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Solution Architect – Manufacturing Systems
First Quality. Serve as the primary IT advisor to Manufacturing, Quality, Warehousing, Logistics, and Automation business leaders .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in solution architecture and systems integration for manufacturing applications, with a strong focus on developing scalable and secure technology roadmaps. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage enterprise-level projects while fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Solution ArchitectureManufacturing Execution Systems (MES)Systems IntegrationStakeholder ManagementCloud Platforms (Azure)
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Hard Skills
Enterprise ArchitectureData HistoriansIndustrial AutomationOperational Technology (OT)Technical Risk ManagementArchitecture GovernanceIntegration CapabilitiesProject ManagementTechnical LeadershipContinuous Learning
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationRelationship BuildingCross-Functional LeadershipKnowledge SharingMentoring
Tools & Technologies
SAP IntegrationQuality Management SystemsCloud PlatformsManufacturing ApplicationsSoftware Vendors
Industry Keywords
Manufacturing SolutionsTechnology RoadmapsOperational ReportingBusiness ContinuityDisaster Recovery Planning
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAzureCloud
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the primary IT advisor to Manufacturing, Quality, Warehousing, Logistics, and Automation business leaders
- Develop trusted relationships with operational stakeholders
- Translate business objectives into technology roadmaps and solution architectures
- Facilitate strategic planning for 3–5-year technology initiatives
- Manage assigned Solution Architects and their teams
- Foster cross-domain collaboration and align end-to-end process flows, data models, and integration points
- Prioritize skills development and knowledge sharing across teams
- Align individual and team objectives with measurable business outcomes
- Lead architecture and design for manufacturing applications and integrations
- Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and maintainable
- Develop and maintain architecture standards and reference models
- Evaluate new technologies and recommend adoption
- Provide technical leadership for MES, Quality Management Systems, material handling automation, industrial data historians, shop floor data collection, equipment integrations, and operational reporting and analytics
- Support project teams during planning, design, implementation, and deployment
- Review low-level solution designs for enterprise architecture compliance
- Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies
- Ensure continuity and successful transition across Plan, Build, Run
- Establish architecture governance for manufacturing technology
- Participate in technology standards and design reviews
- Maintain documentation, diagrams, and solution roadmaps
- Work with software vendors, systems integrators, and equipment suppliers
- Participate in software selection and proof-of-concept evaluations
- Review Statements of Work and technical deliverables
- Improve system reliability, availability, and performance
- Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning
- Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt
- Mentor solution architects, analysts, and solution engineers
- Share knowledge across IT teams and encourage architectural best practices and continuous learning
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience implementing enterprise manufacturing solutions
- Experience working directly with manufacturing operations
- Strong solution architecture and systems integration experience
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives
- Travel across all First Quality North American sites is required and is anticipated to be 40-50%
- Preferred: Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and data historians
- Preferred: Quality Management Systems
- Preferred: Industrial Automation
- Preferred: SAP integration
- Preferred: Cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
- Preferred: Knowledge of Integration Capabilities
- Preferred: Operational Technology (OT)
- Preferred: Enterprise architecture frameworks
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
- Paid time off (three-week minimum)
- Medical, dental and vision starting day one
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $3750)
- Bundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
- Tuition assistance
- Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums