Lead, Solution Architecture

ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES
New York, NY
Description The Lead, Solution Architecture will design scalable, secure, and business-aligned technology solutions. Skilled at translating complex requirements into end-to-end architectures across cloud, data, and enterprise platforms. Trusted partner to business and engineering teams, balancing technical excellence, performance, and delivery speed supporting Global Manufacturing, Quality and IT/OT integration. Reporting to the Director, Solution Architecture, who has a dotted-line relationship to the Global Technology Leader (PTL) for Manufacturing and Quality, this role works in close partnership and collaboration to translate manufacturing IT strategy into scalable, compliant, and high-impact digital solutions across global operations, while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and regulatory standards. Key Responsibilities Solution Design and Architecture
  • Lead solution architecture, design, and execution of digital solutions supporting Manufacturing, Quality and IT/OT integration
  • Design scalable, cloud-first and hybrid architectures that enable secure and reliable IT/OT connectivity
  • Own solution-level technical and functional decisions within architectural guardrails defined by enterprise and manufacturing IT leadership
  • Define, manage, and execute delivery milestones
Manufacturing, Quality & IT/OT Solution Architecture & Enablement
  • Define and enable IT/OT integration architectures connecting shop-floor systems (PLCs, SCADA, historians) with enterprise platforms (MES, QMS, cloud and analytics)
  • Architect and evolve platform-based solutions across MES, QMS, LIMS, historians, and connected factory technologies via Azure Cloud
Stakeholder Partnership
  • Serve as the primary IT partner for Manufacturing and Quality stakeholders, leading solution architecture and design in close collaboration with business and IT teams
  • Communicate architecture decisions and delivery outcomes through clear, concise, and executive-ready updates to IT and business leadership
Compliance, Security & Risk
  • Ensure solutions comply with regulatory, quality, cybersecurity and data integrity requirements
  • Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure secure, resilient IT/OT architectures
Team, Vendor & Solution Architecture Delivery
  • Provide architecture-led guidance and technical leadership to local operations and OT teams across ELC manufacturing sites, enabling effective execution of digital manufacturing initiatives.
  • Support roadmap-driven modernization of manufacturing technologies by advising on technical options, implementation sequencing, cost and timeline estimates, and vendor engagement
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to communicate solution architectures, technical designs, and decisions clearly to diverse, global audiences
  • Solid understanding of IT and IT/OT networking architectures, including segmentation, routing, security controls, and cloud integration patterns
  • Working knowledge of cybersecurity principles for industrial and IT/OT environments, including network security, access controls, and data protection
  • Practical exposure to manufacturing and industrial environments, with familiarity across common OT components (PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, vision systems, remote I/O), sufficient to inform solution design and integration decisions
  • Experience or strong working knowledge of industrial IoT and connected factory platforms (e.g., Azure IoT, Ignition, Factory Talk) supporting manufacturing use cases
  • Familiarity with modern application architectures, including containerized and modular solutions used for manufacturing data acquisition and analytics
  • Prior experience integrating industrial systems with higher-level platforms such as MES, SCADA, batch systems, AGV/automation platforms, or analytics solutions
Posted 2026-04-15

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