Principal PI Data Architect for CONNECT Digital Twin

AVEVA; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Emergency leave

Adoption leave

Annual leave

Pension

Life cover

Private medical insurance

Parental leave

Education assistance

Job summary

AVEVA is seeking a Principal Solution Architect to lead architecture for PI Data Infrastructure and CONNECT Digital Twin initiatives. The role spans global teams to deliver scalable industrial data solutions across energy, mining, utilities, manufacturing, chemicals, and data centres, acting as a trusted advisor to customers and internal teams.

You will define standards, guide multi-site deployments, and collaborate with product, services, and sales to drive value and new opportunities.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in solution architecture, consulting, services delivery, or industrial software implementation.
• Deep experience with PI Data Infrastructure, including PI Server installation, configuration, connectivity, protocols, alerting, aggregation, Asset Framework, PI Vision, and PI DataLink.
• Strong industrial domain experience in sectors such as energy, mining, data centres, utilities, chemicals, manufacturing, or other asset-intensive environments.
• Proven ability to lead customer workshops, translate requirements into clear system designs, and communicate effectively with IT, OT, plant leadership, and business stakeholders.
• Experience leading or supporting global or regional industrial data programmes across multiple plants or sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture, workshops, implementation planning, and technical design for PI Data Infrastructure and CONNECT Digital Twin customer programmes.
• Engage with customers to gather requirements, manage stakeholders, and act as a trusted advisor and escalation point for PI DI initiatives.
• Define architecture standards, templates, best practices, and rollout approaches for multi-site or enterprise deployments.
• Collaborate with product management, services, sales, pre-sales, and delivery teams to shape customer value, identify new use cases, and provide product feedback.
• Mentor and guide multi-disciplinary teams, including solution architects, senior engineers, developers, UX specialists, and industry experts.

Job description

AVEVA is seeking a Principal Solution Architect to lead architecture for PI Data Infrastructure and CONNECT Digital Twin initiatives. The role spans global teams to deliver scalable industrial data solutions across energy, mining, utilities, manufacturing, chemicals, and data centres, acting as a trusted advisor to customers and internal teams.

You will define standards, guide multi-site deployments, and collaborate with product, services, and sales to drive value and new opportunities.