Director, IoT Solutions & Partner Integrations

NRG Energy; Washington (Washington County); On-site; USD 210,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG Energy seeks a Director of Solutions Architecture for Partner Ecosystem & Integrations to own the end-to-end design of external partner integrations within the energy and smart-home initiatives. This role requires an elite systems architect who can operate autonomously and align with security and performance standards.

You will drive architecture strategy, define integration patterns, and collaborate across Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, and Information Security to deliver

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software/systems architecture or principal engineering experience, with at least 4+ years focused on developer platforms, partner APIs, IoT, or smart home environments.
• Partnership track record architecting complex, high-scale integrations with tier-1 consumer electronics, silicon vendors, or software enterprise partners.
• Cross-functional execution leading architectural design for large-scale hardware/software integration projects across distributed teams.
• Education: BS or MS in CS/CE or related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-year technical architecture and integration blueprints for all third-party brand integrations across the Vivint Home ecosystem.
• Evaluate prospective partner technologies, perform deep-dive feasibility assessments, and define integration patterns before development begins.
• Establish interoperability baselines, payload schemas, and security guardrails to ensure external hardware meets performance targets.
• Partner with Platform Engineering, Embedded Firmware, Cloud Infrastructure, and Information Security to architect scalable SDKs, APIs, and edge/cloud pathways.

Skills

Autonomous work

IoT architecture

Ecosystem thinking

Executive communication

Education

BS/MS in CS/CE

Job description

NRG Energy seeks a Director of Solutions Architecture for Partner Ecosystem & Integrations to own the end-to-end design of external partner integrations within the energy and smart-home initiatives. This role requires an elite systems architect who can operate autonomously and align with security and performance standards.

You will drive architecture strategy, define integration patterns, and collaborate across Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, and Information Security to deliver