Internet of Things Engineer

Company: Vida Group International
Location: Houston
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

This role will have the opportunity to lead and collaborate with other engineers to design, plan, develop, and maintain software components for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and work with a global workforce.Requirements & Qualifications:Hard* 5+ years professional experience with hands-on experience developing and deploying large-scale, end-to-end IOT/Edge solutions* Experience deploying one or more IoT and M2M applications (smart manufacturing and asset health monitoring highly desirable) touching on all aspects of a turn-key framework (e.g., web apps, connectivity, edge processing, security, device management, etc.)* Expert programming and scripting skills, especially API architectures (Python, C#, JavaScript, ASP.NET, etc. highly--desirable)* Experience with--device communication protocols and message brokering including MQTT, HTTP, WebSocket, LoRa, BLE,, etc.* Hands on experience with Azure Stack and MS ecosystem (IoT Hub highly desirable)* Experience with database management architectures (Kafka, InfluxDB, TimescaleDB, Hadoop, etc.) and data formats (SQL, NoSQL, JSON, etc.)* Experience with Application and integration Middleware* Experience in project methodologies such as Agile, waterfall/SDLC, Scrum, DevOps, etc.* Experience with data analytics, especially time series and machine data* Experience and/or interest in hardware design/build/test, sensors and other device-level integration, process automation, etc., is a HUGE plus!Soft* Work collaboratively with cross-functional distributed teams (IT, R&D, Product Management, QA, etc.) throughout the product lifecycle* Work in an Agile development environment while maintaining a multi-faceted mindset on:* MAYA (Most Advanced Yet Acceptable) system and functional requirements* Meaningful and relevant UX design* best practice implementation* continuous improvement* Excellent oral and written English communication and presentation skills (i.e., you're good at showing easily consumable insights to technical and non-technical stake holders alike, such as how our IoT solutions extract value creation and capture through decreased expenses and downtime as well as revenue growth)* Research and evaluate innovative new technologies and tools (a "roll-up-your-sleeves" approach to experimentation and rapid prototyping a HUGE plus!)* Willingness to take ownership and be a technical lead, especially in key architectural decisions, design and code reviews* Document best practices and references in developing and deploying product solutions* Effective attention to detail, problem solving, and organizational skillsEducation:* BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree required.* MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering desired.

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