40 % Remote: Interim Lead Architect (Azure) IoT Platform (m/f/d)

Our client requires an Interim Lead (Azure) IoT Platform Architect (m/f/d) to ensure architectural leadership for the global IoT Platform during a temporary absence in the internal team. The architect will secure continuity, technical decision quality, and alignment across Device, Cloud, Web, Mobile, and Backend systems.

- Lead the Digital Architecture function for the global IoT Platform

- Evaluate and translate requirements into scalable and modular target architectures

- Consolidate inputs from Product, Development, Security, Data, and Field into architecture artefacts

- Own and execute architectural governance for IoT Platform topics

- Ensure a consistent end-to-end architecture across Device, Cloud, Web, Mobile, and Backend

- Provide architectural guidance for MAX, DES, IoT, and related roadmap items

- Prepare, facilitate, document, and drive actions for the System Architecture Council

- Ensure adherence to architectural principles ("inner loop -> development / outer loop -> monitoring")

- Conduct technical reviews, identify architectural risks, and propose mitigation measures

- Support cloud governance activities, PMP technical evaluations, and penetration tests

- Maintain architectural documentation, reusable patterns, and standards

- Provide architectural guidance for strategic initiatives (Fusion, Building Ethernet, MAX Monitoring, KSA extensions)

- Support platform stability and DevOps/DataOps alignment

Ways of Working & Collaboration

- Close collaboration with Digital Products, A&T Architects, Development teams, Data & Insights, and Security

- Weekly alignment with the Head of Digital Architecture & Technology

- Participation in technical reviews, architecture councils, roadmap sessions, and cross-functional workshops

Required Skills & Experience

- Several years of experience as Lead Architect or Senior Architect in complex IoT environments

- Strong end-to-end IoT architecture expertise (Device -> Cloud -> Application Stack)

- Deep expertise in Azure IoT services, particularly:

- IoT Hub, Device Provisioning Service (DPS)

- Strong understanding of modularization, domain boundaries, and API patterns

- Proven ability to convert requirements into structured architecture outputs

- Strong technical review and architectural governance capability

- Excellent communication skills to align engineering, product, field, security, and management

- Fluent English language skills, written and spoken (project language)

- Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps/DataOps principles

- Knowledge of cloud governance and security frameworks

- Experience in moderating architecture councils or similar committees

- Familiarity with elevator or building management systems is an advantage

1. Architecture Specifications

2. Council Documentation

- Preparation materials for the System Architecture Council

3. Technical Reviews

- Architecture reviews for major features and roadmap elements

- Summary of architectural risks and mitigation approaches

4. Governance & Compliance Artefacts

- Architecture documentation aligned with internal standards

- Inputs for PMP technical evaluations and penetration tests

5. End-to-End Architecture View

- Updated documentation covering Device -> Cloud -> Application Stack

- Harmonized views for MAX, DES, and IoT data flows