Platform Engineering Lead – Core Services

November 22

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🏗️ Platform Engineer

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Johnson Controls

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Enterprise • SaaS • Security

Johnson Controls is a global leader in creating smart building technologies, software, and services. With over 100,000 employees across 150 countries, the company offers the world's largest portfolio in HVAC equipment, building automation, and control systems. Their innovative solutions include industrial refrigeration, fire detection, and security systems, enhancing efficiency and sustainability. Johnson Controls is committed to helping customers achieve their sustainability goals with technologies like OpenBlue, which provides real-time data visibility and management systems for optimizing building performance. Their services span from digital solutions for energy management to advanced security and fire safety systems.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1885

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

🔐 Security

📋 Description

• Lead the design and implementation of core platform components, including: Identity & Access Management (SSO, RBAC, MFA), API Gateway & developer-facing APIs, Event Bus & Messaging Framework (e.g., Kafka, MQTT), Audit Logging & Compliance Services, Multi-tenancy & Tenant Isolation Services, Notification & Alerting Framework, Licensing & Entitlement Management • Define and enforce architecture principles, coding standards, and design patterns for core services • Ensure platform scalability, security, and high availability in cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments • Act as the subject matter expert for core services and mentor engineers • Collaborate with Solution Architects, Integration Teams, and Application Teams to ensure core services meet internal and partner needs • Review and approve high-level designs, technical specs, and major code changes • Provide technical oversight during sprints • Work closely with the Director of Platform Services to align roadmap priorities with platform strategy • Engage with Security Engineering to ensure compliance with SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, and other standards • Partner with DevOps to optimize CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and incident response for platform services • Collaborate with Workflow & Automation teams to ensure seamless orchestration with core APIs • Monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively address bottlenecks • Ensure unit, integration, and performance testing are implemented for all core services

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, or engineering, related field • 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a technical lead or architect role • Proven expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-grade core services for multi-product or multi-tenant platforms • API-first design principles • Event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQTT, AMQP) • Identity & Access Management protocols (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML) • RBAC, MFA, and security best practices • Multi-tenancy architecture patterns • Experience with cloud-native architectures (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes) • Proficiency in at least one enterprise-grade backend language

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development opportunities