Senior Solutions Architect

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary  MoReTec  recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come.  LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society. Come Join an Inclusive Team

As part of the Architecture and Excellence team, the Sr. Solutions Architect is responsible for defining the technical strategic vision of how innovation will transform our business and leadership, educating peers and business leaders on innovation platforms, and crafting compelling enterprise narratives on the changes required for success in innovation.  They will advise on strategies for digital transformation and digital innovation with a focus on increasing business value through technology disruptions.  The successful candidate will have come through the ranks of development, technical team leadership, and architecture; they will be a confident influencer, unafraid to hold firm on appropriate solution choices while being pragmatic enough to make well-rounded decisions based on what's important today and for tomorrows direction.  Further, this person will conduct research on industry trends, regularly meet with key vendors to identify opportunities to enhance IT value to the business, and demonstrate results in providing technical direction and guidance that enable the best innovation platforms to meet business needs. A Day in the Life

The Senior Manufacturing Solution Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and enabling scalable digital manufacturing solutions across LyondellBasell’s global manufacturing landscape. This role serves as a strategic bridge between manufacturing operations, process engineering, operational technology (OT) systems, and enterprise IT platforms - ensuring that digital solutions deliver measurable business value while adhering to LYB architectural, security, and operational standards. The role focuses on end to end solution architecture spanning operational systems, manufacturing IT platforms, cloud technologies, data & analytics, and business integration—supporting initiatives such as operational visibility, production optimization, emissions and energy monitoring, reliability, and advanced analytics. RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the architecture and design of digital manufacturing solutions supporting production, reliability, quality, energy, and sustainability use cases; Define end to end solution architectures spanning OT systems ,Plant data historians ,Manufacturing Applications and cloud platforms; Serve as a technical authority for OT/IT integration patterns, including real time data ingestion, edge architectures, and secure connectivity; Provide innovation thought leadership, technical governance, and oversite for ITS initiatives; Review RFPs, requirements, emerging business needs, business trends, industry and market trends, and translate them to business impact; Champion innovation projects of high business value with organizational leaders; Ensure ITS solutions are designed for agility, responsiveness, stability; Provide guidance and consultation to architect solutions using established and/or emerging technologies; Develop and maintain technical innovation roadmaps in partnership with Service Excellence; Regularly meet with key vendors and identify new strategic vendor relationships; Collaborate with the