IT Head (IOT)

Position: Head of IT / Head of Technology – IoT

Location: Mumbai
Experience: 10–15+ years
Industry: IoT / SaaS / Technology
Employment: Full-time

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Head of IT / Technology to lead our technology function and drive the evolution of our IoT platform, enterprise applications and cloud infrastructure.

The role requires a combination of technology leadership, architecture, hands-on technical understanding and people management. The candidate will be responsible for building scalable, secure and high-performance IoT solutions while leading engineering teams and driving the company's technology roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

Technology & Architecture

• Own and drive the overall technology roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Design and evolve scalable IoT, cloud and SaaS architectures.
• Lead modernization of existing .NET-based applications.
• Drive migration toward .NET Core/.NET 6+, microservices and cloud-native architecture.
• Establish architecture standards, coding standards and technology governance.
• Evaluate new technologies, platforms and tools.

IoT Platform

• Experience designing or managing systems involving IoT devices, telemetry and real-time data processing.
• Understanding of device-to-cloud communication and protocols such as MQTT, HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP.
• Experience with IoT device management, data ingestion, processing and monitoring.
• Design scalable architectures capable of handling large volumes of device data.
• Understanding of edge computing and cloud-based IoT architectures would be highly valuable.

Cloud & DevOps

• Strong experience with AWS or Azure.
• Exposure to AWS IoT / Azure IoT services is preferred.
• Drive CI/CD, Docker/containerization and infrastructure automation.
• Establish production monitoring, logging, alerting and observability.
• Ensure availability, scalability and performance of production systems.

Engineering Leadership

• Lead and mentor engineering/development teams.
• Establish development processes, code review practices and release management.
• Drive engineering quality, productivity and reduction of technical debt.
• Hire, develop and retain technology talent.
• Define team structures and responsibilities.

Security & Governance

• Establish application, cloud and IoT security practices.
• Ensure appropriate access control, authentication, encryption and data protection.
• Drive technology governance, backup/recovery and business continuity practices.
• Manage technology risks and production incidents.

Business & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with the founders/management and business teams.
• Translate business requirements into technology strategy.
• Manage technology budgets, vendors and external technology partners.
• Provide regular updates on technology roadmap, risks and major initiatives.

Required Technical Experience

• 10–15+ years of software/technology experience.
• Strong experience with C#, ASP.NET, Web API and .NET Core/.NET 6+.
• Strong SQL Server experience including performance tuning, indexing, stored procedures and query optimization.
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices and distributed systems.
• 3–5+ years of engineering/team leadership experience.
• 3+ years of cloud experience with AWS or Azure.
• Experience with CI/CD, Git and Docker.
• Experience with high-performance and scalable systems.
• Strong understanding of production support and system monitoring.

IoT Skills – Highly Preferred

• MQTT
• TCP/IP
• Device communication
• IoT gateways
• Device provisioning and management
• Telemetry/data ingestion
• Real-time data processing
• Edge computing
• AWS IoT / Azure IoT
• Kafka / RabbitMQ
• Time-series databases
• IoT security

AI/ML – Preferred

• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into SaaS or IoT platforms.
• Understanding of APIs and cloud AI services.
• Experience using AI for predictive analytics, anomaly detection or operational intelligence is a plus.

Educational Qualification

• B.E./B.Tech/MCA in Computer Science, IT or related field.
• AWS/Azure certification preferred.

Pay: ₹50,000.00 - ₹150,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Cell phone reimbursement
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person