Manufacturing Intelligence Solutions Architect I

Crestoperations; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

DIS-TRAN Steel in Ruston, LA is seeking an MI Solutions Architect I to design scalable, secure architectures for Manufacturing Intelligence across systems. You will translate business requirements into architecture frameworks, guide implementation teams, and ensure governance and enterprise standards are met.

You will collaborate with IT, engineering and operations, create data flows and integration strategies, and provide ongoing architectural guidance through the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree 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.

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.
• Develop technical architectures from business requirements and functional specifications.
• Create architecture diagrams, system designs, data flows, interface requirements, and integration strategies.
• Translate requirements into scalable, secure, testable, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Evaluate technical alternatives and recommend solutions based on scalability, cybersecurity, maintainability, reliability, cost, and enterprise standards.
• Ensure architectural designs align with established enterprise standards, governance requirements, and integration strategies.
• Provide architectural direction and technical guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support software development, system implementation, integration activities, validation, deployment, and technical troubleshooting.

Skills

Architecture design

Cloud platforms

Data architecture

System integration

Security best practices

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ignition

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Microsoft Azure

Docker

GitHub

Python

Java

JavaScript

REST APIs

OPC UA

MQTT

MES

SCADA

ERP systems

CI/CD platforms

Industrial networking

Job description

DIS-TRAN Steel in Ruston, LA is seeking an MI Solutions Architect I to design scalable, secure architectures for Manufacturing Intelligence across systems. You will translate business requirements into architecture frameworks, guide implementation teams, and ensure governance and enterprise standards are met.

You will collaborate with IT, engineering and operations, create data flows and integration strategies, and provide ongoing architectural guidance through the project lifecycle.