Senior Solutions Architect

Edison Smart®; Texas; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Edison Smart® is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to design, integrate, and optimize mission-critical control systems across data center environments. The role focuses on real-time monitoring, secure architecture, and scalable, highly available solutions that meet business needs.

You will lead design reviews, guide deployment and testing, and collaborate with clients, engineers, and vendors to ensure interoperability and successful delivery while shaping long-term technology roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Systems Architect, or similar role.
• Experience with real-time monitoring, control systems, or data platforms.
• Knowledge of PLCs, SCADA, BMS/EPMS, and platforms such as Rockwell or Ignition preferred.
• Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, networking, and distributed systems.
• Experience designing high-availability and resilient systems.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architectures for mission-critical control systems, including data collection, processing, visualization, and BMS/EPMS platforms
• Define architecture standards, best practices, and reference designs
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for availability, resilience, scalability, and performance
• Integrate infrastructure, applications, OT systems, and monitoring tools into unified environments
• Collaborate with clients, engineers, and vendors to ensure interoperability and successful delivery
• Lead design reviews and develop functional design specifications
• Provide technical guidance throughout project lifecycle, including deployment and testing
• Support implementation teams and troubleshoot complex integration issues
• Embed monitoring, alerting, and incident response capabilities into solutions
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements in performance, automation, and cost efficiency
• Contribute to long-term technology roadmaps

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Problem-solving

Leadership

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Rockwell

Ignition

Job description

Senior Solution Architect – Mission Critical Controls / Data Centers

The Senior Solution Architect is responsible for designing, integrating, and optimizing mission-critical control systems supporting real-time monitoring, control, and analytics across data center environments. This role bridges business requirements, operational needs, and technical architecture to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architectures for mission-critical control systems, including data collection, processing, visualization, and BMS/EPMS platforms
• Define architecture standards, best practices, and reference designs
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for availability, resilience, scalability, and performance
• Integrate infrastructure, applications, OT systems, and monitoring tools into unified environments
• Collaborate with clients, engineers, and vendors to ensure interoperability and successful delivery
• Lead design reviews and develop functional design specifications
• Provide technical guidance throughout project lifecycle, including deployment and testing
• Support implementation teams and troubleshoot complex integration issues
• Embed monitoring, alerting, and incident response capabilities into solutions
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements in performance, automation, and cost efficiency
• Contribute to long-term technology roadmaps

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Systems Architect, or similar role
• Experience with real-time monitoring, control systems, or data platforms
• Knowledge of PLCs, SCADA, BMS/EPMS, and platforms such as Rockwell or Ignition preferred
• Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, networking, and distributed systems
• Experience designing high-availability and resilient systems
• Excellent communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills

Additional Information

• Travel: 30–50%
• Schedule: Primarily Monday–Friday business hours, with flexibility to support operational needs