Cloud Solution Architect (IoT / Onecta Platform)
Daikin Industries, Ltd.3 months ago
Gent, BelgiumStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define, document, and maintain the end-to-end architecture of the IoT cloud platform across devices, cloud services, applications, and integrations.
- Translate business requirements into scalable, robust, secure, and future-proof technical architectures.
- Drive architectural decisions balancing performance, cost, scalability, reliability, and operational supportability.
- Guide the evolution of the Onecta platform toward API-first, integration-friendly, data-driven, and multi-stakeholder architectures.
- Identify technical debt and improvement opportunities, and validate architectural choices through proof-of-concepts and technical evaluations.
- Embed security-by-design, regulatory requirements, observability, maintainability, and production readiness into platform architecture.
- Collaborate with development, product, security, operations, architecture, and external partner teams to align implementation with architectural decisions.
- Facilitate architecture reviews and cross-team alignment while considering incidents, performance issues, and runtime implications.
- Contribute to improved platform stability and operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
- Experience in cloud architecture or software architecture; IoT experience is a strong asset.
- Solid understanding of distributed systems and microservice-based architectures.
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform, preferably AWS.
- Strong understanding of API design and integration patterns, event-driven architectures, asynchronous communication, and scalable highly available distributed systems.
- Experience with cloud-native and IoT technologies including serverless or containerized services, NoSQL databases, event streaming systems, API gateways, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Familiarity with observability, cloud security concepts, IAM, secure APIs, and network isolation.
- Knowledge of MQTT-based communication, IoT platforms, REST, OAuth2, and microservice communication patterns.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and coordinate across development teams, product owners, architects, security and operations roles, and external partners.
Benefits
- Permanent contract for an indefinite period.
- Thorough training and intensive support from the start.
- Competitive salary with an attractive package of fringe benefits.
- Hybrid work arrangement with the possibility of working from home 2 days per week.
- Location: Tech Lane Ghent Science Park, at Daikin’s European headquarters.
About Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Daikin Industries, Ltd. designs and manufactures HVAC and refrigeration systems for residential, commercial, and industrial customers, and produces fluorochemical refrigerants and filter products. Founded in 1924 and headquartered in Osaka, it operates globally as a public company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Its portfolio includes heat pumps, air conditioners, and chillers sold via brands such as Goodman and Daikin Applied, with R&D and production hubs across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.