Tech Lead / Solution Architect, Connected Factory

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Georgia.

📋 Description

• Oversee the technical delivery of Connected Factory applications and shared platform functionalities.

• Convert product requirements into solution designs, technical strategies, and delivery phases.

• Direct the development of React, Ignition, API, event, data, and integration solutions.

• Create reusable application patterns, components, services, and deployment strategies.

• Ensure that solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and can be reused across factories and Business Units.

• Collaborate with the Technical Product Owner, UX, data, DevOps, cybersecurity, platform, and Business Unit teams.

• Set technical standards for development, testing, integration, observability, and release management.

• Review designs and code, troubleshoot technical challenges, and mentor developers.

• Lead technical planning, estimation, dependency management, and risk resolution for delivery.

• Assist with CI/CD, environment management, release execution, production monitoring, and incident resolution.

• Ensure factory applications connect with data platforms, enterprise systems, event brokers, and common services.

• Balance enterprise standards with the needs of sites and Business Units.

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.

• Maintain technical documentation, architectural decisions, integration contracts, and operational runbooks in Jira and Confluence.

• Promote the use of Tier Boards, Actions Tracker, Factory Hierarchy, common visuals, WIP, Andon, Flow, Workforce Management, and KPI automation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Over 12 years of experience in software engineering, application development, solution delivery, or technical leadership.

• Proven experience in leading the development of enterprise applications or shared digital platforms.

• Strong proficiency in modern application development, APIs, integrations, data services, and Agile delivery methodologies.

• Demonstrated experience in translating business and product requirements into technical designs and actionable delivery plans.

• Experience in leading cross-functional technical teams and managing dependencies across product, engineering, data, UX, and operations.

• In-depth understanding of the software development lifecycle, testing, deployment, production support, and application reliability.

• Preferred experience with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, APIs, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native delivery.

• Experience with Ignition, industrial applications, manufacturing systems, or factory visual-management solutions is preferred.

• Familiarity with Azure or AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and enterprise integration patterns is preferred.

• Experience with data platforms, event brokers, data lakes, Snowflake, hierarchy models, or KPI automation is preferred.

• Background in supporting manufacturing, supply chain, shop-floor, or operations transformation is preferred.

• Knowledge of Tier Management, CORE Operating System practices, factory hierarchy, WIP, Andon, flow, or Workforce Management is preferred.

• Experience in scaling applications across multiple sites or Business Units is preferred.

• Must be a U.S. Person.

• Security clearance is not required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Compensation, healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits.

• Parental (including paternal) leave.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Achievement awards.

• Educational assistance.

• Child/adult backup care.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• 401(k) matching.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee assistance program.

• Employee Scholar Program.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available.