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# Solutions Architect (Onsite: Houston, TX)

- **Company:** Halliburton
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Salary:** $156,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Enterprise Architecture Framework, Service-Oriented Architecture, Information Technology, Service Stack
- **Published:** July 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=03a8bf85ea9358ad

## About the Role

* Skills typically acquired through the completion of 10+ years of experience in IT with knowledge in a minimum of two IT disciplines and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline.
 * Ability to work a flexible schedule including working outside of standard business hours and exceed 40 hours per week when necessary.

## Description

The Solutions Architect under broad direction, focus on one or more major systems, technology stacks, or products specific either to a Product Service Line or Major Corporate Function., * Focus on architecture that crosses multiple projects while supporting Solution Architects on individual solutions.

 * Execute analysis and design tasks required to develop the Enterprise Architecture (EA) discipline and to ensure that it is leveraged.
 * Assist with governance activities associated with ensuring EA compliance.
 * Ensure that solution delivery life cycle efforts leverage all aspects of enterprise architecture (EA).
 * Consult with solution development projects to harmonize systems and/or infrastructure with the EA.
 * Ensure that individual solution architecture design and analysis work (particularly as specific solutions are created or upgraded in projects by project architects or solution architects) is documented in a structured fashion matching the EA framework and is stored in a common place.
 * Guide solution decisions for the enterprise by analyzing technology and business trends and strategy.
 * Define principles and models to guide solution decisions for the enterprise.
 * Define key solution portfolios and ensure they are managed either by heading that activity directly or by establishing and then supporting asset-centric portfolio management disciplines (for such solution portfolios as application, service- oriented architecture [SOA] service or shared infrastructure).
 * Develop and execute road maps describing the evolution of assigned enterprise solution portfolios from current state to future state.
 * Understand and advocate the principles of business and IT strategies, as well as of EA development and service delivery.
 * Be prepared to "sell" the EA process, its outcome and ongoing results, and to lead needed communication, marketing or educational activities.
 * Position may require availability outside of normal working hours and beyond a normal work week of 40 hours.


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