Enterprise Architect

ABOUT AGRATAS

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries applied to multiple use cases in the mobility and energy sectors, to match our customers' requirements. Agratas is a scale-up business with a start-up mentality, driven by our pursuit of green growth and technological progress. We develop next-generation battery technologies at our state-of-the-art R&D Innovation Hubs in India and the UK.

JOB SUMMARY

Take full ownership of the Enterprise Architecture for the Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) landscape, ensuring seamless system integration and architectural coherence across ERP, PLM, MES, WMS, and LIMS. This role demands a deep understanding of these interconnected systems and the ability to define and maintain a scalable, flexible, and resilient architecture that supports business objectives and manufacturing excellence. The Enterprise Architect will lead architectural governance, align technology strategies with operational goals, and manage dependencies to enable a fully optimized solution at Start of Production (SOP). Acting as the central technical authority, the Enterprise Architect will proactively mitigate risks, standardize workflows, and champion enterprise-wide best practices to ensure efficiency, interoperability, and long-term sustainability of the MOM ecosystem.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Enterprise Architecture & Strategy:

• Define and maintain the architectural vision for the Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) ecosystem, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term strategy.
• Develop and enforce enterprise-wide architecture principles, standards, and best practices to optimize system interoperability across ERP, PLM, MES, WMS, and LIMS.
• Lead the architectural governance process, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and resilience of the IT landscape in support of smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0.

System Integration & Technical Oversight:

• Design and oversee seamless integration between MOM systems, production lines, quality control processes, and broader enterprise applications.
• Evaluate and implement architectural solutions that enhance data flow, system performance, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Act as the key technical authority, identifying opportunities for automation, optimization, and continuous improvement across the system landscape.

Solution Design & Implementation:

• Guide the development and deployment of solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture frameworks and manufacturing needs.
• Work closely with technical teams to define architecture roadmaps, ensuring structured progression from concept to implementation.
• Oversee the selection and evaluation of emerging technologies, ensuring their compatibility and value within the MOM ecosystem.

Risk Management & Compliance:

• Establish and enforce architectural security policies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with system integrations, data governance, and infrastructure scalability.
• Ensure that architectural decisions support business continuity and disaster recovery planning.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Leadership:

• Act as the primary technical advisor to business and IT stakeholders, bridging the gap between strategic vision and technical execution.
• Lead cross-functional discussions, ensuring business and technical alignment throughout the MOM transformation journey.
• Mentor technical teams, fostering knowledge-sharing and innovation within the enterprise architecture domain.

Documentation & Knowledge Management:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation, including system landscapes, data workflows, and integration frameworks.
• Standardize documentation practices to ensure transparency and accessibility across IT and business units.
• Create structured Requests for Quotation (RFQs) for enterprise architecture-related needs in manufacturing operations.

Training & Knowledge Transfer:

• Conduct workshops and training sessions to educate stakeholders on enterprise architecture principles and their role in MOM initiatives.
• Ensure alignment across teams by fostering a culture of architectural excellence and informed decision-making.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, designing scalable and resilient data and system architectures to support manufacturing operations.
• Expertise in defining information flows and data governance frameworks, ensuring seamless interoperability across ERP, PLM, MES, WMS, and LIMS within the MOM ecosystem.
• Extensive end-to-end lifecycle experience in evaluating, onboarding, integrating, and maintaining enterprise applications supporting manufacturing processes and business capabilities.
• Deep understanding of interface architecture, including cloud/on-premises integration patterns, middleware solutions, and interoperability models.
• Experience in establishing enterprise-wide business capability models and aligning technology roadmaps with process hierarchies and operational strategies.
• Knowledge of manufacturing operations reference architectures, ensuring alignment with Industry 4.0 principles and digital transformation initiatives.
• Expertise in disaster recovery (DR), business continuity planning (BCP), and high-availability system architectures to support 24x7 operations.
• Proficiency in IT architecture frameworks, reference models, and solution governance to drive sustainable system design and integration.
• Strong ability to translate business objectives into architectural blueprints, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and long-term IT strategy.
• Experience in leading enterprise-level architecture assessments, technical risk evaluations, and solution selection processes.
• Excellent strategic program management capabilities, ensuring architectural initiatives adhere to business priorities and project milestones.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, effectively collaborating with executives, business leaders, and technical teams to drive enterprise transformation.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, leveraging data-driven decision-making to optimize business processes and system landscapes.