Position: Manager, Systems Architecture & Platform Engineering
Company: Fifth Generation, Inc.
Job site address: 12101 Moore Rd, Austin, TX 78719
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Define and maintain enterprise architecture for core platforms, including ERP (IFS), Novacura, and Microsoft technologies (Azure, Power Platform);
- Design and oversee system integrations across ERP, MES, warehouse management, and analytics platforms using standardized patterns (APIs, middleware, event-driven architecture);
- Establish and govern data models, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and traceability across production and supply chain systems;
- Partner with business stakeholders across operations, supply chain, and finance to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions;
- Lead digital transformation initiatives, including cloud adoption, system modernization, and process automation;
- Ensure systems support regulatory compliance, batch traceability, and quality control standards required in spirits production;
- Provide oversight across the full application lifecycle, including solution design, implementation, testing, deployment, and post-production support; and
- Provide direct supervision, mentorship, and performance management for a team supporting enterprise systems and platform engineering initiatives.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science, DevOps, or a related field, or a foreign equivalency; plus
- Minimum 10 years of experience in solutions architecture within manufacturing, supply chain, or regulated environments as a developer or any related occupation;
- Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in enterprise systems integration, data architecture, and cloud-based solutions;
- Minimum 7 years of experience with ERP systems Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, Power Platform), and integration technologies;
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with MES, warehouse management systems, and inventory/traceability processes;
- Minimum 10 years of experience in leading cross-functional initiatives and contributing to technical direction; and
- Minimum 5 years of experience in implementing enterprise security, compliance, and governance standards.
TRAVEL: No travel required.
Fifth Generation Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer.
This organization uses E-Verify upon hire.