About the role

What will you do at GPA?

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
* Establishing standards, governance, and best practices
* Experience mentoring:
* Architects, specialists, and senior technical staff

Which skills does this role require?

Enterprise IntegrationData ArchitectureSolution DesignTechnical GovernanceDevOpsTechnical MentorshipAPI GovernanceCloud-native ArchitectureDatabase ArchitectureStrategic PlanningManufacturing IntelligenceData GovernanceSolution Architecture

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