IoT Technical Architect

Wessex Water; Bath; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company in Bath is seeking an IoT Technical Architect to lead technical projects and provide expertise in IoT systems, cloud solutions, and AI/ML technologies. The role involves hands-on coding, developing team members, and ensuring strategic value maximization. Ideal candidates will have extensive IoT knowledge and programming skills in C# and Python, along with experience in enterprise-scale solutions.

Benefits

Up to 20% pension contribution

25 days' holiday rising to 28

Healthcare reimbursement package

Life assurance up to eight times salary

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of IoT, cloud, and software development technologies.
• Experience with enterprise-scale IoT solutions and application architecture.
• Hands-on development experience in C# and Python.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for IoT systems infrastructure.
• Drive change and efficiency gains in the IoT competency center.
• Develop team members through coaching and mentorship.

Skills

IoT knowledge

Cloud technologies

Software Development

C# programming

Python programming

Tools

AzureML

Pandas

TensorFlow

Databricks

Job description

About the role

As the IoT Technical Architect, you will provide technical leadership for IoT systems infrastructure and tools, including Data (Fabric, AI/ML), Digital Twins, DevOps, MLOps, and integrations into IoT cloud solutions. Using your knowledge of the technologies and the business, you will underpin the defined strategy to maximise value to YTL UK. The role holder will be pivotal to the success of the IoT competency centre, contributing to stakeholder approval, forming relationships and structures, and driving change and efficiency gains. This is a Technical Architect role, and you can expect to be hands‑on coding, providing technical guidance and expertise, as well as coaching, mentoring and developing team members so they can grow, take on more complex IoT tasks and lead them to success. You will be the technical lead of the IoT lab, responsible for proof‑of‑values in the AI/ML and cloud domains.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of IoT, Cloud and Software Development technologies
• Experience developing enterprise‑scale IoT solutions, digital twins, application architecture, database architecture, and networking (essential)
• Awareness of all aspects of a deployed system, including security, resiliency, performance, stability and cost
• Solid understanding and hands‑on experience of ML, anomaly detection and analytics tools, models and algorithms (e.g. Pandas, SciKit, AzureML, TensorFlow, Databricks, ADX)
• Experience with the complete software development lifecycle, including DevOps/CI/CD/Automation
• Hands‑on development experience in C# and Python as a minimum
• Keen interest in IoT connectivity and the benefits it can bring to the YTL Group
• Customer‑focused, able to work unsupervised and efficient in organising and planning your workload to meet project needs
• YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:
• Wessex Water – one of the top‑performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350‑acre former airfield into an award‑winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• Plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses

Benefits

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Diversity and inclusion

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – all applicants are welcome. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have signed the Armed Forces Covenant. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.