Solution Architect - Azure Houston, Texas Mode: Work from Clients office (4-5 days a week) Roles and Responsibilities: The role requires hands-on expertise in Azure IoT architecture, connected devices, edge/cloud integration, and Industrial IoT environments. • Collaborate with Business Units, Operations, Engineering, IT, Cybersecurity, Data, AI, and Product teams to translate operational requirements into secure, scalable, and supportable solutions • Design architecture that enables the safe progression from advisory and decision-support capabilities to assisted, supervised, and increasingly autonomous operations • Apply sound architecture principles across cloud technologies, edge computing, OT/IT integration, industrial connectivity, data platforms, AI/ML, industrial cybersecurity, and cloud technologies. • Lead technical evaluations, architecture trade-off analyses, and proof-of-concept designs for operational technology solutions • Provide software engineering and development support as required, including solution prototyping, integration, technical validation, and implementation support • Establish clear human oversight, decision rights, operating guardrails, fallback states, cybersecurity controls, and support models for autonomous solutions. • Stay current with industrial operational technologies like IIoT ,Edge computing, AI agents, robotics, digital twin, edge computing, autonomous systems, and human-machine collaboration technologies. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information technology, Engineering or related field • Minimum 10 + years of IT experience including architecture and solution design roles • Strong experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture and systems integration • Experience designing cloud solutions in preferably Azure cloud • Strong understanding of microservices, APIs event driven architecture and integration frameworks • Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines infrastructure automation and Agile Methodologies • Excellent communication, stakeholder management and leadership skills Preferred Qualification: • Azure architect, TOGAF or equivalent certifications • Experience in handling large scale digital transformation programs • Knowledge of AI, automation, analytics and modern engineering practices • Competent in strategic thinking, architectural governance, solution design, technical leadership, problem solving capabilities and good stakeholder and risk management