Director, IoT Solutions & Partner Integrations

Nrg Bluewater Wind; Washington; Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG Energy seeks a Director of Solutions Architecture for Partner Ecosystem & Integrations to own end-to-end system design and integration blueprints bridging external partner brands with Vivint’s smart home platform. The role is an independent contributor leading architectural initiatives with external teams and internal stakeholders.

You will define interfaces, security baselines, and performance targets for multi-vendor IoT devices, APIs, and edge/cloud pathways, ensuring low latency and high

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software/systems architecture or principal engineering experience.
• 4+ years designing developer platforms, partner APIs, IoT architectures, or connected smart home environments.
• Cross-functional experience leading architectural design for large-scale hardware/software integrations across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-year technical architecture and integration blueprints for third-party brand integrations.
• Evaluate prospective partner technologies and define integration patterns before development begins.
• Establish architectural baselines, security guardrails, and performance targets for interoperability and low latency.

Skills

Autonomous Individual Contribution

End-to-End IoT Systems Architecture

Ecosystem Systems Thinking

Executive Technical Presence

Education

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

NRG Energy seeks a Director of Solutions Architecture for Partner Ecosystem & Integrations to own end-to-end system design and integration blueprints bridging external partner brands with Vivint’s smart home platform. The role is an independent contributor leading architectural initiatives with external teams and internal stakeholders.

You will define interfaces, security baselines, and performance targets for multi-vendor IoT devices, APIs, and edge/cloud pathways, ensuring low latency and high