Senior Solution Architect

Team description:

We empower Toyota Manufacturing members in their solutions delivery by providing project & solution governance. We are co-constructing the factory of the future alongside our Production Engineering division.

Role Summary:

Work under the guidance of the Lead Solution Architect for Manufacturing to design and steer the software architecture that will power Toyota’s Factory of the Future. You will guide a development team in building scalable, modular, secure, and high‑performance manufacturing applications, ensuring they integrate smoothly with shop‑floor systems, edge platforms, data services, and enterprise systems

Key Responsibilities:

Senior Solution Architect

1) Architecture & Technical Leadership (Under Lead Solution Architect Direction)

• Translate the Lead Solution Architect’s manufacturing vision into concrete, actionable architecture designs for the development team.

• Create system blueprints, component diagrams, API definitions, event flows, and integration models.

• Ensure architecture aligns with long-term manufacturing platform strategy and evolving technology landscape.

2) Guide and Support the Development Team

• Break down complex requirements into logical, well‑structured technical solutions.

• Provide hands‑on coaching for backend, integration, and edge‑focused engineers.

• Conduct design reviews, enforce architecture patterns, and ensure compliance with coding and deployment standards.

3) Build Scalable, Industrial‑Grade Software

• Architect solutions that can operate reliably in industrial environments, considering real‑time or near‑real‑time processing, connectivity limitations, high availability and redundancy, and site‑level deployment constraints (hybrid/on‑prem/edge).

• Ensure solutions are secure, maintainable, and easy to operate in multi‑plant environments.

• 4) Integrate Across the Modern Manufacturing Tech Stack

  - Architect secure, robust integrations with:

  • IoT and Edge platforms (Ignition or similar runtimes, gateways, microservices at the edge)
  • Real‑time messaging systems (MQTT/Sparkplug‑B, ActiveMQ, Kafka, OPC UA)
  • Manufacturing data platforms (time‑series databases, data lakes, cloud data warehouses) while adhering to Manufacturing Data Governance rituals ( UNS/UDT)
  • Factory applications and services (operator tools, quality systems, traceability tools, production apps)
  • Enterprise systems (ERP, logistics, maintenance systems)

  - Define and maintain clear API and service boundaries, data contracts and schemas, event standards and versioning strategies.

  5) Promote Excellence in Software Engineering

  • Ensure architectures support modern engineering practices: Domain‑driven design; Event‑driven architecture; Containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes); CI/CD automation; Observability‑first design (telemetry, health checks, distributed tracing).
  • Support the team in building robust pipelines and high‑quality software delivery processes.

  6) Cross‑Team Collaboration

  • Work closely with the Lead Solution Architect, Product Owners, IoT specialists, Data teams, Cybersecurity, Infra teams, and plant engineering teams.
  • Bring clarity in discussions, highlighting architectural trade-offs and guiding the team to the right solution.
  • Ensure technical alignment across different domains and avoid siloed or conflicting designs.

Formal Role Details:

• Job Type: undefined time contract
• Starting date: Position available since May 2026
• Location: Wroclaw, Silver Tower Office Center
• Working Pattern: Hybrid è 2 days every weeks (flexible), in line with the need
• Reporting line: Manager / Team Lead
• Education level required: Bachelor/Master

Qualifications & Skills:

Core Technical Expertise

- 8+ years in software architecture or senior engineering roles, ideally within manufacturing, industrial IT, or high‑complexity distributed systems.

- Strong background in microservices and distributed systems; event‑driven architectures; real‑time or near real‑time data processing; secure integrations across edge/on‑prem/cloud; robust API and data‑flow design.

- Experience with IoT/edge runtimes; real‑time messaging (MQTT, AMQP, Kafka); time‑series databases; backend frameworks (Java, C#, Python, Node.js…); Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Terraform or similar IaC.

Manufacturing Environment Familiarity

- Understanding of shop‑floor workflows, machine interaction patterns, operator tooling, or MES‑adjacent systems.

- Knowledge of constraints in industrial environments (latency, network zoning, safety requirements, limited connectivity).

- Experience with computer vision pipelines or edge inference is a plus.

Soft Skills

- Excellent communication and ability to simplify complex architectures.

- Ability to collaborate with both hands‑on engineers and non‑technical stakeholders.

- Strong sense of ownership, quality, and engineering discipline.

- Mentoring mindset and willingness to support team growth.

Languages

English required; Polish is a plus.

You have a TOYOTA DNA, this means:

• Courage: you are ready to let go of the easy path to reach challenging targets
• Creativity: your passion drives you to explore innovative ideas and challenge the impossible
• Coaching: you share knowledge and feedback with your colleagues and celebrate each other's success
• Curiosity: you are open for new experience and able to combine imagination with fact-based observation
• Collaboration: you are a team player, respectful and inclusive in your style and you take a customer-oriented approach

What we can offer you:

• Depending on the candidate’s skills and experience, the base salary for this position will be in the range of PLN 18 000 – 25000 gross per month under a permanent employment contract (employment contract/UoP).

Benefits & Bonuses:

• Annual Bonus
• Health insurance
• Sport card
• Lunch subsidy
• Car leasing
• Languages lessons
  

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