Group IT and Digital Director and developing proposals accordingly.
Establish and monitor compliance with architectural standards, development practices, and DevOps processes, addressing any issues as required.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams at all stages throughout the development lifecycle.
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
5+ years recent experience working in solution architecture or senior systems design roles.
Extensive knowledge of, and experience with enterprise system integration, including REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, ESB, and ETL tools.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, Azure Logic Apps, and DataVerse.
Familiarity with integration platforms such as MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, Azure Logic Apps, Apache Camel, or similar.
Deep understanding of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, hybrid integration scenarios and security best practices.
Proficient in data modeling, messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and API design best practices (OpenAPI/Swagger).
Experience integrating ERP, CRM, HRIS, and other core business systems
