Edge Solutions Architect Engineer

Job Title: Edge Solutions Architect Engineer

Location: Milwaukee WI

Duration: Long Term

Client : Clarios

Responsibilities

Role Purpose

Responsible for designing, validating, and deploying the Edge Reference Architecture and associated standards to enable secure, scalable OT/IT integration across plants and enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

Develop ISA-95 L1–L4 reference architecture covering hosting, network segmentation, IAM, and OT/IT DMZ.

Secure sign-off before migration begins.

Hardware & Software Stack

Define minimum/recommended hardware profiles, OS standards, container runtime, and software stack.

Validate against pilot deployment and annex into rollout playbook.

Container/K3s Deployment Standard

Create Helm/manifest templates, K3s cluster configuration, GitOps pipeline, and image registry standards.

Package into Edge Rollout Playbook for execution.

Lifecycle, Security & Governance

Author upgrade/rollback runbooks, vulnerability scanning standards, observability baseline, and patch governance.

Execute lifecycle governance at site level

Required Skills & Experience

Strong knowledge of ISA-95 architecture and OT/IT integration.

Hands-on experience with K3s/Kubernetes , Helm, GitOps (ArgoCD/FluxCD).

Expertise in containerisation (Kepware, Ignition) and edge deployments.

Familiarity with IAM, network segmentation, and OT/IT DMZ security models .

Experience authoring technical playbooks, runbooks, and governance documentation.

Ability to work across multi-site deployments and coordinate with stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years in OT/Edge architecture or infrastructure engineering.

• Prior experience in manufacturing/industrial IoT environments .

• Knowledge of MQTT/UNS (Sparkplug B) and integration with cloud platforms (Snowflake, Kafka).

• Strong communication skills for client-facing technical leadership.