Senior Solution Architect - MES

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Senior Solution Architect – MES

Location: Hyderabad/Bangalore

Employment Type: Full Time, regular, hybrid work arrangement

Minimum 15 Years of relevant experience

The job 

The Senior Solution Architect – MES is responsible for leading MES delivery, solution design, and customer engagement across MES delivery programs. This role owns end-to-end execution of MES initiatives, mentors high-performing teams, and partners with regional and global stakeholders to deliver scalable, value-driven manufacturing solutions. Expected to be a techno-functional subject matter expert.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with regional and global teams to align on delivery strategy, resource planning, and capability building
• Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned, delivery metrics, and adoption of new AVEVA capabilities
• Proactively identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and constraints, driving mitigation plans and transparent communication
• Essential requirements
  • Drive customer engagement and stakeholder management, serving as the primary escalation point and trusted advisor for MES initiatives
  • Lead and mentor multi-disciplinary MES teams (solution architects, senior engineers, developers, testers), fostering strong delivery culture and technical excellence

Desired skills

Industry & Domain Skills

• Strong exposure to F&B manufacturing processes (batch/packaging/continuous), with understanding of quality, traceability, and regulatory requirements
• Ability to map business KPIs to MES functionality and value outcomes
• Experience supporting global or regional MES programs across multiple plants

Leadership & Project Management

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing MES delivery teams
• Experience managing senior engineers and solution architects in a matrix or global delivery model
• Strong communication skills to engage plant leadership, IT, OT, and business stakeholders

Technical & MES Expertise

• Ability to define MES architecture, standards, templates, and rollout frameworks for multi-site deployments
  • Understanding of ISA-95
  • Expert in MES Solutions (preferably AVEVA MES)
  • Industrial Automation & Networking
  • Solid understanding of SCADA solutions
• Solid understanding of Integrating MES with ERP, EAM, LIMS and similar plant floor systems

• Convert gathered formal requirements into a system design that can be easily understood by the customer as well as the AVEVA project team.
• You will be someone who will be expected to lead from the front, enforce our technical best practices in project executions and be recognized as an expert with a proven track record of success with practical application, technical innovation and value creation. Someone who enjoys being hands-on and the go-to person for any high-level technical challenges will be very successful in this role.
• Experience supporting pre-sales, estimations, and solution proposals

Services at AVEVA

Our dynamic global team of 700+ engineers, developers, consultants, solution architects and project managers are at the forefront of delivering AVEVA cutting-edge solutions to customers. The work is complex and technical, but immensely rewarding: we empower customers to harness the full transformative potential of AVEVA’s solutions. If you’re analytical, pragmatic, and driven to make a tangible impact on the sustainability of the industrial sector, our team is the perfect place for you.

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

India Benefits include:  

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

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Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.