IT Senior Architect - Manufacturing and Distribution

Willoughby Mccormick; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global flavor leader in the UK is seeking a specialized IT Architect to lead infrastructure, network, and security designs. This role focuses on developing operational technology systems in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology and extensive experience in IT architecture within Agile teams. This opportunity offers a dynamic work culture and a chance to impact global projects.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or a related field.
• Strong experience in an engineering or architecture role.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex architecture projects providing designs and guidance.
• Consult with project teams to ensure alignment with architectural patterns.
• Research emerging technologies to recommend improvements.

Skills

Strong experience in IT

Experience with Automation and controls network design

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

VMWare vSphere

Factorytalk

Cisco Networking

Job description

This role develops infrastructure, network and security designs for the Product Line according to corporate standards. Collaborating with partners to design state of the art infrastructure to support McCormick globally and assist with projects, acquisitions and expansions. This includes fit for purpose solutions, ensuring systems maintain data confidentiality, integrity and availability aligned with the sensitivity and criticality warranted.

This role is also required to lead in the creation and approval of new standards as part of an architectural standards board and operate within the global architectural function. This role is expected to be a thought leader in their specialist area, defining future roadmaps and well respected within their specialist community as a subject matter expert. Also this role will be expected to help define and shape the architectural function, maturing the process and architectural function as a whole.

This role specifically focuses on the development of Operational Technology systems and will work closely with the site engineering teams to focus on digital manufacturing systems globally.

Responsibilities:

• Works on complex projects that require in-depth knowledge of a specialized capability within their architecture domain, providing architectural designs, guidance and thought leadership
• Provides direction, guidance, and definition of IT architecture to effectively support the product and business strategy. Supports a specific architecture discipline and champions' architectural initiatives according to the corporate standards
• Consults with project teams to fit projects to established architecture patterns, as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the standard architectural patterns. Ensures the conceptual completeness of the technical solutions and proactively creates new designs and standards to meet future needs.
• Leads in the creation of governing principles and standards to guide architecture decision making. Identifies exceptions to architectural standards at an enterprise level and facilitates resolution. Reviews and/or analyzes and develops architectural and security requirements as needed for the organization.
• Leads research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts and recommend technologies that will improve cost effectiveness and systems flexibility. Develops, documents, and communicates plans for investing in systems architecture, including analysis of cost reduction opportunities.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Maintain continuous personal learning and development to remain technological relevancy in current and emerging technologies.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned by Supervisor.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related area.
• Strong and proven experience in IT space, with a significant amount of time spent in an engineering / architecture role.
• Operating in an Agile software development environment with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps etc.
• Experience with the following technologies: Wonderware / Factorytalk, Siemens / Rockwell, Cisco Networking, Windows Server + Desktop OS, VMWare vSphere / Hyper-V design and management
• Thorough understanding of firewall policies and network security concepts (Segmentation, PAM, NAC, etc).
• Designing large scale fault-tolerant IT environments for manufacturing systems.
• Automation and controls network design
• Azure
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills needed to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Proven track record of designing highly complex global architecture designs.
• Experience of participating in complex global projects, processes, and systems.

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

McCormick is a global leader in flavour, with 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales. We have over a 100-year legacy based on our "Power of People" principle, which fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.