Remote Senior Director, Cloud Engineering & AI Security

Johnson Controls

United States

Remote

USD 170,000 - 240,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Johnson Controls seeks a visionary Sr. Director of Cloud Engineering to shape cloud strategy and enterprise architecture for its Security solutions.

You will lead global engineering teams, align investments with product roadmaps, and own secure, scalable cloud platforms and AI-enabled capabilities. You will drive architecture standards, governance, and cross-team collaboration while delivering measurable improvements in security, reliability, and cost.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
12+ years of software engineering experience, including substantial experience designing and delivering cloud or distributed systems and 5+ years leading engineering teams.
Demonstrated experience leading engineering managers, architects, and globally distributed technical teams.
Proven accountability for delivery, quality, staffing, and engineering budgets for commercial software platforms or shared services.
Experience leading technical strategy and coordinating delivery across multiple product lines or business units.
Demonstrated experience architecting production SaaS platforms, including multi-tenancy, service integration, data management, and operational resilience.
Deep expertise in a major public cloud platform, with the ability to apply sound architecture principles across different technology environments.
Practical experience integrating AI or machine learning capabilities into production software, including deployment, evaluation, and monitoring.
Strong understanding of APIs, event-driven systems, containers, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD.
Experience designing secure systems, including identity, authorization, encryption, and customer data protection.
Ability to produce working prototypes, assess implementation details, and influence technical decisions across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

Define cloud engineering and enterprise architecture strategy across Security, aligning technology investments with business priorities and product roadmaps.
Establish a shared technical direction spanning cloud services, AI integration, data, APIs, identity, and connectivity between devices, on-premises systems, and cloud platforms.
Identify opportunities to consolidate overlapping capabilities, reduce duplication, and accelerate delivery through reusable platforms and services.
Partner with product-line leaders to establish clear ownership, prioritize shared engineering investments, and balance immediate delivery needs with long-term modernization.
Evaluate emerging technologies and guide investment decisions based on customer value, technical feasibility, cybersecurity, and total cost of ownership.