Senior IoT Architect (m/f/d)

Job Description

Our digital innovation centre WEPA.digital is looking for a new team member:

Senior IoT Architect (m/f/d)

WEPA.digital is an agile environment for young-minded change makers and technology enthusiasts with a passion for engineering the digital tomorrow of our company. Key to our mission is a central platform based on cloud technology that serves as the backbone for our connected future. With a cutting-edge technology stack, we not only fuel our business with data and drive better decisions. Our cloud environment also empowers us to make leaps forward by enabling powerful use cases from real-time analytics to low code automations and custom software solutions.

Up to 95% is possible remotely; 5% on site in Düsseldorf required

Your Tasks

• You design and implement architectures that connect OT environments, including machine connectivity and sensors, to cloud platforms.
• You lead the integration of industrial protocols such as OPC-UA, S7, and other relevant systems with cloud solutions.
• You collaborate with operational and IT teams to ensure a smooth and secure data flow between OT and cloud environments.
• You champion best practices in IIOT-to-cloud connectivity, ensuring robustness, security, and scalability.
• You stay updated with the latest trends in OT, cloud, and IIOT to drive continuous innovation.
• You mentor and guide teams on best practices for OT-to-cloud integrations.
• You collaborate in an agile setting with cross-functional teams to ensure IIOT-centric needs are met.
• You leverage knowledge of the paper industry to tailor solutions that address specific challenges and opportunities.
• You work on a broad variety of digital technology projects (including Industry 4.0, Robotic Process Automation, etc.)
• You support us in our digital transformation by advancing the implementation of our WEPA.cloud
  
  

Your Profile

• Qualification:
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in IIOT, OT, or a similar role, with a focus on connecting OT environments to cloud platforms.
• Demonstrated success in designing and rolling out OT-to-cloud solutions.
• Relevant certifications in IIOT, OPC-UA, cloud architectures, or related fields are a plus.
• Experience and Know-how:
• Deep expertise in connecting OT environments, including machine connectivity and sensors, to cloud platforms.
• Proficient in industrial protocols like OPC-UA, S7, and related control systems.
• Strong understanding of cloud architectures and how they integrate with OT systems.
• Familiarity with the paper industry and its unique operational challenges.
• Strong proponent of agile methodologies and practices.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with the evolving IIOT and cloud landscapes.
• Languages: Fluent in English
• Personality:
• Analytical and solution-driven.
• Exceptional communicator, adept at explaining intricate OT and cloud concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Collaborative spirit, thriving in cross-functional environments.
• Self-motivated with a passion for integrating traditional industrial processes with modern cloud solutions.
• Adaptable, with a keen interest in staying abreast of the latest in the IIOT and cloud domains.
  

Your Benefits

• Team: Become an important part of an interdisciplinary and international team of technology experts and solution developers.
• Creativity & Responsibility: We keep the hierarchy as low as possible and give room for creativity; we want people who take ownership of topics and successfully implement them.
• Personal development: We give you room to grow personally, discover new strengths and develop your skills.
• Flexible working: We work at the times and places that allow us to realize our projects in the best possible way.
• Modern working environment: Our modern office in downtown Düsseldorf provides the framework for creative and contemporary work. And good work requires good equipment - that's why you can choose your own equipment.
  
  

Become a crucial part of our interdisciplinary and international team of technology experts!

About Us

The WEPA Group is a family business operating throughout Europe and offers sustainable and innovative hygiene solutions that contribute to the well-being of millions of consumers all over Europe every day. With more than 4,000 employees, we produce hygiene paper products such as toilet paper, towel paper, handkerchiefs and napkins at 14 production sites in Europe.

A sustainable personnel policy has played a central role in this for more than 75 years.

We Consistently Invest In The Qualification Of Our Employees, Point Out Individual Career And Development Opportunities And Promote Them. We Do This Because We Are Convinced Of One Thing

Our employees are and will remain our most important success factor.