Senior Mission-Critical Data Center Solutions Architect

Faith Technologies; Swindon; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Faith Technologies in Swindon is seeking a Senior Solution Architect for Mission Critical Controls/Data Center to design, integrate, and optimize real-time BMS/EPMS monitoring and analytics. You will bridge business needs with technical architecture to ensure high availability and security across mission-critical environments.

The role requires experience with PLCs, SCADA, Rockwell, Ignition software, and cloud/architecture certifications are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Experience with monitoring, control systems, or real-time data platforms.
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or similar role.
• Knowledge of mission-critical environments using PLCs, SCADA, Rockwell and Ignition software.
• Architecture or cloud certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Designs end-to-end solution architectures for mission control systems, including data gathering, processing, visualization, and BMS/EPMS control platforms.
• Defines architecture standards, reference designs, and best practices for mission-critical data center solutions.
• Ensures solutions meet requirements for availability, resilience, latency, and scalability.
• Integrates infrastructure, applications, OT systems, and monitoring tools into a unified mission control environment.
• Collaborates with client, customer, consulting engineers and vendors for interoperability.
• Oversees integration of vendors platforms and provides guidance in developing mission-critical solutions.
• Translates operational needs into technical solutions with business leaders and engineers.
• Leads design reviews and architecture discussions to create client functional design specifications.
• Provides technical guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Embeds monitoring, alerting, and incident response capabilities into solutions.
• Supports deployment, testing, and go-live phases.
• Validates delivered solutions align with architectures and resolves complex issues.
• Evaluates emerging technologies relevant to mission control and data center ops.
• Suggests improvements to performance, automation, observability, and cost efficiency.

Skills

Real-time data platforms

Solution Architect experience

Stakeholder communication

High availability design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Tools

Rockwell PLCs

Ignition SCADA

SCADA

Job description

Faith Technologies in Swindon is seeking a Senior Solution Architect for Mission Critical Controls/Data Center to design, integrate, and optimize real-time BMS/EPMS monitoring and analytics. You will bridge business needs with technical architecture to ensure high availability and security across mission-critical environments.

The role requires experience with PLCs, SCADA, Rockwell, Ignition software, and cloud/architecture certifications are a plus.