Lead integration of diverse systems into smart buildings, managing cross-functional teams and ensuring security, interoperability, and alignment with business goals.
If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The successful candidate will be responsible for orchestrating the integration of diverse systems—including building automation, workplace experience platforms, HRIS, healthcare IT, robotics, and cloud services—into unified smart building and enterprise environments. This role requires both high-level technical strategy and day-to-day leadership over a cross-functional team of integration specialists and subject matter experts (SMEs). The IoT Technical Lead ensures that disparate systems and teams align to a common vision, implementation roadmap, and data architecture. This role supports projects across sectors including commercial real estate, healthcare, science & technology, and education—with an eye toward emerging technologies such as robotics and automation that are reshaping the built environment.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO
Integration Strategy & Architecture:
- Lead development of system integration strategies that unify OT, IT, workplace, and business systems to support smart building and enterprise use cases.
- Define reference architectures, data flow diagrams, and integration patterns across platforms such as BMS/BAS, HRIS, EHR, IWMS, AV, and IoT cloud platforms.
- Translate complex client use cases into enterprise-level integration roadmaps and data models.
- Ensure security, scalability, and interoperability across all connected systems.
- Stay informed on emerging automation and robotics trends that may influence long-term integration strategies.
- Provide technical direction and coordination to subject matter experts across disciplines (e.g., BMS, access control, IT, cloud, HRIS, healthcare systems).
- Facilitate alignment between specialized design leads to ensure consistency, compatibility, and shared outcomes.
- Review technical deliverables across domains to ensure adherence to integration strategy, performance goals, and quality standards.
- Serve as the escalation point for cross-domain technical integration issues.
- Collaborate with SMEs and vendors where robotics or autonomous systems are introduced into project scopes.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison for clients, aligning integration solutions with broader business, operational, and workplace goals.
- Lead multi-stakeholder workshops and presentations, clearly articulating integration priorities and constraints to both executive and technical audiences.
- Advise clients on emerging technologies - including robotics and automation—where applicable to their operations or digital transformation goals.
- Collaborate with project teams to develop interface control documents, integration specifications, and commissioning requirements.
- Support solution implementation by providing technical input, reviewing designs, and advising on integration approaches across disciplines.
- Assist with integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and validation efforts in coordination with project leads and vendors.
- Ensure alignment between various system vendors and contractors to maintain interoperability and functional consistency.
- Assist client teams’ post-occupancy by advising on platform usage, dashboard refinement, and system optimization.
- Support interpretation of analytics and performance metrics across integrated systems.
- Where applicable, support onboarding and optimization of automation systems or robotics platforms deployed in operational environments.
- Provide guidance on system expansion planning and long-term digital governance.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field required.
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in system integration, smart buildings, or enterprise digital platforms, with cross-functional team oversight required.
- Strong technical understanding of integration frameworks, APIs, and messaging protocols (MQTT, BACnet/IP, REST, etc.).
- Familiarity with platforms such as Niagara, ServiceNow, Azure IoT, Workday, Epic, OfficeSpace, and others.
- Exposure to or experience with robotics, automation systems, or autonomous technologies (e.g., AMRs, UV robots, delivery bots) is preferred.
- Knowledge of IT/OT convergence, data privacy, and cybersecurity principles.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to bridge business and technical domains.
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects and multidisciplinary teams concurrently.
- Willingness to travel as needed to support major project milestones and coordination efforts.
The salary range for this position is $122,400 to $153,000 annually. This salary range is the range we believe is the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the timing of the posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the anticipated salary range for the position. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.
ABOUT OUR FIRM
CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. We don’t just dream up solutions — we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society. At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better. It’s more than a philosophy — it’s who we are, and it drives us to make a meaningful, lasting difference every day.
ABOUT WORKING HERE
- We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
- We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us – and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives.
- We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.
CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. It is also CannonDesign’s policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.
Please note that candidates can only apply to our positions on our company Careers site. It's not uncommon for scammers to create positions that look legitimate on other sites; never enter your information or apply for CannonDesign positions on any platform. Should an issue arise that you feel we should be aware of, please contact us.
As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.
Top Skills
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Bacnet/Ip
Epic
Mqtt
Niagara
Officespace
Rest
Servicenow
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