Senior Solution Architect IT/OT Integration - Permanent

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Solution Architect to lead integration architecture initiatives across Bnode's Cross-Border operations. This role bridges the gap between operational technology and modern IT systems, designing secure, maintainable, and vendor-neutral integration solutions that support operational goals today and scale with future ambitions. The position focuses on IT/OT integration within industrial logistics environments., * Assess the current integration landscape and define scalable, secure, and vendor-neutral reference architectures for operational systems

• Evaluate architecture options and present clear trade-off analyses to support informed decision-making by project and business leadership
• Ensure business logic remains independently owned and evolvable, outside of proprietary equipment software
• Design for high availability and operational resilience, with explicit failover behaviour and graceful degradation across all integration points
• Provide architectural support for event-driven integration initiatives, enabling downstream systems to evolve independently
• Define and document the IT/OT network boundary, including segmentation, access control, and secure communication patterns
• Specify authentication and encryption mechanisms for all interfaces crossing the operational technology boundary
• Ensure compliance with applicable industrial cybersecurity standards and internal security policies
• Promote security-by-design principles across all integration components and delivery teams
• Work closely with Operations teams, IT teams, Business stakeholders, and equipment vendors to translate requirements into clear technical decisions
• Facilitate the resolution of open architectural decisions, balancing operational stability and IT-driven standardisation
• Provide architectural guidance and review for development teams throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Contribute to architecture governance by establishing interface standards, schema conventions, and integration best practices
• Support project delivery phases with architectural oversight and timely resolution of integration issues
• Produce and maintain clear, unambiguous technical specifications usable as references across business, IT, and vendor stakeholders
• Translate business and operational requirements into concrete, implementable architectural decisions
• Promote architectural best practices across teams and domains
• Stay current on advancements in IT/OT integration, industrial messaging, and cloud-native connectivity patterns

Tools & Environment

• IT/OT integration architectures in industrial automation and logistics
• Event-driven architecture technologies such as MQTT, AMQP, Kafka (plus)
• REST/HTTPS API design and integration gateway patterns
• IT/OT network boundary design including network segmentation, authentication, and secure communication
• Real-time integration patterns: synchronous/asynchronous communication, latency management, timeout handling, failover design
• Industrial cybersecurity standards such as IEC 62443 (plus)
• Functional specification documentation for industrial automation or integration projects
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices in mixed IT/OT environments
• Event streaming architectures for operational event distribution (plus)

• Senior-level role with 10+ years of experience in solution or integration architecture

• Focus on industrial automation, logistics, or operational technology environments

• Collaboration with multi-stakeholder teams including operations, IT, business, and external partners

• Emphasis on architectural leadership, governance, and delivery support across project lifecycles, * 10+ years in solution or integration architecture, with proven experience in industrial automation, logistics, or operational technology environments

• Demonstrated experience designing integration architectures between operational equipment and IT or cloud backend systems

• Experience working with equipment vendors to define, review, and validate interface contracts

• Solid understanding of OT network architecture and the security constraints specific to operational environments

• Experience with real-time integration patterns - synchronous and asynchronous communication, latency management, timeout handling, and failover design

• Familiarity with event-driven architecture principles and technologies such as MQTT, AMQP, or Kafka is a plus

• Experience with REST/HTTPS API design and integration gateway patterns

• Strong understanding of IT/OT boundary design - network segmentation, authentication schemes, and secure communication across operational and enterprise domains

• Ability to produce precise, unambiguous technical specifications suitable as contractual references

• Familiarity with high-availability and resilience design patterns - redundancy, failover, and graceful degradation

• Experience with integration patterns for heterogeneous systems across synchronous and asynchronous communication models

• Exposure to IEC 62443 or equivalent industrial cybersecurity standards is a plus

• Excellent communication skills - able to translate complex technical topics into clear recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building clarity from incomplete or evolving requirements

• Collaborative and pragmatic - balancing architectural rigour with delivery realism

• Experienced in multi-stakeholder environments with diverse priorities across operations, IT, business, and external partners

• Inspirational approach to architecture - driving adoption through clarity of vision and quality of reasoning rather than authority

• Prior experience in logistics, parcel operations, or supply chain environments is a strong plus

• Experience producing formal functional specification documents for industrial automation or integration projects

• Exposure to DevSecOps practices and secure development in mixed IT/OT environments

• Familiarity with event streaming architectures as a target state for operational event distribution