Platform Engineering Lead - Core Services (remote) - Remote Eligible

Platform Engineering Lead - Core Services

At Johnson Controls, we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort, we drive the outcomes that matter most. Dedicated to protecting the environment, we deliver our promise in industries such as healthcare, education, data centers and manufacturing. With a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries and over 130 years of innovation, we are the power behind our customers' mission.

When Fortune 500 corporations, government customers, or any other enterprise applications concerned with critical security issues need a reliable solution in their day to day operations, more often than not, they turn to Johnson Controls and its security and event management technologies currently installed in thousands of facilities worldwide. Johnson Controls has built a solid reputation in the security industry as an innovator of security and event management technologies. With its continuous investment in R&D, and the ability to leverage new technologies, Johnson Controls has reached technological excellence.

What You Will Do

Johnson Controls is seeking a Platform Engineering Lead - Core Services. In this role, you will design, develop, and guide the implementation of the foundational platform services that power the One Security Platform (OSP). These services will be the backbone for multiple solutions across Access Control, Video Management Systems (VMS), Alarm & Sensor Integration, AI analytics, and other physical security domains. To be successful, you will need deep technical expertise in enterprise-scale platform services, strong leadership in guiding engineers, and hands-on skills in architecture and coding. This is a remote position for candidates located in the US.

How You Will Do It

Platform Architecture & Design

• 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.

Technical Leadership

• Act as the subject matter expert for core services and mentor engineers on the team.
• 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 to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• 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.

Execution & Delivery

• Break down complex platform features into deliverable tasks for the engineering team.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively address bottlenecks.
• Ensure unit, integration, and performance testing are implemented for all core services.
• Lead technical design sessions and architecture reviews.

What You Will Need Required

• Minimum 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.
• Able to travel 5-10%.

Preferred

• Experience integrating with workflow/orchestration tools (e.g., n8n, Zapier, Node-RED).
• Familiarity with physical security products (Access Control, VMS, Alarm Systems).
• Experience with video streaming protocols (RTSP, WebRTC) or real-time event processing.
• Exposure to DevOps practices and monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Experience building SDKs or developer enablement tools.