Freelance opportunity
Start Date:
From 5 October
Duration:
6 Months
Location:
Remote
Language:
English required; German is a plus, not mandatory
** Work Schedule:
Ad hoc consulting (up to 40hours per month) **
Project Overview The client is looking for an experienced
Manufacturing Data Platform Architect / Expert
to support the
conceptual and architectural work for a Manufacturing Data Platform covering machine and production data
.
The goal is to design a solution architecture consisting of
multiple components rather than a single off-the-shelf product
, with a strong preference for
open-source components
.
The deployment model will be
on-premise per factory/site or alternatively within a company-owned data center
.
Key Requirements
Must-Have
Industry expert with strong experience in manufacturing/industrial data platforms.
Strong hands-on experience designing data platform architectures for manufacturing/industrial environments
, including Edge/Factory/Cross-Factory or comparable multi-tier models.
Strong experience with open-source data platform components – this is the most important requirement.
Experience with on-premise or data center deployments
; cloud-native experience alone is not sufficient.
English fluency.
Availability to work remotely from a time zone close to CET.
Preferred
Experience from
multiple similar manufacturing/industrial data platform projects
.
German language skills.
Ideal Consultant Profile The ideal consultant is an
industry expert in manufacturing/industrial data platforms
who has strong practical experience designing data platform architectures in comparable environments.
Experience across
multiple similar projects
is preferred, allowing the consultant to bring relevant experience from previous engagements into the current conceptual work.