• Technology solution consultant to the customer and the Cisco account team • Leverage an array of Cisco technology, services, and support specialists • Collaborate closely with the Account Executive on account planning activities • Educate the customer on Cisco differentiation, creating demand • Set a brand preference to Cisco • Align Cisco’s product and services capabilities to customers business drivers

• The Senior Solutions Architect provides advanced technical leadership and strategic solution design across the Professional Services organization. • Responsible for defining and governing architectural standards, leading enterprise-scale solution initiatives, and serving as a top-tier advisor to clients and internal teams. • Engage in complex, multi-technology solution design, provides executive-level consultation, and mentors other architects and engineers. • Lead design of complex, multi-site, multi-domain, or compliance-driven architectures across cloud, security, networking, and infrastructure. • Drive roadmap discussions and contribute to the development of new services and technical offerings. • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders on technology direction, risk, and strategy. • Provide architectural oversight during large, enterprise-scale projects and multi-phase transformations. • Collaborate with sales to conduct assessments and provide recommendations for project scope and labor estimates. • Develop comprehensive professional services pricing, statements of work, proposals, and task lists. • Review and improve technical delivery standards, project documentation, and process automation.

• Develop system requirements, functional specifications, test plans, and technical documentation for ANM projects. • Design and implement data interfaces between internal digital solutions and external systems. • Integrate control systems, field instrumentation, measurement devices, and test equipment for production deployments. • Configure, test, and commission ANM platforms in both pre-production and live environments. • Participate in onsite system commissioning, ensuring successful deployment and performance. • Collaborate with engineering, product, and project teams to deliver integrated solutions. • Support a positive and professional image of the Digital Solutions Department through effective communication and service.

Role Description The Solution Architect is accountable for defining and owning the architecture strategy and multi‑year technology roadmap for a specific product. This role leads the development of the product’s conceptual and logical architecture, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with enterprise standards and business objectives. Acting as the primary architectural authority for the product, the Solution Architect partners closely with product management, engineering, security, and infrastructure teams to translate business capabilities into cohesive technology designs. The role provides architectural direction throughout the product lifecycle, guiding solution decisions, governing adherence to standards, and identifying opportunities to modernize platforms, reduce technical debt, and enable future innovation. Key Responsibilities - Architect end-to-end solutions integrating PLCs, SCADA, MES, ERP, WMS, and analytics platforms. - Design and standardize multi-site manufacturing system architectures. - Lead technical design for MES implementations including TrakSYS and AVEVA MES. - Integrate industrial automation platforms including Rockwell Automation (FactoryTalk suite) and other major OEM systems. - Design architecture involving SCADA platforms such as AVEVA System Platform and related HMI systems. - Develop integration strategies leveraging OPC UA, MQTT, REST APIs, and message brokers. - Define secure industrial network architectures aligned with the Purdue Model and ISA-95. - Lead data architecture design including historians (e.g., OSIsoft PI System) and enterprise data platforms. - Ensure alignment with OT cybersecurity standards including network segmentation, firewalls, remote access, and zero-trust principles. - Partner with Controls Engineering, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Application teams to deliver cohesive solutions. - Provide technical governance and architectural oversight for plant-level initiatives. Qualifications - Bachelors Degree - 8-10 years experience in manufacturing IT/OT architecture or industrial automation. - Hands-on experience with PLC platforms (e.g., ControlLogix, CompactLogix, Siemens S7) - Strong knowledge of SCADA and HMI systems. - Experience implementing or supporting MES platforms such as TrakSYS or AVEVA MES. - Experience integrating industrial systems with ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle) - Deep understanding of industrial communication protocols (OPC UA, Modbus, Ethernet/IP) - Experience designing hybrid architectures (edge, on-prem, and cloud) - Familiarity with industrial data historians and real-time data streaming architectures. - Knowledge of OT cybersecurity frameworks and industrial DMZ design. - Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills needed to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Requirements - Base Salary: $103,520 - $181,150 - Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. - This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. Benefits - Competitive compensation - Career growth opportunities - Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices - Wellbeing programs including: - Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits - Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support - Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans