IT Analyst II, Enterprise Architecture

Buckeye is the premier infrastructure and logistics provider for the world's energy needs, both today and tomorrow. Since 1886, we have successfully navigated transitions in the way energy has been distributed to continually meet the needs of an evolving market and industry environment. Our people are a critical element to the success and longevity of our operational history and our future as we seek to thrive through the energy transition.

We own and operate a diversified global network of integrated assets providing midstream logistic solutions, primarily consisting of the transportation, storage, processing, and marketing of liquid petroleum products. We are committed to safely and responsibly providing world-class service to meet the continually evolving energy needs of our customers and the communities we serve. As part of this commitment to our customers, we are continually diversifying our platform and service offerings to enable less carbon intensive energy solutions and undertaking decarbonization efforts on our operations.

Buckeye Partners is currently seeking an IT Analyst II, Enterprise Architecture to join our growing team!

Role Summary:

The IT Analyst II, Enterprise Architecture role will be responsible for supporting the development and maintenance of the enterprise architecture framework. This role involves analyzing and documenting the current state of the IT environment, identifying gaps, and recommending solutions to align IT strategy with business goals. The Analyst will work closely with various stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of architectural standards and best practices.

Responsibilities & Essential Functions include:

• Architecture Development:Assist in the development and maintenance of the enterprise architecture framework, including the creation of architectural models, diagrams, and documentation.

• Analysis and Assessment:Conduct assessments of the current IT environment to identify gaps and areas for improvement. Provide recommendations for aligning IT strategy with business objectives.

• Stakeholder Collaboration:Work closely with business and IT stakeholders to gather requirements, understand business processes, and ensure alignment with architectural standards.

• Solution Design:Support the design and evaluation of IT solutions to ensure they meet architectural standards and business requirements. Provide input on technology selection and implementation strategies.

• Documentation:Maintain comprehensive documentation of the enterprise architecture, including architectural models, standards, and guidelines. Ensure documentation is up-to-date and accessible to relevant stakeholders.

• Compliance and Governance:Ensure compliance with architectural standards, policies, and best practices. Participate in governance processes to review and approve architectural changes.

• Continuous Improvement:Stay current with industry trends and best practices in enterprise architecture. Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation within the IT environment.

• Customer Service. Provide exceptional customer service.

• Process Improvements. Contribute and/or Lead based on knowledge and experience, continuously identify potential opportunities to increase efficiencies and/or improvements to existing processes. Identify gaps in the current business model and propose processes that will help move the business forward.

• And other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Education. Bachelor's degree in computer science or business desired, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• 3-5 Years of enterprise architecture and/or IT technical analysis experience.

• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, application development, and cloud technologies.

• Certifications in (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman) is desired

• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Proficiency in architectural modeling tools and frameworks.

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

• Ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally

Additional Valuable Skills:

• Communication. Makes clear and convincing verbal presentations to individuals or groups. Independently delivers presentations and briefings as required within role. Effectively and consistently facilitates meetings with key stakeholders.
• Decision Making & Problem Solving. Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgement. Appropriately escalates issues requiring direct manager insights, input on decisions. Ability to effectively seek out others, including leader or key stakeholders to ensure best decision is made.
• Customer Service. With guidance identifies potential issues that could impact internal or external customers and resolves issues as appropriate. Promptly reacts to requests from customers in a timely and professional manner. Reinforces importance of customer service.
• Stakeholder Engagement. Ability to maintain good relationships with the people who have the most impact on your work. Actively seek feedback from stakeholder groups; listens effectively.
• Use of Resources. Ability to lead work including people resources to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Ability to deliver with resources provided or communicate in a timely manner when additional resources (time, people, money) are required to deliver on time. Develop schedules and task/people assignments.
• Time Management & Organization. Can effectively present and when necessary, instruct others on how to structure projects according to company standards. Ability to self-organize tasks. Effectively organizes time and priorities activities that advance project goals and key deliverables.
• Self-Development. Takes initiative to assess own development needs and seeks out constructive feedback. Implements plans to improve upon identified development needs. Proactively gains knowledge and seeks opportunities to further develop abilities.

Essential Functions:

• This position requires the ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and or/quantitative productivity standards.

• This role requires the ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.

• This position requires compliance with all personnel policies.

Physical & Safety Requirements:

• The person in this position needs to occasionally move inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc.
• This role continuously operates a computer and other office productivity equipment (i.e. a calculator, copy machine and computer printer).

About You:

To be successful in the Buckeye culture, our employees must possess a demonstrated commitment to environmental responsibility and regulatory compliance. Excellent communication, both written and verbal, as well as strong organizational skills are paramount. You must work independently and be able to exercise tact, discretion, and professionalism when dealing with internal and external customers, and when handling sensitive and confidential information.

Buckeye wants to create and reward an organizational focus that stimulates the creative and entrepreneurial actions of its employees that result in innovative ways of reducing costs, generating revenues, improving productivity, or improving processes.

People First Culture:

From managing over 5,000 miles of pipeline to commercializing clean energy projects, our people collaborate to provide world-class service and meet the changing energy needs of our customers. Our employee-first culture means that we invest in our employees and equip them to be fully contributing members of high performing teams. We are focused on collaboration, inclusion, empowerment, accountability, and professional development. We want the best in you to bring out the best in us.

Join us as we work together to build a business that is responsive to the needs of the future while continuing to serve the energy needs of communities today.