Lead Embedded Architect — Secure Networking & HMI (Equity)

VIVA Tech Talent; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

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VIVA Tech Talent in Belfast is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to head our embedded software and HMI team. You will design, architect, and deliver secure, low-power embedded software for cyber-physical systems, owning the core stack and setting technical direction.

You will lead a fast-moving, hands-on engineering group, drive architecture, prototyping, and ensure compliance with security and safety standards while collaborating on bids and customer discussions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on embedded software experience (C/C++) in production-grade systems.
• Proven technical leadership with mentoring embedded engineers.
• Experience delivering secure networking software at Layer 2/3.
• Experience designing HMI applications for cyber-physical or industrial systems.
• Track record of delivering secure, compliant software in fast-moving environments.
• Comfort with compressed, rapid-prototyping delivery cycles.
• Knowledge of cryptography and secure communications.
• Familiarity with security and safety compliance frameworks.
• Cloud/backend experience (Python, Go, Java) and hardware-software co-design familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Own embedded software architecture and act as design authority across the stack.
• Architect and deliver secure communications software — libraries, drivers, applications.
• Ensure designs meet security, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Set and enforce technical standards, code reviews, and release governance.
• Lead rapid prototyping from concept to market-ready product.
• Line-manage and grow a high-performing embedded and HMI team.
• Contribute technically to bids, proposals, and customer discussions.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Technical leadership

Secure networking (Layer 2/3)

HMI applications

Secure software delivery

Rapid prototyping

Cryptography

Security/safety frameworks

Cloud/backend (Python/Go/Java)

Hardware-software co-design

Job description

VIVA Tech Talent in Belfast is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to head our embedded software and HMI team. You will design, architect, and deliver secure, low-power embedded software for cyber-physical systems, owning the core stack and setting technical direction.

You will lead a fast-moving, hands-on engineering group, drive architecture, prototyping, and ensure compliance with security and safety standards while collaborating on bids and customer discussions.