The Sr. Architect establishes and maintains enterprise and/or domain level architecture through the stages of planning, design, execution, and operation. They are responsible for developing and institutionalizing the standards and practices necessary to realize and sustain systems in accordance with established architectural plans and designs. The Sr. Architect provides expert consultation to inform strategic technology and system decisions as well as tactical decisions related to projects. The overarching goal is to cultivate an IT ecosystem that is scalable, extensible, interoperable, adaptable to the business, and aligned with the strategic goals and objectives of the organization.
How you will make an impact:
- Collaborate with manufacturing, operations, engineering, and IT teams to gather business requirements and translate them into technical solutions, executable design strategies and patterns.
- Identify and define the opportunities for integration, selecting the tools, specifying the shared data & code resources, defining the interfaces and data-flows, and monitoring the success of the integration.
- Lead the design and development of end-to-end IT solutions for manufacturing systems including MES, ERP, SCADA integration, and shop floor automation.
- Develop, institute, and maintain the IT design methodology, development process methodology, technology standards, and best practices.
- Provide oversight to ensure compliance with architectural standards and practices through all aspects of planning, execution, and operation. Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles.
Survey external emerging developments, and evangelize new technologies, standards and methodologies. Act as a trusted advisor, providing insights on emerging technologies and their potential impact.
Develop, institute, and maintain the design and metadata repository for integrating all aspects of established architectural models.
What you will need:
- Bachelor's Degree in related field and 10 years experience of experience in IT of demonstrably solid performance in an architect role working with cross-functional teams (within IT and/or within the business) on enterprise-level or complex/novel system implementations.
Relevant industry experience (e.g. medical device, pharmaceuticals, etc.) or in highly regulated environments
What else we look for:
• Strong ability to manage and deal with different cultures and nationalities
• Experience working in complex, matrixed and global business environment
• Strong experience of enterprise information systems such as ERP (such as Oracle, SAP, etc.), MES (such as Siemens Opcenter) or SCADA (such as AVEVA) required
• Strong experience in Manufacturing, Labeling, Manufacturing Accounting, Planning and Quality systems design, implementation and support required
• Experience in designing scalable, modular, and interoperable systems integrating IoT, MES, ERP, cloud, edge computing, and AI/ML technologies in manufacturing (predictive maintenance, quality analytics).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), edge computing, and industrial IoT.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with smart factory initiatives and Industry 4.0 technologies.
Top Skills
What We Do
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology, serving patients in 100+ countries, with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs, Quality Engineering, Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, corporate functions and more.
Our roots date back to 1958 when Miles Lowell Edwards, a retired engineer with a background in hydraulics and fuel pump operations, set out to build the first artificial heart. Edwards believed the heart could be mechanized and was encouraged by Dr. Albert Starr to focus on developing an artificial heart valve. After just two years, the first Starr-Edwards mitral valve was developed and successfully placed in a patient. This innovation spawned Edwards Laboratories. Miles’ fascination with healing the heart and helping patients with heart disease stemmed from his own experience with rheumatic fever as a teenager and continues to fuel our patient-first culture today.
Today, we are as passionate about providing innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease as we have ever been. It's our Credo. It takes integrity, collaboration, innovation, and focus. We are leaders in the design and manufacture of tissue replacement heart valves and repair products as well as advanced hemodynamic monitoring. We partner with physicians to innovate products designed to help patients live longer, healthier, and more productive lives.
Our work is both rewarding and a privilege. The importance of what we do defines our approach. We work together to create an environment where ideas can flourish and we provide our people with the resources, expertise and support to bring those ideas to life.
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