Director of System Architecture - Connected Water Metering Products

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Position Summary As the Director of Systems Architecture, you will own the end-to-end technical architecture for Neptune's connected water metering products, spanning meter firmware, RF and cellular gateway collectors, cloud headend services, APIs, and supporting IT infrastructure. This position involves bridging product, security, and manufacturing engineering to bring new connected devices from concept to certified, deployed product. You will author and maintain system-level specifications, design PKI and security architecture for device identity at manufacturing scale, define verification and validation strategies, and serve as the technical authority across firmware, software, hardware, and DevSecOps teams. This role reports to the CTO and provides direct impact on Neptune's product roadmap, platform security posture, and manufacturing readiness. Objectives: - End-to-End System Architecture: Define and maintain the holistic system architecture spanning water meter firmware, RF/cellular gateway collectors, cloud headend services, APIs, and supporting IT infrastructure. Identify and resolve cross-domain interfaces and integration points early in the product lifecycle. - Product a...