You combine strategic insight with strong analytical thinking and a clear architectural mindset. You translate complex technical challenges into clear decisions and well-supported solutions. You are persuasive, decisive, and organisationally aware – you know how to bring stakeholders along. Innovation drives you: you keep a close eye on market developments and know what is relevant for Sif.

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Industrial Automation, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. At least 7 years of experience in industrial automation or OT, including at least 3 years in an architecture role. Knowledge of PLC platforms (including Siemens), SCADA systems, ThingWorx/PTC, Kepware, OPC-UA, Profinet, Modbus, and/or MQTT. Experience with Industrial IoT platforms, Azure, API integrations, Historian environments, and network components (including Cisco, Mikrotik, Siemens, Fortigate).

Operational Technology Architect

Q: Your responsibilities

Architecture & strategy: You develop and maintain the OT architecture for all production sites. You define OT standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps, and establish target architectures for Smart Factory, MES, SCADA, and industrial automation. Industrial automation: You determine integrations between IT/OT systems including D365 F&O, MS Fabric, and Power BI. You support production teams with questions around existing and new devices, and you are responsible for creating a highly stable and controllable production automation environment. Security & compliance: You define OT security architectures in line with IEC 62443, support ISO 27001 implementation, and establish standards for remote access by suppliers. Supplier & lifecycle management: You provide technical oversight of suppliers and integration partners, define lifecycle, patch, and upgrade policies for OT platforms, and advise on SLAs, support contracts, and risks. Innovation: You explore new technologies in the areas of Smart Manufacturing, Digital Twins, Condition Monitoring, Industrial AI, Data Analytics, Edge Computing, and Industry 4.0.

Rotterdam

€5700,-/ €8500,-

Permanent

Are you the architect who will take our Smart Factory to the next level? Do you have the technical vision to design OT landscapes that seamlessly connect production, data, and security? At Sif, we build the steel foundations for offshore wind farms across Europe – and we’re looking for an OT Architect to make our production environment just as solid.

What does an OT Architect do?

As OT Architect at Sif, you are the connecting link between production, engineering, maintenance, IT, and cybersecurity. You develop and safeguard the OT architecture across all our production sites, ensuring that industrial automation, OT platforms, and data integrations align with Sif’s business objectives. You report to the Manager IT Projects and work closely with internal teams, suppliers, and external integration partners.

Your responsibilities

Architecture & strategy: You develop and maintain the OT architecture for all production sites. You define OT standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps, and establish target architectures for Smart Factory, MES, SCADA, and industrial automation.
Industrial automation: You determine integrations between IT/OT systems including D365 F&O, MS Fabric, and Power BI. You support production teams with questions around existing and new devices, and you are responsible for creating a highly stable and controllable production automation environment.
Security & compliance: You define OT security architectures in line with IEC 62443, support ISO 27001 implementation, and establish standards for remote access by suppliers.
Supplier & lifecycle management: You provide technical oversight of suppliers and integration partners, define lifecycle, patch, and upgrade policies for OT platforms, and advise on SLAs, support contracts, and risks.
Innovation: You explore new technologies in the areas of Smart Manufacturing, Digital Twins, Condition Monitoring, Industrial AI, Data Analytics, Edge Computing, and Industry 4.0.

Where will you end up?

You will be based at our Maasvlakte 2 production site in Rotterdam. You report to the Manager IT Projects and work day-to-day alongside colleagues from production, maintenance, Smart Factory, and IT.

Who are you?

You combine strategic insight with strong analytical thinking and a clear architectural mindset.
You translate complex technical challenges into clear decisions and well-supported solutions.
You are persuasive, decisive, and organisationally aware – you know how to bring stakeholders along.
Innovation drives you: you keep a close eye on market developments and know what is relevant for Sif.

You possess;

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Industrial Automation, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
At least 7 years of experience in industrial automation or OT, including at least 3 years in an architecture role.
Knowledge of PLC platforms (including Siemens), SCADA systems, ThingWorx/PTC, Kepware, OPC-UA, Profinet, Modbus, and/or MQTT.
Experience with Industrial IoT platforms, Azure, API integrations, Historian environments, and network components (including Cisco, Mikrotik, Siemens, Fortigate).

What does SIF offer you?

At Sif, we don’t make vague promises. Just solid terms for solid work:

Salary: Between €5,700 and €8,500 gross (scale 13) per month (based on 40 hours).
Time off: 25 vacation days + 13 ADV days (based on 40 hours).
Travel allowance: €0.23 per kilometre.
Pension: Via Pensioenfonds Metaal en Techniek. We cover 78% of your premium.
Team spirit: A tight-knit crew. Work hard, laugh hard. You’re never on your own.
Stable employer: 75+ years of experience, plenty of growth and opportunities for your development.
Work with impact: What you do directly contributes to a more sustainable world. Sif is growing fast as market leader in offshore wind foundations — and we do it with people who want to move forward.

You’ll have room for initiative, ownership, and growth. We’re looking for professionals who apply their knowledge, take responsibility, and never stop learning. What you can do now matters — but where you want to go matters even more. Are you going to make it at Sif?

Want to know more about the vacancy? Our recruiter Jasmijn van den Borne would be happy to help you!

Do you have any questions about the vacancy? Contact the recruiter via email or phone!

This is how the application goes

Great that you’re interested in Sif! Would you like to join us? Check out our vacancies and apply directly, or send us an open application via this link. We will let you know within two working days.

After an initial online introduction with our recruiter, we would like to invite you for a personal interview. We want to get to know you better and tell you all about the position and Sif. This will give you a good idea of your future workplace and allow us to answer your questions.

In the second interview, we will delve deeper into your motivation and how your talents fit with our team. We would like to hear what drives you and how you can apply your enthusiasm to our goals. This is how we discover together whether there is a good match. Sometimes an assessment is also part of this process, depending on the position.

Yes, there is a match! In the next step, we discuss the terms of employment. Not just your salary, but also what else is important to you. Our goal? To make you an offer that suits you perfectly in one go.

Hooray! You are our new colleague!

This is how the application goes

Hooray! You are our new colleague!

Operational Technology Architect

Rotterdam

€5700,-/ €8500,-

Permanent

What does an OT Architect do?

This is how the application goes

This is how the application goes

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