Industrial Digital Solutions Architect

Salary: £23,000 - 57,000 per year

• We are looking for someone with energy, commitment and ideas.
• We are seeking a naturally curious and driven person who enjoys solving complex problems, learning new technologies and finding better ways to do things.
• We want someone who is confident enough to challenge the norm, but practical enough to turn ideas into action.
• We need someone who sets high standards and expects the same from others.
• We are looking for a natural leader who can guide technical discussions, support colleagues, influence customers and take ownership when needed.
• We need someone who understands what it means to work for a solutions provider and can balance customer needs, technical ambition, delivery reality and commercial value.
• We are looking for someone who is flexible and willing to turn their hand to whatever is required.
• We are interested in candidates who can understand technical problems, engage confidently with customers, think across systems, connect ideas and turn requirements into practical solutions.
• This role could suit someone from automation, control systems, systems integration, digitalisation, IIoT, OT/IT integration, technical project engineering, commissioning, field engineering, application engineering, technical consultancy, pre‑sales or solution engineering backgrounds.
• We would value experience in industrial digitalisation, IIoT or connected operations.
• We would value experience in automation, control systems, PLCs, HMIs or SCADA.
• We would value experience in edge computing and industrial networking.
• We would value experience in cloud platforms, particularly Azure IoT or similar.
• We would value experience in data integration, dashboards, analytics or reporting.
• We would value experience in industrial communication protocols such as OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus, PROFINET or Ethernet/IP.
• We would value experience with Siemens technologies such as Industrial Edge, Insights Hub or TIA Portal.
• We would value experience with Node‑RED, Python, JavaScript, REST APIs, JSON, SQL or time‑series databases.
• We would value knowledge of cybersecurity principles, ideally including IEC 62443.
• We would value experience in OT/IT integration and multi‑vendor industrial environments.
• Certifications such as Microsoft Azure, Siemens Industrial Edge or ISA/IEC 62443 would be beneficial.
• The role can be based anywhere in the UK.
• Travel is part of the role.
• We expect regular attendance at our main DPS offices in Glenrothes and Monmouth.

• Work with clients, engineering teams, technology partners and internal stakeholders to design and support digitalisation solutions across industrial and process environments.
• Translate customer challenges into clear technical solutions.
• Design architectures and support project delivery.
• Contribute to commissioning and lifecycle support.
• Help ensure solutions are secure, scalable and practical.
• Design IIoT, edge, cloud, data and integration architectures.
• Work directly with customers to understand requirements and shape solutions.
• Support workshops, demonstrations and technical discussions.
• Integrate technologies such as PLCs, gateways, industrial networks, cloud platforms, analytics tools and edge devices.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with cybersecurity principles and good architectural practice.
• Support installation, commissioning, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
• Review emerging technologies and identify where they could add value.
• Help develop reusable standards, templates and approaches for future projects.
• Work across teams to make sure solutions are technically strong, deliverable and valuable.

• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• Ethernet
• IoT
• Support
• JSON
• Java Script
• MQTT
• Profinet
• Python
• REST
• SQL
• NodeJS

We are DPS Group, an established solutions provider growing our digitalisation capability and looking for an Industrial Digital Solutions Architect to help shape what comes next. Our purpose is to positively shape the future of everyone we work with, and this role offers a hands‑on, customer‑facing opportunity at the intersection of industrial automation, digital transformation, IIoT, edge technologies, cloud platforms, data, cybersecurity and connected operations.

You will join a growing digitalisation team with the pace, flexibility and influence of a start‑up environment, backed by the support, reputation and client base of a wider business. We work closely with customers and across the business, value quality, safety, delivery and doing the right thing for clients, and offer a role where you can build, lead and make an impact.

last updated 26 week of 2026