PwC - Senior Consultant/Solution Architect - Manufacturing Digital Transformation

Role Overview :

Lead end-to-end technical pre-sales and solution architecture for large-scale manufacturing digital transformation initiatives. Own the technical strategy, solution design, and RFP/RFI responses for high-value Industrial IoT, MES, and Digital Operations opportunities, partnering closely with sales and delivery teams to drive business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities :

Pre-Sales & RFP Leadership :

- Lead the complete technical solutioning lifecycle for MES and Industrial IoT engagements, including conceptual design, effort sizing, and architecture definition

- Own the technical narrative across RFPs/RFIs, ensuring comprehensive coverage of business, functional, and non-functional requirements

- Develop compelling technical value propositions, compliance matrices, solution assumptions, and risk mitigations to support commercial structuring and deal closure

- Act as the primary technical authority during bid reviews, customer evaluations, and solution defense sessions

Solution Architecture :

- Design scalable, secure, and future-ready architectures bridging OT and IT landscapes, aligned with ISA-95 and manufacturing best practices

- Architect and integrate solutions leveraging Rockwell FactoryTalk ProductionCentre (FTPC), Plex MES, Emulate3D, PLC/SCADA platforms, and ERP systems

- Define MES workflows across production, quality, genealogy, traceability, and performance management use cases

- Design and deploy cloud-native and hybrid architectures on Azure and AWS to support enterprise-scale MES and IIoT solutions

Client Engagement & Advisory :

- Lead discovery workshops to capture shop-floor, operational, and business requirements across manufacturing domains

- Conduct technical demonstrations, architecture walkthroughs, and Proofs of Concept (PoCs)

- Present and defend solution architectures to senior technical stakeholders and C-level executives

- Collaborate with sales, delivery, and partner teams to shape deal strategy, pricing inputs, and customer value propositions

Core Technical Skills :

Rockwell & MES :

- Hands-on experience with Rockwell FactoryTalk ProductionCentre (FTPC) for enterprise MES deployments

- Strong expertise in Plex MES, including cloud-native MES architectures and SaaS manufacturing solutions

- Deep understanding of IT/OT convergence and manufacturing data standards (ISA-95, OPC UA, MQTT, etc.)

Emulate3D & Digital Twin :

- Experience building Emulate3D models for virtual commissioning, including conveyors, body controls, and press control systems

- Strong capability in 3D model development and system simulation to validate PLC/HMI logic prior to physical commissioning

- Proven ability to collaborate with controls engineers and train teams on Emulate3D adoption and best practices

Control Systems & Integration :

- PLC programming experience, preferably with Rockwell Automation platforms

- Integration of MES with PLC/SCADA systems and enterprise ERP platforms

- Solid understanding of industrial communication protocols and real-time data acquisition

Software & Data :

- Familiarity with .NET-based web applications and standard web technologies

Cloud & Platform Engineering (Preferred - Plex & SaaS MES) :

- 5+ years of experience operating cloud and platform engineering environments

- Hands-on exposure to Kubernetes in production (multi-cluster environments, Rancher, Cluster API)

- Infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible

- Strong experience with Azure and AWS, Linux environments, containers (Docker, containerd), and load balancing (Azure Load Balancer / F5)

- Observability and monitoring using tools such as OpenTelemetry, Elastic, PRTG, and Dynatrace

- Solid understanding of RBAC, security policies, secrets management, and enterprise security practices

- Ability to diagnose and analyze network and protocol-level issues using tools like Wireshark (IPv4/IPv6, FTP, HTTP, SSL)

Profile & Soft Skills :

- Strong manufacturing domain expertise across industrial automation, MES, and digital operations

- Proven ability to translate shop-floor realities into scalable, enterprise-grade MES and IIoT architectures

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts into clear business value

- Comfortable in customer-facing, pre-sales, and solution-defense roles; prior SRE, platform engineering, or enterprise architecture experience is a strong plus