Title: Enterprise Architect
Location: Morris Plains, NJ (Hybrid)
"The client is looking for a senior Manufacturing-focused Enterprise Architect who can own and govern the end-to-end IT/OT architecture, align technology strategy with business outcomes, and lead ERP, MES, data, cloud, and cybersecurity transformation across global plants."
Description:
POSITION OVERVIEW : We are seeking an Enterprise Architect (EA) to own and evolve our end-to-end manufacturing IT landscape, aligning technology strategy to business outcomes across plants, supply chain, engineering, and commercial. You will shape target-state architecture, guide major programs (ERP modernization, MES/SCADA standardization, data/AI, IIoT, cybersecurity), govern solution design across domains, and ensure resilient, compliant, and cost-effective operations. This role sits at the intersection of business architecture, information/data, application, integration, infrastructure/cloud, and security, with a strong emphasis on OT/IT convergence and manufacturing execution. POSITION GENERAL DUTIES AND TASKS : 21236210
We are seeking an Enterprise Architect (EA) to own and evolve our end-to-end manufacturing IT landscape, aligning technology strategy to business outcomes across plants, supply chain, engineering, and commercial. You will shape target-state architecture, guide major programs (ERP modernization, MES/SCADA standardization, data/AI, IIoT, cybersecurity), govern solution design across domains, and ensure resilient, compliant, and cost-effective operations. This role sits at the intersection of business architecture, information/data, application, integration, infrastructure/cloud, and security, with a strong emphasis on OT/IT convergence and manufacturing execution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define, implement and maintain the target architecture (3 5 year horizon) covering ERP, IIoT platforms, data mesh/lakehouse/ETL, and edge-to-cloud infrastructure.
- Chair the Architecture Review Board (ARB) for manufacturing-aligned initiatives; approve or remediate designs.
- Partner with Product/Program Owners to de-risk delivery for ERP modernization (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Dynamics), and plant network segmentation.
- Establish standards and guardrails for integration, and cloud/on-prem/edge patterns.
- Define NFRs (availability, recoverability, latency, security, compliance, interoperability) and ensure they are engineered into solutions and SLAs.
- Collaborate with global team on network segmentation, asset inventory, patching windows, backup/restore, and change control for production-critical systems.
- Partner with Data/AI leads to define data domains, MDM, and pipelines from shop floor to cloud.
- Enable real-time analytics (dashboards, anomaly detection, energy monitoring), predictive maintenance, and computer vision use cases.
- Embed security-by-design across the stack (Zero Trust, identity, segmentation, encryption, secrets, secure SDLC).
- Ensure compliance with cyber security requirements. Minimum Qualifications:
- 10+ years in enterprise/solution architecture, with 7+ years in manufacturing IT/OT environments.
- 10+ years of experience experience in SQL, Snowflake and Informatica PowerCenter / IICS ETL tools.
- 10+ years of experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
- 10+ years of experience in data warehousing, ETL processes, and data modelling.
- 10+ years of experience in security architecture, especially ISA/IEC 62443 for industrial control systems and Zero Trust.
- 10+ years of experience cloud proficiency (Azure/AWS/Google Cloud Platform), hybrid/edge patterns, and network fundamentals (segmentation, SD-WAN).
- 10+ years of hands on experience in integration patterns (APIs, EDI, message queues, event streams, OPC UA, MQTT), data - 8+ years of strong knowledge of Snowflake s features and capabilities.
platforms (lake/lakehouse, streaming), and edge computing.
- Demonstrated leadership in architecture governance, roadmaps, and influencing cross-functional leaders (IT, OT, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Finance). Preferred Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience with S/4HANA transformations, global MES standardization, or greenfield brownfield plant rollouts.
- 10+ years of experience with PLM/ALM and digital thread; EAM/CMMS (Maximo/Infor/SAP PM).
- 8+ years of experience with Industry 4.0 platforms (e.g., PTC, Siemens, Rockwell, Ignition, AVEVA) and IIoT.
- Certifications: TOGAF / SAFe Architect / Azure/AWS Architect / CISSP / CISM / ISA/IEC 62443.
Thanks & Regards,
Sriram Chaganti
Talent Acquisition Specialist | United Software Group Inc.
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