IoT System Integration Lead

CannonDesign; United States; Remote; USD 122,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

CannonDesign seeks an IoT Technical Lead to integrate diverse systems in smart building environments. This role involves leading cross-functional teams, developing integration strategies, and actively engaging with clients on emerging technologies. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree and possess over 8 years of relevant experience in system integration and project delivery.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible spending account options

Remote work options

401k plan

Paid time off

Employee perk programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in system integration or smart buildings.
• Strong technical understanding of integration frameworks and APIs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of integration strategies across OT and IT systems.
• Align integration solutions with client business and operational goals.
• Provide technical direction to subject matter experts.

Skills

System integration

Technical strategy

Client engagement

Cross-functional team leadership

Data architecture

Security and scalability

Robotics understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or Information Technology

Tools

Niagara

ServiceNow

Azure IoT

Workday

Epic

OfficeSpace

Job description

If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The successful candidate will be responsible for orchestrating the integration of diverse systems—including building automation, workplace experience platforms, HRIS, healthcare IT, robotics, and cloud services—into unified smart building and enterprise environments. This role requires both high-level technical strategy and day-to-day leadership over a cross-functional team of integration specialists and subject matter experts (SMEs). The IoT Technical Lead ensures that disparate systems and teams align to a common vision, implementation roadmap, and data architecture.This role supports projects across sectors including commercial real estate, healthcare, science & technology, and education—with an eye toward emerging technologies such as robotics and automation that are reshaping the built environment.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO

Integration Strategy & Architecture:

• Lead development of system integration strategies that unify OT, IT, workplace, and business systems to support smart building and enterprise use cases.
• Define reference architectures, data flow diagrams, and integration patterns across platforms such as BMS/BAS, HRIS, EHR, IWMS, AV, and IoT cloud platforms.
• Translate complex client use cases into enterprise-level integration roadmaps and data models.
• Ensure security, scalability, and interoperability across all connected systems.
• Stay informed on emerging automation and robotics trends that may influence long-term integration strategies.

Oversight of Integration SMEs & Technical Teams:

• Provide technical direction and coordination to subject matter experts across disciplines (e.g., BMS, access control, IT, cloud, HRIS, healthcare systems).
• Facilitate alignment between specialized design leads to ensure consistency, compatibility, and shared outcomes.
• Review technical deliverables across domains to ensure adherence to integration strategy, performance goals, and quality standards.
• Serve as the escalation point for cross-domain technical integration issues.
• Collaborate with SMEs and vendors where robotics or autonomous systems are introduced into project scopes.

Client Engagement & Stakeholder Management:

• Serve as the primary technical liaison for clients, aligning integration solutions with broader business, operational, and workplace goals.
• Lead multi-stakeholder workshops and presentations, clearly articulating integration priorities and constraints to both executive and technical audiences.
• Advise clients on emerging technologies - including robotics and automation—where applicable to their operations or digital transformation goals.

Project Delivery Support:

• Collaborate with project teams to develop interface control documents, integration specifications, and commissioning requirements.
• Support solution implementation by providing technical input, reviewing designs, and advising on integration approaches across disciplines.
• Assist with integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and validation efforts in coordination with project leads and vendors.
• Ensure alignment between various system vendors and contractors to maintain interoperability and functional consistency.

Operational Enablement & Optimization:

• Assist client teams’ post-occupancy by advising on platform usage, dashboard refinement, and system optimization.
• Support interpretation of analytics and performance metrics across integrated systems.
• Where applicable, support onboarding and optimization of automation systems or robotics platforms deployed in operational environments.
• Provide guidance on system expansion planning and long-term digital governance.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field required.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in system integration, smart buildings, or enterprise digital platforms, with cross-functional team oversight required.
• Strong technical understanding of integration frameworks, APIs, and messaging protocols (MQTT, BACnet/IP, REST, etc.).
• Familiarity with platforms such as Niagara, ServiceNow, Azure IoT, Workday, Epic, OfficeSpace, and others.
• Exposure to or experience with robotics, automation systems, or autonomous technologies (e.g., AMRs, UV robots, delivery bots) is preferred.
• Knowledge of IT/OT convergence, data privacy, and cybersecurity principles.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to bridge business and technical domains.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and multidisciplinary teams concurrently.
• Willingness to travel as needed to support major project milestones and coordination efforts.

The salary range for this position is $122,400 to $153,000 annually. This salary range is the range we believe is the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the timing of the posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the anticipated salary range for the position. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.

ABOUT OUR FIRM

CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. We don’t just dream up solutions — we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society. At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better. It’s more than a philosophy — it’s who we are, and it drives us to make a meaningful, lasting difference every day.

ABOUT WORKING HERE

• We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
• We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us – and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives.
• We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.

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As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.

CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. It is also CannonDesign’s policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.