Senior Solution Architect

AVEVA; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits fund

Emergency leave days

Adoption leave

28 days annual leave

Pension

Private medical insurance

Parental leave

Education assistance program

Job summary

AVEVA is seeking a Principal Solution Architect to lead architecture and customer engagements 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.

You will translate business needs into robust architectures, guide delivery outcomes, and mentor multi-disciplinary teams while working in a hybrid Cambridge or Madrid environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in solution architecture, consulting, services delivery, or industrial software implementation.
• Deep experience with PI Data Infrastructure components and PI DI utilities.
• Strong industrial domain knowledge in energy, data centres, utilities, chemicals, manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture, workshops, implementation planning, and technical design for PI Data Infrastructure and CONNECT Digital Twin programs.
• Engage with customers to gather requirements and manage stakeholders as trusted advisor.
• Define architecture standards, templates, and rollout approaches for multi-site deployments.
• Collaborate with product management, services, sales, pre-sales, and delivery to shape customer value and feedback.
• Mentor multi-disciplinary teams including solution architects, engineers, and domain experts.

Skills

PI Data Infrastructure

PI Server

PI Vision

PI DataLink

OPC DA/UA

Modbus

DCS systems

SCADA systems

AF SDK/.NET

Data connectivity

Industrial software

Digital Twin

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Pre-sales support

Tools

AF SDK/.NET

PI Server administration

PI calculations

Archive management

Operational dashboards

Job description

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title

Principal Solution Architect (PI Data Infrastructure / CONNECT Digital Twin)

Location

Cambridge, UK or Madrid, Spain

Employment Type

Full-time, hybrid role

The job

We are looking for a Principal Solution Architect to lead architecture, solution design, and customer engagement for PI Data Infrastructure and AVEVA CONNECT Digital Twin initiatives. This role will work with global and regional teams to deliver scalable, value-driven industrial data solutions across sectors such as energy, mining, utilities, manufacturing, chemicals, and data centres. You will act as a trusted advisor to customers and internal teams, helping translate business needs into robust technical architectures and successful delivery outcomes.

Key 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

Essential Requirements

• 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

Desired Skills And Competencies

• Experience with AVEVA CONNECT capabilities, including CONNECT Data, sharing, analytics, visualisation, digital twin, DataOps, and AI/ML-enabled use cases
• Strong understanding of SCADA systems, PI Interfaces and Connectors, OPC DA/UA, Modbus, DCS systems, and industrial automation data connectivity
• Experience with AF SDK/.NET, PI system administration, archive management, PI calculations, troubleshooting, backups, and operational dashboard design
• Ability to map customer KPIs and use cases, such as operational efficiency, compliance, sustainability, asset monitoring, CBM, and data consolidation, to PI DI and CONNECT value outcomes
• Experience supporting pre-sales, solution estimation, proposal development, project risk management, and partner or capability-building initiatives

Services at AVEVA

Our dynamic global team of 700+ engineers, developers, consultants, solution architects and project managers are at the forefront of delivering AVEVA cutting-edge solutions to customers. The work is complex and technical, but immensely rewarding: we empower customers to harness the full transformative potential of AVEVA’s solutions. If you’re analytical, pragmatic, and driven to make a tangible impact on the sustainability of the industrial sector, our team is the perfect place for you.

UK Benefits include

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

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Hybrid working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Hiring process

AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.