Role Overview
The MES Solution Architect (Siemens OpCenter) is responsible for defining, designing, and governing the technical architecture for OpCenter MES implementations across manufacturing sites. This role provides technical leadership, resolves complex technical challenges, mentors the development team, and ensures that OpCenter solutions meet scalability, compliance, and integration requirements. The architect will also facilitate and conduct technical workshops, ensuring alignment between business processes, MES capabilities, and architectural best practices.
Key Responsibilities
1. Architecture & Solution Design
- Design and architect multi‑site OpCenter MES implementations, ensuring scalability, security, and optimal performance.
- Understand the technical architecture, including OpCenter Designer, MOM Connect, data structures, and online data store usage.
- Define end‑to‑end technical solutions including interfaces, middleware, integrations with PLM (Teamcenter) and ERP (SAP S/4HANA).
- Lead solution feasibility assessments and provide architectural decisions aligned with business needs.
2. Technical Leadership & Execution
- Guide and mentor the technical team in design, coding, integration, configuration, deployment, and best practices.
- Own and drive resolution of complex technical issues, troubleshooting, RCA, and performance improvements in OpCenter MES and MOM Connect.
- Review and approve technical deliverables such as design documents, configuration models, and integration specifications.
3. Workshops, Stakeholder Engagement & Governance
- Conduct and participate in technical workshops, discovery sessions, and architecture review boards with business SMEs, IT stakeholders, and plant leadership.
- Contribute to governance models, DevOps improvements, and cross‑functional technical alignment
4. Implementation & Support
- Oversee installation, configuration, deployment, and upgrades of OpCenter MES across global sites.
- Provide technical guidance for MSSQL database aspects—tuning, optimization, and performance monitoring.
Required Skills & Experience
OpCenter Expertise
- Proven hands‑on experience in Siemens OpCenter MES (Especially Medical Devices).
- Strong capability in:
- OpCenter Designer, Portal Studio
- OpCenter MOM Connect and MOM modules
- OpCenter data structure and online data store
- CAMSTAR modelling & interoperability (CIO/MIO) for equipment & ERP integrations
Technical Skills
- Deep troubleshooting proficiency across OpCenter application and integrations.
- Strong knowledge of:
- C#, .NET, JavaScript, HTML5, XML
- MSSQL / SQL Server administration and query optimization (DBA‑level exposure).
Preferred Qualifications
- 8–12+ years overall experience, with 3+ years specifically in Siemens OpCenter architecture roles.
Proven track record of delivering global MES programs with reusable, standardized architectural components.
Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
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