Manufacturing Intelligence Solutions Architect I

DIS-TRAN Steel, LLC; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DIS-TRAN Steel, LLC in Ruston, LA is seeking a MI Solutions Architect I to design scalable, secure architectures guiding Manufacturing Intelligence solutions across systems. This role focuses on solution design, technical strategy, governance, and serving as the primary technical authority for projects.

You will translate business needs into architecture diagrams, data flows, and integration strategies, collaborating with IT, engineering, operations, software development, and implementation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Approximately eight or more years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing technical architectures.
• Strong foundation in software design, system integration, data architecture, and overall systems design.
• Experience working with cloud platforms, databases, manufacturing environments, and industrial systems.
• Strong solution-design and technical-architecture capabilities.
• Ability to translate business and functional requirements into scalable technical architectures.
• Ability to create architecture diagrams, data flows, interface specifications, and integration strategies.
• Solid understanding of integrations involving ERP systems, SCADA platforms, PLCs, historians, databases, MES applications, and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of data architecture and communication protocols, including REST APIs, MQTT, and OPC UA.
• Ability to lead technical design activities and serve as the technical authority for assigned projects.
• Ability to evaluate technical alternatives and communicate related risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs.
• Ability to provide architectural direction and technical guidance to delivery teams.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across business and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Participate in architecture workshops, technical planning sessions, design reviews, and project discussions.
• Collaborate with IT, engineering, operations, software development, and implementation teams.
• Gather and evaluate business, functional, technical, security, data, and integration requirements.
• Present proposed architecture designs and technical recommendations to project stakeholders.
• Explain complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build stakeholder confidence through collaboration, sound judgment, and well-supported technical recommendations.

Skills

Customer Focus

Decision Quality

Strategic Mindset

Drives Results

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Instills Trust

Manages Ambiguity

Develops Talent

Builds Effective Teams

Drives Vision and Purpose

Process Development & Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related discipline

Tools

Ignition

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Microsoft Azure

Docker

GitHub

Python

Java

JavaScript

REST APIs

OPC UA

MQTT

MES

SCADA platforms

Historian platforms

ERP systems

CI/CD platforms

Industrial networking technologies

Job description

DIS-TRAN Steel, LLC in Ruston, LA is seeking a MI Solutions Architect I to design scalable, secure architectures guiding Manufacturing Intelligence solutions across systems. This role focuses on solution design, technical strategy, governance, and serving as the primary technical authority for projects.

You will translate business needs into architecture diagrams, data flows, and integration strategies, collaborating with IT, engineering, operations, software development, and implementation