Business Technology Solutions Consultant - IT-OT Integration

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ZS is looking for an experienced Smart Manufacturing / IT-OT Integration expert to serve as an IT-OT Consultant Lead in the ZS Supply Chain and Manufacturing practice

The primary responsibility of this role is to lead Industry 4.0 transformation programs and IT-OT integration initiatives for ZS Supply Chain and Manufacturing clients. 

This includes serving 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; designing and deploying scalable digital manufacturing platforms; managing multi-disciplinary teams and projects; and contributing to Supply Chain and Manufacturing practice development.  

 

What you’ll do:   

This role combines OT, smart manufacturing, and systems integration experience in a production / manufacturing environment

The ideal candidate should have 5-7+ years of experience across: 

• Hands-on experience with 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. 

 

What you’ll bring:  

• Bachelors’ or Masters’ degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or Electronics Engineering or a related technical discipline. 
• 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. Any knowledge of agentic AI use cases for manufacturing and quality would be a bonus, and 

• Lean / Six Sigma experience (Green Belt or Black Belt) preferred; formal certification is a plus but not required, or