Industry 4.0 Solution Architect – Smart Factory

Jobtailor; Liberty (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an accomplished Solution Architect to lead enterprise integration in a manufacturing setting. You will shape architectures across MES, ERP, and asset management platforms, guiding cross‑functional teams through design, implementation, and governance.

You will champion Industry 4.0 initiatives, including IIoT, digital twins, and AI/ML enabled manufacturing, while ensuring security and regulatory compliance across OT/IT domains.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Solution Architecture or related IT leadership roles.
• 5+ years delivering enterprise solutions in manufacturing or smart factory settings.
• Proven track record designing enterprise integrations across manufacturing and business systems.
• Strong knowledge of MES, SCADA, PLCs, HMI, DCS, and industrial networking.
• Experience with reliability-centered maintenance and enterprise asset management platforms such as Maximo.
• Understanding of SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, PLM, and QMS.
• Experience with cloud-native and hybrid architectures on AWS and/or Azure.
• Familiarity with OT/IT integration, APIs, middleware, OPC-UA, MQTT, and integration patterns.
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0 tech including IIoT, predictive maintenance, digital twins, and AI/ML.
• Strong cybersecurity awareness across OT/IT environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define solution architectures aligned with manufacturing strategy.
• Design secure, scalable solutions integrating MES, SCADA, PLCs, HMI, DCS, ERP, PLM, QMS, and Maximo.
• Lead architecture initiatives for Smart Factory and Industry 4.0 programs (IIoT, edge, digital twins, AI/ML).
• Evaluate technologies, platforms, and vendors to fit enterprise standards.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, OT/IT best practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical leadership through discovery, architecture, implementation, and support.
• Participate in Agile Pillars, sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, and reviews.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on process mapping, design, and integration planning.
• Develop and maintain solution blueprints, integration designs, and data-flow diagrams.
• Design enterprise integration strategies using APIs, middleware, OPC-UA, MQTT, and related protocols.
• Identify risks and drive architecture governance and platform stability improvements.
• Stay current with Industry 4.0 trends and cloud platforms; contribute hands-on when needed.
• Lead architecture reviews to improve performance, scalability, and landscape simplification.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Enterprise Integration

Industry 4.0 Technologies

Cloud-Native Solutions

Cybersecurity Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Maximo

AWS

Microsoft Azure

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

PLM

QMS

Digital Twins

AI/ML

Job description

Jobtailor seeks an accomplished Solution Architect to lead enterprise integration in a manufacturing setting. You will shape architectures across MES, ERP, and asset management platforms, guiding cross‑functional teams through design, implementation, and governance.

You will champion Industry 4.0 initiatives, including IIoT, digital twins, and AI/ML enabled manufacturing, while ensuring security and regulatory compliance across OT/IT domains.