About the job Senior IOT Expert (Doha, Qatar, Onsite)
Role Summary
We are hiring a Senior IoT Expert to design, deploy, and operate IoT infrastructure across a large public-sector smart-infrastructure estate. The role covers IoT platform architecture, edge devices, connectivity, security, data ingestion pipelines, and integration with enterprise applications and BI/analytics.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead IoT platform architecture across cloud (Azure IoT Hub, AWS IoT Core) and / or industrial (Siemens MindSphere, GE Predix) ecosystems.
- Govern edge-device fleet management, provisioning, and OTA updates.
- Own IoT security architecture — device identity, certificates, network segmentation, secure boot.
- Architect and operate data ingestion pipelines from IoT edge to enterprise data platforms.
- Integrate IoT data with BI / analytics platforms and enterprise applications.
- Govern connectivity strategy — Lthe clientN (LoRaWAN, NB-IoT), 4G/5G, fibre.
- Lead IoT vendor management — devices, gateways, platform licensing.
- Drive integration with operational technology (OT) systems where applicable (SCADA, BMS).
- Author IoT runbooks, incident response procedures, and operational SOPs.
- Mentor junior IoT engineers and provide thought leadership in the client's smart-infrastructure roadmap.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, or Telecommunications Engineering; Master's preferred.
- 8+ years' experience in IoT engineering with at least 4 at senior or expert level.
- Hands-on with at least one major IoT platform (Azure IoT, AWS IoT, Siemens MindSphere, IBM Watson IoT).
- Strong working knowledge of Lthe clientN technologies (LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, Sigfox), MQTT, AMQP, CoAP.
- IoT security depth — device identity, PKI, network segmentation, secure firmware update.
- Edge computing experience (AWS Greengrass, Azure IoT Edge, Linux-based gateways).
- Native or fluent Arabic AND professional English — preferred (not mandatory).
## Preferred / Nice to Have
- Vendor IoT certifications (Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty, AWS IoT specialty).
- Industrial IoT exposure — SCADA, OPC-UA, OT/IT convergence.
- Data engineering depth — Kafka, Spark Streaming, time-series databases (InfluxDB, TimescaleDB).
- Smart-city or smart-building project experience.
- Familiarity with Qatar Smart Programmes (Tasmu).