Director ID Ecosystem Tech Lead

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ID Ecosystem Technology Lead Role

As the ID Ecosystem Tech Lead you will be the technical owner for the entire Identification (ID) ecosystem: readers (electronic and visual) device-to-cloud connectivity and upload mechanisms data pipelines and integrations and the user applications and services that consume identification data. You will set the technical direction define architecture and operational standards lead crossdiscipline technical teams and coordinate delivery with the Product Manager for ID. Your goal is to ensure a cohesive secure scalable and maintainable ID ecosystem that delivers reliable identification data to downstream solutions and customers.

Your role is to lead by example foster a culture of technical excellence and ensure the team delivers scalable high-impact and maintainable technology solutions throughout the product lifecycle.

We are looking for Technology Leads who:

• Thrive on technical ownership accountability and customer focus

• Are comfortable signing up for measurable results even when this means working through others to achieve them

• Collaborate across R&D leveraging internal platforms and core technical capabilities

• Use data logic and influence to guide teammates stakeholders and executives

• Foster an environment of continuous learning innovation and collaboration

Education:

• Bachelors degree in systems engineering electrical/mechanical/computer engineering or related discipline; or equivalent practical experience. Advanced degree preferred.

Required:

• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience

• Proven experience leading end-to-end device-to-cloud systems and data-driven products including reader devices or IoT hardware connectivity backend services and user applications.

• Strong understanding of data architectures event-driven pipelines messaging systems and REST/HTTP APIs.

• Experience defining device-cloud interfaces secure provisioning OTA/firmware update strategies and device management at scale.

• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams and coordinate across hardware firmware cloud and application domains.

• Experience with operational considerations for production systems: monitoring SLAs incident management and postincident review.

• Solid grasp of security best practices for device and cloud ecosystems (encryption in transit and at rest authentication/authorization key management).

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to align technical decisions with product and business objectives.

• Track record of delivering production-grade systems with attention to reliability maintainability and scalability.

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The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable.

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