Head of Engineering, IoT & AI Security

Olarm; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Olarm is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead multi-disciplinary teams across software, firmware, hardware and IT. You will own the technical direction, architecture, and delivery roadmap, aligning with product strategy and compliance standards.

This role offers a high-impact opportunity in a fast-paced IoT home security company. You will shape engineering culture, build scalable teams, and drive innovation across devices, cloud and platforms, ensuring reliable, secure, and resilient product

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams across embedded, cloud and app layers.
• Architecture of connected IoT or similar device-to-cloud systems.
• Building engineering structure, processes and leadership layers in a growing company.

Responsibilities

• Lead Olarm's engineering organisation through a team of functional leads.
• Own technical architecture across devices, firmware, cloud, mobile and web.
• Own engineering capacity, sequencing and delivery planning with Product.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 27001, EN 50131, EN 50136, CE and other standards.

Skills

Leadership

IoT architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Degree in engineering / CS

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Olarm is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead multi-disciplinary teams across software, firmware, hardware and IT. You will own the technical direction, architecture, and delivery roadmap, aligning with product strategy and compliance standards.

This role offers a high-impact opportunity in a fast-paced IoT home security company. You will shape engineering culture, build scalable teams, and drive innovation across devices, cloud and platforms, ensuring reliable, secure, and resilient product