Industrial OT/IT Architecture Lead for Digital Manufacturing

Accenture PLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture invites a hands-on Technical Architect to lead digital manufacturing initiatives across the plant floor and enterprise. You will bridge IT and OT with ISA 95-aligned architectures, design edge-to-cloud solutions, and guide multi‑discipline teams in delivering scalable production systems.

The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing environments, strong cloud deployment experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), and comfort with microservices, Docker, and Kubernetes. Travel up to 75% is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years working in or with manufacturing environments, with direct exposure to plant floor operations, production systems, and industrial infrastructure.
• Minimum 5 years designing or delivering integrated cloud and edge platform architectures enabling Digital manufacturing use cases.
• Hands-on experience deploying AWS, Azure, or GCP solutions in industrial contexts.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients' current manufacturing technology landscapes and define target state architectures bridging IT and OT.
• Design platform architectures across ISA 95 levels with edge, on‑premise, and cloud components.
• Build digital manufacturing roadmaps aligned with uptime, legacy systems, and cybersecurity constraints.
• Translate plant floor needs into designs that engineering, IT, and business stakeholders can agree on.
• Lead delivery teams through full lifecycle implementation from requirements to hypercare in live production.
• Serve as the technical authority on engagements, guiding platform decisions and vendor choices.

Skills

Plant floor operations

Industrial IT/OT architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Edge-to-cloud architectures

ISA 95 data flows

Microservices (Docker/Kubernetes)

AI/ML in manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

ERP

LIMS

SCADA

Job description

Accenture invites a hands-on Technical Architect to lead digital manufacturing initiatives across the plant floor and enterprise. You will bridge IT and OT with ISA 95-aligned architectures, design edge-to-cloud solutions, and guide multi‑discipline teams in delivering scalable production systems.

The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing environments, strong cloud deployment experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), and comfort with microservices, Docker, and Kubernetes. Travel up to 75% is expected.