IT/OT Data Architect – Unified Namespace (UNS)

Our client operates a large, highly automated manufacturing environment with advanced robotics, AI-enabled systems, and high-speed production lines. To support scalable analytics and real-time decision-making across equipment and departments, the organization is redesigning its IT/OT data architecture around a Unified Namespace.

The Senior IT/OT Data Architect is responsible for defining and governing this target architecture, enabling reliable real-time and historical data flows across industrial systems in a regulated manufacturing context.

• Consult stakeholders to refine user requirements and translate them into functional and technical specifications.
• Design end-to-end IT/OT data architectures supporting real-time and historical analytics use cases.
• Define and implement scalable data pipelines to extract, enrich, and publish industrial data into a Unified Namespace.
• Design the UNS data model, including naming conventions, topic hierarchies, and data contracts aligned with ISA-88/95 principles.
• Guide and mentor engineers during development and deployment of data pipelines and integration components.
• Design custom components to expose data from legacy or previously closed industrial systems.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize pipeline performance in terms of latency, throughput, and reliability.
• Document architectural decisions and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.

• You have a Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, automation, or a related technical field.
• You bring a minimum of 7 years of experience in software, data, or solution architecture roles.
• You possess deep, hands-on understanding of Unified Namespace (UNS) concepts and patterns.
• You have experience with DataOps platforms used to extract, enrich, and publish industrial data.
• You bring strong experience with message brokers, caching systems, and relational and non-relational databases.
• You have hands-on experience with industrial automation protocols and equipment integrations.
• You are experienced with DevOps practices, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines.
• You have a solid understanding of software architecture and basic network topology principles.
• You are fluent in Dutch and English.
• You have experience working in manufacturing environments.

Nice to Haves

• Experience in pharmaceutical or other highly regulated industries.
• Hands-on experience with programming languages such as Python or JavaScript.
• Experience designing architectures supporting AI/ML workloads.

• Work regime: Full-time
• Location: Willebroek
• Working model: Hybrid (up to 2 days remote)
• Duration: ASAP - 31/12/2026
• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers