Director of Platform Engineering (hybrid)
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Job Location:
Northbrook, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Johnson Controls
At Johnson Controls we transform the environments where people live work learn and play. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort we drive the outcomes that matter most. Dedicated to protecting the environment we deliver our promise in industries such as healthcare education data centers and manufacturing. With a global team of 100000 experts in more than 150 countries and over 130 years of innovation we are the power behind our customers mission.
About Security Access Control Business
When Fortune 500 corporations government customers or any other enterprise applications concerned with critical security issues need a reliable solution in their day to day operations more often than not they turn to Johnson Controls and its security and event management technologies currently installed in thousands of facilities worldwide. Johnson Controls has built a solid reputation in the security industry as an innovator of security and event management technologies. With its continuous investment in R&D and the ability to leverage new technologies Johnson Controls has reached technological excellence.
What you will do
Johnson Controls is seeking a Director of Platform Engineering to lead the strategy design and delivery of the core One Security Platform (OSP) architecture enabling scalable secure and interoperable solutions across Access Control Video Management Systems (VMS) Alarms AI analytics and other physical security this role you will have the opportunity to build a robust extensible platform foundation that supports internal product teams partner integrations and customer-facing applications. The role combines technical leadership strategic vision and team management to ensure the platform is enterprise-grade and future-ready. This is a hybrid position. Candidates must be commuting distance to Westford MA or able to relocate.
How you will do it
Strategic Leadership
Define and own the technical vision and roadmap for the One Security Platform ensuring alignment with the overall product and business strategy.
Collaborate closely with Product Management Solution Engineering and Application Development teams to define platform priorities.
Establish platform governance to ensure consistency scalability and maintainability across multiple product lines.
Advocate for platform adoption across the company and partner ecosystem.
Architecture & Design
Architect and oversee enterprise-scale multi-tenant platforms with high availability security and performance requirements.
Lead the design of core platform services:
Identity & Access Management (SSO RBAC)
Event Processing & Messaging Framework
API Gateway & Developer SDKs
Workflow & Automation Engine (e.g. n8n Node-RED)
Integration frameworks for devices third-party apps and cloud services
AI & Analytics pipelines for security events and video
Ensure the platform supports cloud-native on-prem and hybrid deployments.
Implement vendor-agnostic hardware abstraction for cameras controllers and sensors.
Delivery & Execution
Drive end-to-end platform delivery from concept through Gate reviews to deployment.
Manage and optimize development processes including Agile ceremonies CI/CD pipelines and quality assurance practices.
Partner with the DevOps team to ensure reliability scalability and observability.
Oversee platform security practices including compliance with SOC2 ISO27001 GDPR and other regulations.
Team Leadership & Development
Build lead and mentor a cross-functional Platform Engineering team including:
Core Services Engineers
Integration Engineers
Workflow & Automation Specialists
AI & Analytics Engineers
DevOps & Infrastructure staff
Foster a culture of collaboration innovation and ownership.
Define career development paths and conduct regular performance reviews.
Stakeholder Management
Serve as the primary technical contact for platform-related discussions with:
Internal product teams
Strategic partners and integrators
Key enterprise customers
Communicate platform strategy status and performance to executive leadership.
What you will need
Required
10 years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in a senior technical leadership role.
Experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade platforms used by multiple product teams or external partners.
Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures (Azure AWS or GCP) microservices and API-first design.
Strong knowledge of identity management RBAC and event-driven architectures.
Experience in integrating with hardware devices (preferred in physical security: Access Control VMS Alarms).
Proficiency with workflow automation/orchestration tools (e.g. n8n Zapier Node-RED or similar).
Strong understanding of security and compliance standards (SOC2 ISO27001 GDPR).
Hands-on experience with DevOps practices: CI/CD container orchestration (Kubernetes) observability (Prometheus ELK Grafana).
Strong people management skills with experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Able to travel anywhere from 10-20%
Preferred
Experience in physical security product domains: Video Surveillance Access Control Intrusion Detection.
Knowledge of video streaming protocols (RTSP WebRTC) video analytics or AI/ML model deployment.
Experience building developer ecosystems SDKs or partner integration programs.
Familiarity with multi-tenant SaaS and hybrid deployment models.
Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age protected veteran status genetic information sexual orientation gender identity status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process please visit here.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
About Company
Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and multi industrial leader serving a wide range of customers in more than 150 countries. Our 120,000 employees create intelligent buildings, efficient energy solutions, integrated infrastructure and next generation transportation sy ... View more
