Industrial IOT Platform Lead

Capgemini Engineering; Saudi Arabia; Hybrid; SAR 337,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology organization in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Industrial IoT Platform Lead to drive the development of a scalable, secure IoT platform using Google Cloud Platform and AWS IoT services. The candidate should have extensive experience in software engineering and IoT platform architecture, complemented by strong leadership and mentoring skills. This role offers flexible work arrangements and promotes career growth.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Career growth programs

Valuable certifications

Qualifications

• 11–14 years of software engineering experience, with 3–5 years in IoT or cloud platform leadership.
• Proven experience architecting IoT platforms on GCP and AWS.
• Hands-on expertise with GCP and AWS IoT services.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the design of an IoT platform using GCP.
• Manage and mentor software developers.
• Define and implement device connectivity and telemetry ingestion.

Skills

GCP Expertise

AWS IoT services

C# (ASP.NET Core)

Python

Microservices architecture

DevOps practices

IoT Security Principles

Real-time Data Processing

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines tools

Job description

Your Role & Key Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Industrial IoT Platform Lead to architect and drive the development of a scalable, secure, and cloud‑native IoT platform. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with the flexibility to integrate AWS IoT services. You will lead a team of software developers, define platform architecture, and ensure seamless performance across multi‑cloud environments.

• Architect and lead the design of an IoT platform using GCP, with AWS interoperability
• Manage and mentor software developers, promoting engineering excellence and scalable design
• Define and implement device connectivity, telemetry ingestion, data transformation, and API management
• Build microservices backends using Docker, Kubernetes (GKE/EKS), and event‑driven architectures
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline
• Enforce IoT security best practices including encryption, authentication, and secure communication
• Collaborate with product, data, and network teams to align platform design with business objectives
• Monitor and optimize performance across multi‑cloud environments using GCP Operations Suite and AWS CloudWatch

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 11–14 years of software engineering experience, with 3–5 years in IoT or cloud platform leadership
• Proven experience architecting and developing IoT platforms on GCP and AWS
• Hands‑on expertise with GCP services: IoT Core (or MQTT), Pub/Sub, Dataflow, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, GKE, Firestore
• Working knowledge of AWS IoT services: IoT Core, Greengrass, Lambda, Kinesis, S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, EKS
• Strong backend development experience in C# (ASP.NET Core) and Python
• Deep understanding of microservices, containerization, and event‑driven design patterns
• Proficiency in DevOps and infrastructure automation using Terraform, Cloud Build, AWS CloudFormation
• Experience with real‑time data processing, time‑series storage, and data lake integration
• Strong command of IoT security principles including encryption, authentication, and key management
• Ability to analyze complex distributed systems and optimize for performance and cost

Preferred Skills

• Experience with multi‑cloud architecture and hybrid IoT deployments
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code practices
• Familiarity with edge computing and secure device provisioning
• Excellent problem‑solving and debugging skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross‑functional teams

What You’ll Love About Working Here

• We recognize the significance of flexible work arrangements to provide support. Be it remote work, or flexible work hours, you will get an environment to maintain a healthy work life balance.
• At the heart of our mission is your career growth. Our array of career growth programs and diverse professions are crafted to support you in exploring a world of opportunities.
• Equip yourself with valuable certifications in the latest technologies

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end‑to‑end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.