Lead Architect - Unified Communications & Collaboration; UC&C)

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QSC is creating exceptional, people-centric experiences with the perfect balance of technology and creativity. Q-SYS, our innovative full stack audio, video and control platform, unifies data, devices and a cloud-first architecture, empowering organizations to deliver transformative AV experiences across built spaces. Building on the QSC legacy, QSC Audio delivers audio technology that empowers live entertainers and sound reinforcement professionals with the confidence to create and deliver memorable experiences for their audiences.

Atrius, Distech Controls and QSC are part of the Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) business segment. Our mission is to make spaces smarter, safer and greener through our strategy of connecting the edge with the cloud using disruptive technologies that leverage data interoperability.

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals. Acuity Inc.

is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at  . #QSYS

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• This position may be based anywhere in the United Statesand includes travel as part of the responsibilities.

We are looking for aLeadArchitectto serve as a key engineering leader for our Unified Communications & Collaboration hardware and software portfolio, spanning Audio, Video, and Control domains. This is a senior role for someone who has spent their career at the intersection of conferencing platforms (Microsoft Teams, Zoom) and the hardware/software products certified to run on them.

You will define system architectures, contribute to hardware and software requirements, and act as the technical authority guiding our engineering and product teams through the fast-changing landscape of Unified Communications platforms.

You'llbe equally comfortable in a whiteboard architecture review, a certification lab, and a conversation with product management about tradeoffs and roadmap.

Your technicalexpertisewill berequiredto lead teams through UC certification efforts and help define broader solution-level test strategies.

This role has no formal direct reports but is expected to influence, mentor, and guide engineers across the organization.

• Stay ahead of the ecosystem:
  
  Continuously track Microsoft Teams and Zoom platform, hardware, and certification specifications, translating changes into actionable impacts on our hardware and software roadmaps.
• Define system architecture:
  
  Lead the specification and design of end-to-end system architectures across Audio, Video, and Control subsystems for products built for interoperability with UC platforms.
• Determine requirements:
  
  Establish and document hardware and software requirements that satisfy Teams/Zoom certification programs, customer needs, and internal product goals.
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