Senior Manager, Solutions Architect - Manufacturing & Plant Operations

Senior Manager, Solutions Architect
- Manufacturing & Plant Operations

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Job Title:

Senior Manager, Solutions Architect
- Manufacturing & Plant Operations Req  Work Model:
Hybrid Company:
Altria Client Services State/Province:
Virginia

Job Description:

Want to lead the technology architecture of that powers the plant floor of Fortune 500 company, bringing together manufacturing execution, equipment management, shop-floor controls, and ASRS technologies to optimize production, material flow, and operational performance.

Begin a role where you will take ownership from day one, solve critical OT and IT challenges, and deliver solutions with lasting enterprise impact.
This position is in Richmond, VA with a hybrid work schedule. Relocation benefits will be provided.

We are currently seeking a
Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture
- Manufacturing & Plant Operations to lead architecture for our Manufacturing and Plant Operations Functioning within a federated Enterprise Architecture framework, you will be responsible for the architecture supporting production, control, storage, and OT/IT integration. You will provide decision-ready builds that enable manufacturing delivery teams to complete tasks successfully.

• Architecting manufacturing execution system capabilities across TrakSYS, Wonderware, and custom platforms.
• Designing control-system integrations using OPC technologies, Kepware, Wonderware DAS, RSLinx, and industrial historians.
• Defining production quality, compliance, traceability, genealogy, scheduling, sequencing, and overall equipment effectiveness capabilities.
• Developing Industrial Internet of Things integration patterns that connect plant equipment, manufacturing platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Directing integrations between plant-floor systems, warehouse management platforms, and SAP related to production confirmations, handling goods movements, and inventory management.
• Owning high-level designs and cross-platform integration patterns throughout the Define and Design phases of the architecture lifecycle.
• Leading vendor evaluations, product selections, proofs of concept, and solution assessments for alignment with enterprise standards and technology roadmaps.
• Preparing Architecture Review Board submissions, resolving findings, conducting post-implementation reviews, and supporting the transition from solution design through build and run.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of information technology experience, including 5+ years as a solution architect or technical architect.
• Hands-on architecture experience with manufacturing execution platforms like TrakSYS, Wonderware, or other similar manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of control-system and OT integration using OPC, Kepware, Wonderware DAS, RSLinx, and industrial historian technologies.
• Experience integrating plant systems with SAP for production confirmations, goods movements, inventory, and related manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of Industrial Internet of Things architecture, OT/IT convergence, warehouse management systems such as Blue Yonder, and plant-floor security requirements.
• Hands-on Microsoft Azure experience, including landing zones, platform-as-a-service capabilities, identity services, cloud solution blueprinting, and API-led integration using Azure API Management or an integration platform as a service solution.
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, experience operating within a federated Enterprise Architecture model, and strong communication and partner leadership skills.

The starting salary is based on but…