IT Senior Architect - Manufacturing and Distribution

McCormick & Company, Inc.; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global manufacturing firm is seeking an IT Senior Architect to develop and manage robust IT infrastructure and security designs. This role focuses on operational technology systems and digital manufacturing, leading architectural initiatives, and providing expert guidance on complex projects. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in IT and extensive experience in architecture roles, especially in Agile environments. This hybrid position will involve close collaboration with engineering teams to ensure the systems' integrity and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field.
• Proven experience in IT and engineering/architecture roles.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural designs and guidance for complex projects.
• Consult with project teams on architecture patterns and modifications.
• Lead the creation of governing principles and standards for architecture.

Skills

Strong experience in IT

Knowledge of Agile development

Excellent communication skills

Designing complex global architecture

Experience with network security

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

VMware vSphere

Wonderware / Factorytalk

Cisco Networking

Job description

IT Senior Architect – Manufacturing and Distribution

Hybrid Setting

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.

Key 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.

Required Qualifications

• 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.

McCormick is an EOE / Veterans / Disabled / LGBT employer.