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# Solution Architect IT/OT

- **Company:** Novartis
- **Location:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Salary:** €41,900.0 - €77,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, IT Management, Laboratory Information Management Systems, Network Segmentation, Togaf, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Enterprise Integration, Microservices
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/solution-architect-it-ot-u175-fcrs-us175-novartis-ins-10525672

## About the Role

* 10+ years of Information Technology experience, including at least 3 years in architecture or solution design.
 * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
 * Strong experience across IT/OT architecture, manufacturing technology, laboratory systems, infrastructure or operational technology security.
 * Understanding of operational technology network segmentation, industrial connectivity, identity models, endpoint standards and secure vendor access.
 * Experience working within regulated or validated environments, ideally pharmaceutical, life sciences, laboratory or manufacturing.
 * Knowledge of application programming interfaces, microservices, event-driven architecture and enterprise integration technologies.
 * Familiarity with laboratory and manufacturing platforms such as Laboratory Information Management Systems, Electronic Laboratory Notebooks, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Historian and vendor-managed systems.
 * Strong ability to translate technical and security requirements into clear architecture decisions while engaging effectively across business and technical stakeholders.

Desirable Requirements

 * Architecture certification such as TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect or a comparable qualification.
 * Experience creating architecture specifications, decision records, integration views, inventories and implementation guardrails., Business Architecture, Change Management, Digital Capabilities, Enterprise Architecture (EA), Influencing Skills, IT Governance, Solution Architecture, Stakeholder Engagement

## Description

* Define and implement NORA-compliant solution architectures for Technical Research and Development laboratory and plant systems.
 * Build and maintain inventories covering IT/OT systems, components, connectivity and vendor-managed assets.
 * Shape Manufacturing Execution System and Historian integration with SPINE alongside Digital Labs and Digital Plant architecture.
 * Translate infrastructure and security requirements into practical, reusable architecture patterns across laboratories and plants.
 * Partner across infrastructure, security, quality, sites, vendors and delivery teams to turn architecture decisions into executable solutions.
 * Create architecture decision records, diagrams, decision logs, migration-readiness views and reusable integration patterns.
 * Ensure designs address regulatory impact, performance, supportability, operational continuity, monitoring and security by design.