Cairo, Egypt (Hybrid - 4 days onsite)
1,000,000 – 1,400,000 EGP base salary (DOE)
Full-time | Permanent
(+ Annual Bonus + Transportation Allowance + Strong benefits package)
About the Company
We are partnered with a globally recognised organisation operating at scale across manufacturing, distribution, and commercial markets. The business is undergoing a significant digital transformation across its industrial and production environments, with a strong focus on Industrial IoT (IIoT), real-time data, and smart factory initiatives.
The Role
The organisation is seeking a Senior Solution Architect - IIoT Manufacturing to lead the design and delivery of scalable, event-driven digital manufacturing solutions.
This role sits within the Digital & Technology function and will play a key part in architecting end-to-end IIoT solutions across factory environments, integrating machines, systems, and cloud platforms to enable real-time insights and automation.
You will work closely with engineering teams, manufacturing stakeholders, and platform specialists to define architecture, guide implementation, and ensure scalable, high-performance solutions across multiple sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement end-to-end IIoT and digital manufacturing architectures
- Define and deliver event-driven architectures using technologies such as MQTT, Kafka, or similar
- Lead integration of shopfloor systems including MES and industrial data platforms
- Architect and deploy scalable cloud-based solutions across Azure or AWS environments
- Integrate machine, sensor, and operational data into centralised platforms for analytics and monitoring
- Work with cross-functional teams to translate manufacturing requirements into technical solutions
- Drive best practices across architecture, scalability, security, and performance
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering and delivery teams
- Support the rollout of IIoT platforms across multiple manufacturing sites
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect within IIoT, manufacturing, or industrial environments
- Strong expertise in event-driven architectures and integration patterns (e.g. MQTT, Kafka)
- Hands-on experience building digital manufacturing or smart factory solutions
- Experience working with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and shopfloor integrations
- Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform:
- Azure: IoT Hub, Digital Twins, Stream Analytics, Data Factory, Container Apps, Power BI, Grafana
- AWS: Greengrass, IoT SiteWise, Lambda, Kinesis, DynamoDB, QuickSight
- Experience with IIoT platforms such as:
- Siemens Insights Hub, Opcenter Intelligence, PTC ThingWorx, Litmus, or Cumulocity
- Strong understanding of industrial data flows, real-time processing, and system integration
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Fluent English (professional working proficiency)
Nice to Have
- Experience deploying solutions across multiple international manufacturing sites
- Exposure to edge computing and industrial connectivity solutions
- Background in large-scale digital transformation programmes
- Experience working in highly regulated or complex industrial environments
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary: 1,000,000 EGP - 1,400,000 EGP, depending on experience
- Hybrid working model (4 days onsite in Cairo)
- Private healthcare, annual bonus plus more benefits
- Transportation / Car Allowance
- Long-term career growth in a stable, well-funded organisation
