MI Solutions Architect II
Global Process Automation LLC · Ruston, Louisiana, United States
Industrial Automation · 51-200 employees
About the role
The MI Solutions Architect designs scalable and secure technical architectures for Manufacturing Intelligence solutions while providing strategic guidance and governance. This role involves leading architecture efforts across projects, mentoring technical staff, and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and cybersecurity requirements.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of experience in architecture leadership and technical strategy. Proven expertise in enterprise integration, data governance, and establishing architectural standards is required.
Full description
Description
The MI Solutions Architect is responsible for designing scalable, secure, and maintainable technical architectures that guide how Manufacturing Intelligence solutions are built and integrated across systems and environments.
This role focuses on solution design, technical strategy, and governance, translating business and functional requirements into architecture frameworks, standards, and system designs. Architects define how systems interact, ensure alignment with enterprise standards, and guide implementation teams to deliver consistent, high-quality solutions.
Responsibilities
Business Partnership
- Participate in executive architecture reviews and strategic planning; present architectural recommendations; collaborate with customer IT, engineering, cybersecurity teams; serve as a trusted technical advisor.
Solution Delivery
- Lead architecture efforts across multiple projects; review and approve designs; define reusable patterns; ensure consistency, cybersecurity, scalability, and maintainability across implementations.
Technical Skills
- Define enterprise integration standards and data strategies; govern APIs, OPC UA, MQTT and industrial protocols; guide database architecture and information management to support analytics and reporting.
Process Improvement
- Define architectural quality standards; establish CI/CD and automated testing expectations; promote automation, repeatability, and operational excellence; develop architectural health metrics.
Leadership/Autonomy
- Mentor Architect I and specialists; establish mentoring programs; lead communities of practice; foster technical excellence, accountability and collaboration; participate in hiring and workforce planning.
Skills
Advanced architecture leadership:
- Govern designs across multiple projects
- Define reusable patterns and standards
Deep expertise in:
- Enterprise integration strategies
- Data architecture and governance
Ability to:
- Establish architecture standards and best practices
- Lead technical reviews and ensure consistency
Strong capability in:
- Cross-team influence and technical mentorship
- Driving DevOps, CI/CD, and quality standards
Preferred Technologies:
- Ignition
- Microsoft SQL Server
- PostgreSQL
- Microsoft Azure
- Docker
- GitHub
- Python
- Java
- JavaScript
- REST APIs
- OPC UA
- MQTT
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- SCADA platforms
- Historian platforms
- ERP systems
- Enterprise CI/CD platforms
- Industrial networking technologies
- Cloud-native architectures
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience)
- ~10+ years experience
- Proven experience leading architecture across multiple projects
- Proven experience establishing standards, governance, and best practices
- Experience mentoring architects, specialists, and senior technical staff
