Industrial IT Architect

• Lead the technical aspects of manufacturing IT projects, aligning with business objectives and customer technical standards
• Oversee the project's technical scope, guiding project management teams for effective planning and execution
• Identify, capture, and mitigate project risks and issues
• Host workshops and meetings to facilitate collaboration among technical delivery teams
• Produce high quality technical documentation ensuring that the overall design be approved against all the organisations' criteria, including any internal or external governance
• Engage with Operational Technology OEMs for integrating manufacturing equipment with enterprise IT applications and networks
• Collaborate with pre-delivery and proposals teams to develop robust, commercially viable responses to customer requests for quotations
• Inspire our team of Industrial IT Engineers with their professional development by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for growth, ensuring they stay motivated and continuously enhance their skills

What success in this role looks like:

• You understand our customers' challenges and perspectives, build credibility and strong relationships, tailoring your delivery approach to fit
• You take responsibility in the delivery of projects 'right first time' and provide technical lessons learnt to our commercial team
• You are commercially aware and can spot opportunities that will enhance the ATS UK proposition for our customers
• You strive for professional development and career progression by combining your existing IT knowledge with experience gained in the manufacturing industry and apply this to your role and other areas within ATS UK

Do you have experience in Virtualization?, * Proven experience in technically delivering IT projects

• Batchelors degree or equivalent industry experience
• Proven knowledge and ability to work with various IT disciplines, including networking, security, servers, infrastructure, virtualization, application development, and cloud offerings
• Ability to support Industrial IT Engineers with the delivery of complex industrial IT solutions in manufacturing environments
• Working knowledge of Enterprise IT systems and associated service and project delivery frameworks (e.g., ITIL, PRINCEII, TOGAF)
• Good understanding of OT (Operation Technologies) such as PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, and associated data transport protocols like OPC UA, OPC DA, MTConnect, Profinet, and Profibus
• Understanding of ISA-95 and its translation to the "Purdue Model"
• Strong interpersonal skills, with effective communication at all levels
• Articulate in written and spoken language at technical, logical, and business levels
• Experience in understanding business requirements to produce quotes for large-scale projects
• Ability to obtain Security Clearance to work at a UK MOD accredited manufacturing facility
• Willingness to work on-site at customers' manufacturing facilities across the UK and occasionally overseas

• Hybrid working - spend your time between our customer sites, your local ATS office and home
• 23 days annual leave increasing by 1 day each year to a maximum of 28 days, plus bank holidays
• The opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days annual leave per year
• Salary sacrifice pension
• Paid family support days
• Private healthcare for that extra piece of mind
• Discretionary performance related bonus
• Free mortgage advice
• Life Assurance
• Access to a range of retail and leisure discounts to help your salary go a bit further each month
• Company mobile with reasonable personal usage permitted
• Opportunities to develop within your role and beyond. We encourage internal applications and will support your development if you express an interest in learning and growing with us

At ATS, our Industrial IT Architects play a crucial role in delivering complex manufacturing IT projects for customers within the Aerospace and Defence industry sectors. This role involves taking ownership of technical scope across multiple projects and managing it throughout the entire project life cycle, including delivering high-quality technical documentation aligned with customers' technical governance and assurance criteria. Why work for us? We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work ® in 2023 and 2024, reflecting our commitment to creating a positive, inclusive and supportive workplace. We continually invest in improving our employee experience so our people feel valued, engaged and excited to build their careers with us - and in turn, deliver great outcomes for our customers.