ZS · 1 day ago
Business Technology Solutions Consultant - IT-OT Integration
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it. They are seeking an experienced IT-OT Consultant Lead to lead Industry 4.0 transformation programs and IT-OT integration initiatives for Supply Chain and Manufacturing clients.
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Responsibilities
Lead Industry 4.0 transformation programs and IT-OT integration initiatives for ZS Supply Chain and Manufacturing clients
Serve as a subject matter expert on smart manufacturing, IT-OT system architectures, and implementation best practices based on industry standard frameworks such as IS88, ISA95 etc. in client discussions
Design and deploy scalable digital manufacturing platforms
Manage multi-disciplinary teams and projects
Contribute to Supply Chain and Manufacturing practice development
Lead workshops with client stakeholders and cross-functional teams to create digital transformation roadmaps to achieve Industry 4.0 / 5.0 vision for smart manufacturing / factory of the future, prioritizing high-ROI use cases, conducting Proof of Concepts/Proof of Value and scale for operationalization
Qualification
Required
5-7+ years of experience across smart manufacturing, IT-OT integration, and knowledge of OT systems (e.g., one or more of any of these – PLCs, SCADA, DCS, HMIs etc.)
Knowledge and experience with industrial communication protocols (e.g., one or more of any of these - OPC-UA, ModBus, MQTT, REST-APIs etc.) with understanding of real-time data exchange across shop floor systems
Experience in architecting hardware/software infrastructure to enable manufacturing intelligence solutions, including integration of OT data with one or more of any of these – MES, Historians (one or more of any of these - OSISoft PI, Ignition, Aveva, Kepware etc.), ERP, LIMS, QMS etc
Experience in designing and deploying scalable Industrial Data Operations capabilities and Unified Name Space (UNS) compliant architecture for data contextualization, meta data management and creation of semantic data layers to enable use cases/applications
Deep understanding of manufacturing process knowledge (discrete and continuous), including lean principles, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), downtime analysis, root cause analysis on live production lines for quality events etc
Demonstrated ability to lead workshops with client stakeholders and cross-functional teams to create digital transformation roadmaps to achieve Industry 4.0 / 5.0 vision for smart manufacturing / factory of the future, prioritizing high-ROI use cases, conducting Proof of Concepts/Proof of Value and scale for operationalization
Bachelors' or Masters' degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or Electronics Engineering or a related technical discipline
Strong client-facing skills, with experience supporting pre-sales / business development (e.g., demos, solutioning discussions, proposal creations, experience in RFP responses etc.)
Strong communication skills with the ability to understand client business needs and translate them to technical and business requirements
Demonstrated experience in change management and stakeholder onboarding, from shop floor users to senior leadership, to support adoption of new digital and OT/IT capabilities
Preferred
Exposure to manufacturing and quality advanced analytics use cases (e.g., golden batch, advanced process control, digital twins, batch release, deviation monitoring etc.) is strongly preferred
Lean / Six Sigma experience (Green Belt or Black Belt) preferred; formal certification is a plus but not required
Familiarity with IIoT/IoT platforms (e.g., one or more of any of these - Tulip, Highbyte, Cognite, ThingWorx, Ignition, AVEVA etc.) and cloud/on-prem data storage (e.g., one or more of any of these – AWS or Azure or Google Cloud Platform)
Knowledge/experience of industrial cybersecurity (e.g., one or more of any of these - CFR Part 11 compliance, IEC62443 security protocols, SOC 2 IS compliance etc.) is a nice-to-have
Benefits
Health and well-being
Financial planning
Annual leave
Personal growth and professional development
Robust skills development programs
Multiple career progression options
Internal mobility paths
Collaborative culture
Company
ZS is a management consulting and technology firm that partners with companies to improve life and how we live it.
10001+ employees
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