Director of Platform Engineering; hybrid

Position: Director of Platform Engineering (hybrid)
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** About Johnson Controls
**** 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 domains. In 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 Dev Ops team to ensure reliability, scalability, and observability.
* Oversee platform security practices, including compliance with SOC2, ISO
27001, 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
* Dev Ops & 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, ISO
27001, GDPR).
* Hands-on experience with Dev Ops 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:
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