Overview
Lead Industrial loT Software Engineer Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa at Headhunters
Description
Our client in the FMCG industry is currently looking to employ
a Lead Industrial loT Software Engineer based in Cape Town.
A wonderful career opportunity awaits you!
Requirements:
5+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience.
2+ technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, operation systems, virtualization, security, networking, data & analytics, Al/ML) experience.
Have a bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science or similar degree.
Familiarity with common web application architectures and infrastructure needs, such as load balancing, caching, and message queues, authentication.
Proficiency in mainstream relational databases and No
SQL databases.
Experience with Dev Ops practices, better be familiar with containerization technologies, automation deployment tools .
Familiarity with AWS able to design and manage cloud infrastructure.
Enthusiasm for learning new emerging technologies and maintaining a keen insight into industry development trends.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to clearly express technical solutions.
Any of the following AWS
Certifications:
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
AWS Certified Developer.
AWS Certified Sys Ops Administrator.
AWS Certified Security.
Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to:
Maintain and operate an loT platform on Amazon Web Services.
Develop new solutions for the food industry utilizing the loT platform.
Programming Languages
Proficiency in languages like Python, C++, and Java for developing embedded software and applications.
Communication Protocols
Understanding of loT-specific protocols such as MQTT, CoAP, HTTP, and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for data exchange between devices and the cloud
Embedded Systems
Knowledge of how microcontrollers and sensors work, including concepts like GPIO, SPI, I2C, and analog/digital conversion.
Security
Expertise in implementing encryption, secure communication, authentication mechanisms, and secure coding practices to protect loT
devices and user data.
Cloud Services
Familiarity with AWS loT services and their capabilities for managing, analysing, and visualizing data from loT devices.
Data Analytics
Ability to process and analyse large amounts of loT data to provide valuable insights for improving applications.
Networking
Understanding of networking concepts like IP addressing, routing, and subnets for loT devices to communicate over the internet.
Version Control
Proficiency in tools like Git for efficient management of the codebase, especially when collaborating on loT projects.
Device Management
Skills to organize, monitor, and respond to events for fleets of loT devices using AWS loT Device Management, AWS loT Device Defender, and AWS loT Core.
Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates
Ability to design devices to receive and apply updates, and to send updates and monitor progress using AWS loT Device Management Jobs.
Data Ingestion
Designing the loT solution’s architecture to meet current and future data ingestion requirements, considering scale, cost, security, and performance.
Title: Lead Industrial loT Software Engineer
Company: Headhunters
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Category: IT/Tech (Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data Engineer, Systems Engineer)
