Senior Technical Architect

Build your best future with Johnson Controls
As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard - your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!

What we offer

• Competitive salary

• and bonus plan

• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time - 15 days of vacation first year

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one!

• Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities with outstanding resources

• Encouraging and collaborative team environment

• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

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What you will do
Johnson Controls ACVS (Access Control Video Surveillance) has an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and visionary Cloud Development Architect to lead the design and implementation of end-to-end cloud solutions. This role will be responsible for defining architectural best practices, developing proof of concepts (PoCs), and guiding cross-functional teams in delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud-native applications. We do prefer candidates who can commute onsite to our Westford, MA, facility but this could be remote for the right candidate.

How you will do it

• Design End-to-End Cloud Solutions: Architect scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native systems tailored to business needs.

• Establish Cloud Best Practices: Define and enforce architectural standards, design patterns, and development guidelines.

• Lead Proof of Concepts (PoCs): Build and evaluate prototypes to validate new technologies and solution approaches.

• Guide Development Teams: Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and support across cross-functional engineering teams.

• Implement DevOps & Automation: Integrate CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to streamline deployments.

• Ensure Security & Compliance: Apply cloud security principles and ensure adherence to regulatory and organizational standards.

• Optimize Performance & Cost: Monitor and fine-tune cloud workloads for efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.

• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Translate business requirements into technical solutions and align with enterprise strategy.

What you will need
Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in software development with at least 5 years in a cloud architecture role.

• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, serverless, containers).

• Proven experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Strong understanding of DevOps principles and technologies.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes).

• Understand cloud security best practices and compliance frameworks

• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Proven experience designing and implementing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions.