Industry X - Senior OT Architect | Senior Manager

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Accenture's Industry X practice works at the intersection of operational technology and digital transformation. We help manufacturers modernize their plant floor systems, connect their OT and IT environments, and unlock value from the data their operations already generate. Our teams work directly in production facilities alongside controls engineers, plant managers, and IT leadership to design and deliver solutions that improve throughput, reduce downtime, and build the digital infrastructure that modern manufacturing requires.

This isn't strategy from a slide deck. It's architecture and implementation in live production environments. Looking to be part of a transformational digital engineering and manufacturing practice? How about an opportunity to help world-class clients solve their biggest challenges and create products and services that customers love – quickly, efficiently and sustainably?

Industry X combines Accenture's powerful digital capabilities with deep engineering and manufacturing expertise. We use the power of data and digital to help our clients reimagine the products they make, and how they make them. By connecting engineering and manufacturing operations every step of the way – from how products are designed and engineered, sourced and supplied, manufactured, to how they are serviced and renewed, we help them achieve greater productivity, drive growth and meet their sustainability commitments.

Find out more about Industry X.

A hands on technical architect who has spent real time on plant floors and in control rooms. You're fluent in the language of OT, from PLCs and SCADA to MES and historian systems, and equally comfortable navigating legacy protocols like Modbus, PROFINET, and OPC UA as you are designing modern edge to cloud integration architectures. You understand how data flows across ISA 95 levels, and you've solved the hard problems that come with brownfield environments: aging infrastructure, proprietary systems, and the organizational divide between IT and OT.

You know how to translate business requirements into technical architectures that actually work in production, and you've done it more than once. You communicate clearly with plant engineers, IT teams, and executive stakeholders alike, not because you're a "visionary," but because you've built the credibility that comes from delivering real solutions in real facilities.

Assess clients' current manufacturing technology landscapes, including MES, SCADA, PLC, DCS, and historian systems, and define target state architectures that bridge OT and IT

Design integration architectures across ISA 95 levels, addressing connectivity from the shop floor through the enterprise, including edge, on premise, and cloud components

Build digital manufacturing roadmaps grounded in technical feasibility, sequencing investments against operational constraints like production uptime, legacy system dependencies, and cybersecurity requirements

Translate plant floor operational needs into solution designs that engineering, IT, and business stakeholders can align on

Develop business cases that quantify the value of manufacturing technology modernization, including OEE improvement, quality gains, and reduced unplanned downtime

Lead small delivery teams through full lifecycle implementation, from requirements and design through commissioning and hypercare in live production environments

Serve as the technical authority on engagements, guiding clients through vendor selection, platform decisions, and build vs. buy tradeoffs

Minimum 7 years working in or with manufacturing environments, with direct exposure to plant floor operations, production systems, and industrial infrastructure

Minimum 5 years designing or delivering integration architectures across ERP, MES, PLC, SCADA, HMI, and DCS systems

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $94,400 to $266,300

Cleveland $87,400 to $213,000

Colorado $94,400 to $230,000

District of Columbia $100,500 to $245,000

Illinois $87,400 to $230,000

Maine $80,400 to $196,000

Maryland $94,400 to $230,000

Massachusetts $94,400 to $245,000

Minnesota $94,400 to $230,000

New York $87,400 to $266,300

New Jersey $100,500 to $266,300

Virginia $87,400 to $245,000

Washington $100,500 to $245,000

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