Cloud Data Architect

Piper Companies is seeking a IT Systems Lead to join a manufacturing company located in Greensboro, NC. The IT Systems Lead will be responsible for playing a pivotal role understanding business requirements and designing, building, deploying, and supporting IT solutions and services across manufacturing and industrial automation environments.

• Serve as the technical lead for manufacturing and operational technology solutions, establishing design standards and ensuring architectural alignment across OT, IT, and cloud environments.
• Own and guide complex integrations (e.g., SCADA/PLC to applications; MES/MOM to SAP) and make key technical decisions across interconnected systems.
• Define configuration baselines, integration patterns, and technical guidelines; review and validate internal and vendor technical deliverables.
• Participate as a technical authority in project teams, ensuring solutions are scalable, supportable, and aligned with enterprise and MOT standards.
• Support modernization initiatives across legacy to modern application stacks, cloud platforms, standardization, and OT/IT convergence.

• 10+ years of IT experience with significant exposure to manufacturing, industrial automation, or OT environments.
• Proven leadership in solution design, governance, and service delivery for complex, integrated systems.
• Hands‑on expertise with SCADA/PLC integrations, SQL Server, Windows Server, and both legacy and modern application stacks.

• Salary Range: $120,000 /60 an hour
• Full Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision

This job opens for applications on 3/6/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.