SW Solutions Architect **US Remote**

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Connectivity Architect with experience in Windows and Linux systems. The architectural design of our advanced IoT platform is built on PTC ThingWorx and hosted within Microsoft Azure. This platform leverages various Azure services, including Azure Load Balancer, virtualization environments, and storage technologies. This role is critical to ensuring the connectivity platform meets enterprise requirements, supports complex integrations, and efficiently serves over 30,000 agents connecting devices and site infrastructure across the globe.
 

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement cloud-native architectures for IoT applications.
• Ensure high availability, security, and scalability of cloud-based IoT solutions.
• Good to have background about IOT Platforms like ThingWorx, Azure IOT.
• Work with IoT communication protocols (MQTT, HTTP, WebSockets, AlwaysOn) for secure device connectivity.
• Knowledge about TLS encryption, authentication, and role-based access control (RBAC) for secure IoT communication.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity and latency issues in IoT device communication.
• Good to have knowledge about Network Administration (VLAN, IP sub netting, Proxies, Firewalls, and core technologies (DNS, routing, iptables) etc.
• Implement TLS (1.2/1.3), OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT authentication for secure communication.
• Knowledge about Zero Trust Architecture principles for network security.
• Monitor and mitigate IoT-specific security threats such as DDoS, MITM attacks, and unauthorized access
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for deploying IoT solutions in Azure environments or similar cloud infrastructure.
• Exposure to installer packages for IoT applications using MSI, InstallShield.
• Ensure version control, rollback mechanisms, and software updates for deployed IoT solutions.
• Familiarity about deployment and managing multiple environments (Dev, QA, Staging, Prod)
• Knowledge about secure remote desktop technologies with VNC/RDP
• Knowledge about secure VNC connections using SSH tunneling, VPN, or TLS-based encryption.
• Secure databases using RBAC (Role-Based Access Control), Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), and auditing.
• Knowledge about GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) best practices for data privacy and security.
• Support security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing to identify and mitigate security risks
• Experience in real-time application monitoring for platforms like ThingWorx and Azure-based IoT applications.
• Establish metrics collection and anomaly detection for IoT data pipelines.

Qualifications Required:
BE, MSc, MCA in Computer Science or related disciplines.
 

Number of year’s related experience: 10-15 Years

Knowledge / Skills:

ESSENTIAL (minimum requirements)

• BSc degree in computer science, Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, management information systems, related discipline, or equivalent experience.

• Strong capabilities gained through demonstrable professional working experience as an Architect.
• Strong capabilities gained through demonstrable professional working experience with scripting language in PowerShell, Bash, or Python for cloud automation and deployment.

• Good experience with Azure Identity Management, Access Control Management and Role-based security RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and auditing.
• Good to have experience on Administration of IoT Infrastructure solution preferably PTC ThingWorx. 
• Previous work with complex integrations and performance tuning in cloud environments
• Ability to guide/co-ordinate/support stakeholders, Product team and third-party vendors
• Knowledge about Azure SQL Database, PostgreSQL
• The ability to translate business visions into illustrated technical design solutions.
• Comfortable with liaising with stakeholders, to resolve issues, whilst also having a proactive attitude to work within a fast-paced environment.
• fluent in English (written and verbal) with the ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms.
• Experience in architecture, with a minimum of 2 years in any IOT Platform
• Proven experience in designing and implementing architectures for large-scale infrastructures. 
• Knowledge of security best practices, networking concepts, and compliance frameworks. 
• Knowledge about software lifecycle management

DESIRABLE (not essential, but highly advantageous)

• Certification as an Azure Architect Expert (AZ-303/AZ-304) is good to have.

Personal Attributes:

• Energetic self-starter with creative approaches to solving complex problems.
• Self-motivated and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle high pressure situations & multitasking.
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross cultural teams spanning globally
• Open to travel to remote locations nationwide as needed.
• Must have strong analytical abilities and out of the box thinking abilities.
• Flexible work schedule to meet demands of position and call-schedule.

Who we are: We are a team of more than 73,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

To find out more about Siemens Healthineers businesses, please visit our company page here.

The annual base pay for this position is:

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The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan. life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time.

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