Lead IT/OT Solution Architect – Hybrid Albany

V Group Inc.; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

V Group Inc. in Albany, NY seeks a Lead Solution Architect – IT/OT for a 24‑month contract to shape the TS MO technology program. The role demands strategic IT/OT convergence, secure, resilient architectures, and leadership across teams supporting traffic, transit, and infrastructure systems.

You will design and oversee integrated IT/OT solutions, lead PoCs, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure regulatory and security standards are met in a complex transportation context.

Qualifications

• 84 months of experience in IT, systems engineering, and OT in an architect or lead systems engineer role.
• 84 months of IT/OT Convergence experience integrating OT with IT (cloud databases, data lakes, analytics).
• 72 months designing secure architectures isolating OT control networks from corporate IT networks.
• 72 months designing and implementing hybrid cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, or private clouds) that ingest real-time data.
• 60 months experience with ITS devices (DMS, CCTV, RWIS, vehicle detection).
• 48 months managing a team of solution/data architects and analysts.
• 48 months evaluating and managing hardware/software vendors per policies.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Design: develop high-level and detailed architectures for IT/OT converged systems.
• Technology Evaluation: research and recommend technologies for IT/OT convergence.
• Integration Strategy: define data flow, protocols, and security for IT/OT integration.
• Security Integration: embed cybersecurity as a foundational element of the architecture.
• Performance Optimization: design solutions to maximize transportation operation efficiency.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: work with business, IT, OT, cybersecurity, and vendors.
• Technical Leadership: guide project teams through lifecycle of solution development.
• PoCs & Prototypes: lead PoCs to validate designs and explore innovative solutions.
• Documentation: create architectural diagrams, specifications, and rationales.
• Standards & Compliance: ensure designs meet industry standards and regulations.

Skills

IT/OT Convergence

Hybrid cloud design

Secure architecture

Technical leadership

PoCs & prototypes

Vendor management

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

V Group Inc. in Albany, NY seeks a Lead Solution Architect – IT/OT for a 24‑month contract to shape the TS MO technology program. The role demands strategic IT/OT convergence, secure, resilient architectures, and leadership across teams supporting traffic, transit, and infrastructure systems.

You will design and oversee integrated IT/OT solutions, lead PoCs, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure regulatory and security standards are met in a complex transportation context.