Senior IoT Software Engineer

Trident Consulting; Burlington (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Trident Consulting seeks a Senior IoT Software Engineer in Burlington, MA, offering hybrid work and a full-time direct-hire path. The role focuses on cloud-based web applications across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS with strong emphasis on architecture, security, and reliability.

The ideal candidate has 8–12+ years in software development, proven cloud experience, and relevant cloud certifications. Bachelor’s is required; Master’s preferred. Salary ranges from $130,000 to $162,000 per year plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of professional software development experience with cloud-based applications.
• Experience with SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS architectures across major cloud platforms.
• Proficiency with cloud storage solutions such as S3/EBS/EFS or equivalents.
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP/Salesforce) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and enhance cloud-based web applications across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.
• Architect end-to-end cloud solutions using AWS and other platforms.
• Ensure scalability, security, performance, and reliability of cloud components.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Develop automated test suites and perform integration testing.
• Implement cloud security configurations and monitoring.

Skills

Cloud-based development

AWS

SaaS/PaaS/IaaS architectures

API design & integration

CI/CD & DevOps

Containerization & orchestration

Cloud security practices

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

REST APIs

MQTT

Job description

Trident Consulting is seeking a "Senior IoT Software Engineer" for one of our clients in "Burlington, MA" A global leader in business and technology services.

Job Title: Senior IoT Software Engineer

Location: Burlington, MA- Hybrid

Job Type: Direct Hire (Full-Time)

Salary: $130,000 – $162,000/PA + Benefits

Job Summary

What You’ll Do:

• Design, develop, test, and enhance cloud based web applications across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS platforms.
• Architect end-to-end cloud solutions using platforms such as AWS/EC2.
• Ensure scalability, security, performance, and reliability in all cloud hosted application components.
• Work with third-party PaaS vendors to implement secure and performant customer-facing web applications.
• Integrate cloud applications with internal systems and third party platforms using REST, MQTT, and other API standards.
• Develop pre-scripting and post-scripting logic for automation, data flows, and event triggered processes.
• Conduct integration testing and build automated test suites to validate system interoperability.
• Troubleshoot integration issues and build durable, fault tolerant service connections.
• Cross Functional Collaboration & Technical Influence
• Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, and key stakeholders to translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and recommend technical approaches aligned with longterm platform strategy.
• Influence peers and cross functional teams through subject matter expertise and thought leadership.
• Provide technical insight into feasibility, effort estimation, and system constraints.
• Quality, Security & Operational Excellence
• Develop high quality, maintainable code following industry best practices, version control, CI/CD, and secure coding standards.
• Implement cloud security configurations, identity and access management, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
• Perform root cause analysis, diagnose complex performance issues, and implement corrective strategies.
• Contribute to documentation, design specifications, and long-term maintainability of cloud solutions.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement Evaluate emerging cloud technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve system capabilities and development efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce technical debt, and enhance infrastructure resilience.
• Develop prototypes or proof of concepts for new product features or platform enhancements.

How You’ll Get There

• 8–12+ years of professional software development experience, with deep expertise in cloud based application development.
• Strong experience with SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS architectures, including one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Salesforce).
• Proficiency with cloud storage solutions such as Amazon S3, EBS, EFS or their equivalents.
• Skilled in API design, integration patterns, middleware, and automation scripting.
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines, containerization, orchestration, DevOps tools, and cloud security practices.
• Ability to solve highly complex problems, evaluate multiple technical paths, and influence solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to work effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field required.
• Master’s degree is preferred due to the advanced technical environment.
• Relevant cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, Salesforce) strongly preferred.