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Senior Architect - Industrial and Smart Factory Solutions

Duncan & Ross


Job Location:

Al Khobar - Saudi Arabia

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 10 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Senior Architect Industrial and Smart Factory Solutions

Responsibilities:

  1. Strategic Leadership:
  • Define and drive the architectural vision and strategy for industrial and smart factory solutions.
  • Lead the development of innovative solutions integrating industrial automation with smart factory technologies.
  • Solution Architecture:
    • Design and develop comprehensive solutions for industrial automation and smart factories.
    • Define functional requirements for advanced manufacturing systems.
    • Develop IIoT platforms and integrate with various enterprise systems.
  • Product Development:
    • Lead the development of automation products and custom controls.
    • Oversee firmware development for industrial automation products.
    • Implement edge frameworks for new product development.
  • Technical Expertise:
    • Utilize expertise in operational technologies communication protocols and data integration.
    • Develop IoTbased solutions using cloud services.
    • Implement various industrial communication protocols.
  • Vendor and Client Collaboration:
    • Support relationships with key software vendors.
    • Collaborate with clients to deliver tailored solutions.
  • Training and Compliance:
    • Ensure compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.
    • Stay updated with relevant training and certifications.
  • Operational Management:
    • Manage daytoday operations of products within the industrial automation and smart factory domain.
    • Provide support during regular hours and oncall duty.

    Qualifications:

    • Degree in a relevant engineering field.
    • Relevant certifications and training.
    • At least 20 years of experience with leading service integration or software companies
    • Extensive experience in industrial automation and control systems.
    • Proven track record in product design development and firmware delivery.
    • Expertise in operational technologies communication protocols and data integration.
    • Experience with IoT platforms and edge development.
    • Strong architectural and functional definition skills for smart factory solutions.

    Competencies:

    • Delivery and Governance: Technical delivery management agile methodologies stakeholder management risk management crossfunctional team leadership business process improvement continuous improvement strategies KPI tracking and performance metrics.
    • Building Automation: Experience with building automation product development.
    • Product Development: Governance for system products development.
    • Technologies: Proficiency in programming IoT & cloud platforms embedded systems industrial automation and energy management.

    Vertical:

    Technology

    Key Skills

    • Lean Manufacturing
    • Change Management
    • Six Sigma
    • Continuous Improvement
    • Lean
    • Lean Six Sigma
    • Root cause Analysis
    • Industrial Engineering
    • Internet Of Things
    • Kaizen
    • Manufacturing
    • 3PL

    About Company

    Duncan & Ross offers integrated and customer oriented services in different industries such as Automotive, Aerospace, Metro & Railway, Energy, Construction, Manufacturing and Telecom.

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