Manufacturing Data & Integration Architect

KPMG is one of the world’s leading professional services firms and the fastest growing Big Four accounting firm

About The Job:

• We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Data & Integration Architect to support enterprise-wide manufacturing data transformation initiatives.
• The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, OT/IT systems, data flows, and integration architectures.
• The role requires working closely with business stakeholders, site SMEs, architects, and technology teams to document current-state processes, define future-state data flows, identify integration gaps, and align site-specific implementations with enterprise reference architectures.
• This position is highly consultative and requires excellent stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and data mapping capabilities.

Essential Job Functions:
Manufacturing Data Architecture

• Analyze and document data flows across manufacturing, quality, engineering, supply chain, and enterprise systems.
• Define conceptual and logical data flow diagrams for manufacturing ecosystems.
• Align site-specific architectures with enterprise reference architecture standards.
• Identify integration gaps, process inconsistencies, and opportunities for standardization.
• Support development of scalable manufacturing data models and integration frameworks.

Data Mapping & Lineage

• Perform end-to-end data mapping across multiple IT and OT platforms.
• Analyze upstream and downstream data dependencies.
• Document data lineage, ownership, transformation rules, and business definitions.
• Develop source-to-target mappings for manufacturing data integration initiatives.
• Validate data movement and data quality across systems.

Manufacturing Systems & Platform Assessment

• Work with business and technical stakeholders to understand existing manufacturing platforms.
• Assess and document integrations involving:
  • MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
  • ERP Systems (SAP preferred)
  • Historians
  • SCADA Systems
  • LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems)
  • OT Platforms
  • Manufacturing Data Platforms
  • CDC, ASD, API, PP Blister platforms (preferred but not mandatory)

Stakeholder Engagement

• Conduct workshops and interviews with SMEs, plant stakeholders, business leads, solution architects, and engineering teams.
• Gather and validate business, process, and integration requirements.
• Document current-state and future-state architecture.
• Identify differences across sites and synthesize common patterns and variations.
• Facilitate discussions between business and technical teams.

Architecture & Solution Definition

• Develop architecture artifacts including:
  • Data Flow Diagrams
  • Integration Landscapes
  • Process Maps
  • Architecture Blueprints
  • Capability Models
• Support creation of target-state architecture recommendations.
• Define integration and interoperability approaches across manufacturing platforms.

Documentation & Governance

• Produce high-quality architecture documentation and executive summaries.
• Maintain architecture repositories and data flow documentation.
• Support governance reviews and architecture assessments.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 8-10 Year

Required Skills

Manufacturing Domain Knowledge

• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and processes.
• Experience working with:
  • MES
  • ERP Systems
  • SCADA
  • Historians
  • LIMS
  • OT Systems
  • Industrial Data Platforms
• Knowledge of manufacturing data lifecycle and information flows.

Data & Integration Skills

• Strong data mapping and data lineage expertise.
• Understanding of data integration concepts and architectures.
• Ability to trace and document data movement across platforms.
• Experience with ETL, APIs, middleware, and system integrations.
• Understanding of master data and transactional data flows.

Architecture Skills

• Experience creating conceptual and logical architecture diagrams.
• Ability to define end-to-end data flow architecture.
• Experience aligning solutions with enterprise reference architecture.
• Knowledge of integration patterns and enterprise architecture principles.

Stakeholder Management

• Strong interviewing and workshop facilitation skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with:
  • Manufacturing SMEs
  • Business Stakeholders
  • Site Teams
  • Enterprise Architects
  • Technical Engineering Teams
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Tools & Technologies (Preferred)

• Visio
• Lucidchart
• Draw.io
• Power BI
• SAP
• Manufacturing Integration Platforms
• API Integration Tools
• Data Governance Tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience working in pharmaceutical, life sciences, manufacturing, industrial, or consumer goods organizations.
• Experience supporting manufacturing transformation or digital manufacturing initiatives.
• Understanding of ISA-95 or manufacturing integration frameworks is desirable.

Key Competencies

• Manufacturing Process Understanding
• Data Mapping & Lineage
• Enterprise Architecture
• Systems Integration
• Business Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Requirements Gathering
• Process Documentation
• Analytical Thinking
• Communication & Presentation Skills

Ideal Candidate Profile

• The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of experience working at the intersection of manufacturing operations, data architecture, and system integration, with the ability to understand how data flows through complex IT and OT landscapes.
• The candidate should be comfortable engaging with plant teams, business stakeholders, architects, and technical teams to define and document enterprise-wide manufacturing data architecture while accounting for site-specific variations.