Senior IIoT Edge Architect — Cybersecurity & Azure

E484 Sulzer Pumps Spain S.A.; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Flexible compensation scheme

Job summary

Sulzer is seeking an IIoT Senior Solution Architect to develop and scale Sulzer Edge, connecting shop-floor machines with OT and IT systems. You will work hands-on on software engineering, deployment, and evolution of the edge solution.

You will build and test software, connect to new industrial sites, and tackle networking, security, and integration challenges in edge deployments while ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5 to 7 years of relevant professional experience or equivalent practical expertise.
• Strong software development fundamentals and production services experience.
• Solid Python programming and shell scripting.
• Strong Linux command-line skills and practical network troubleshooting.
• Hands-on Docker, containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience with SQL databases.
• Well-established software testing practices throughout development and deployment.
• Understanding of TLS, certificates, secrets and service-to-service authentication.
• Experience operating edge deployments and updating edge devices.
• Ability to interpret cybersecurity regulations (IEC 62443, EU Cyber Resilience Act) into technical solutions.
• Strong independent working skills and ownership mindset.
• Clear communication and collaboration with multiple disciplines.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance Sulzer Edge with new capabilities across Python services and database layer.
• Build and test software locally using Docker and deploy to Azure via CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate Edge with new sites and systems like file servers and databases.
• Diagnose network issues and communicate findings to security teams.
• Apply cybersecurity requirements to design and operation of the solution.
• Implement secure approaches for certificates, secrets and least-privilege container environments.
• Support OT security activities for industrial sites within scope.
• Maintain and update deployed Edge instances and edge devices.
• Support testing, deployment, troubleshooting and ongoing maintenance.
• Document configurations and technical decisions for reliable operation.
• Collaborate with software engineering, OT, IT infrastructure, networking and cybersecurity colleagues.

Skills

Python

Shell scripting

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL databases

Cybersecurity standards

Edge deployments

AzureDevOps

Communication

Education

Degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

Azure

OPC UA

MQTT

Modbus

Job description

Sulzer is seeking an IIoT Senior Solution Architect to develop and scale Sulzer Edge, connecting shop-floor machines with OT and IT systems. You will work hands-on on software engineering, deployment, and evolution of the edge solution.

You will build and test software, connect to new industrial sites, and tackle networking, security, and integration challenges in edge deployments while ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards.