Control Systems Architect

Salary: Competitive Salary + Benefits + Flexible Working!

Why You’d Like It
How often do you get to shape the architectural backbone of systems an entire region relies on every single day? In this role, your technical decisions directly safeguard essential community services while modernising industrial control systems across large-scale assets. It is high-impact, forward-looking roadmap work with genuine purpose, technical challenge, and autonomy.

The Story
With substantial capital investment underway and an ambitious digital programme across operations, there is a clear mandate to unify, modernise, and future-proof our clients operational technology (OT) landscape. They are transitioning from legacy infrastructure towards resilient, connected systems. To lead this transformation, they need a senior architect to steer the overarching technical roadmap and bridge the gap between enterprise digital platforms and industrial field operations.

Company Profile
Our client is a major lifeline utility and infrastructure provider based in Auckland, delivering vital services around the clock to over a million people. With a genuine commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and public well-being, they operate a vast network of critical assets powered by a progressive digital strategy.

Your Role
As the lead Control Systems Architect, you will own the end-to-end industrial control systems strategy, translating operational needs into robust, future-proof architectures. You will guide multi-disciplinary delivery teams, partner closely with vendors, and ensure major capital programmes align with the long-term digital blueprint.

• Shape and maintain the overarching industrial control systems architecture roadmap, aligning digital strategy with operational realities.
• Lead solution design and technical reviews for major capital works, SCADA upgrades, DCS environments, and IIoT deployments.
• Partner with operational engineering teams and specialist vendors to resolve complex control issues and deliver scalable architectures.
• Champion agile delivery practices and mentor engineers, elevating technical capability and architectural discipline across the team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package plus comprehensive health and insurance benefits.
• Genuine flexible working arrangements with a handy Auckland Central base near public transport.
• Meaningful work where your engineering decisions directly benefit the wider community.
• Collaborative, down-to-earth culture backed by generous support for ongoing professional development.

Your Fit
You are a seasoned architect who speaks both operational technology (OT) and enterprise IT fluently. You bring extensive solution architecture experience within utilities, process control, or heavy infrastructure environments, alongside a solid grasp of SCADA, DCS, and modern connected devices. Beyond your technical depth, you are a pragmatic, approachable leader who can communicate clearly with operational crews and executive leaders alike.

Reach out or apply today for more info!