Director – ID Ecosystem Tech Lead

MSD

Technical owner for the Identification ecosystem at a global healthcare leader. Leading cross-discipline technical teams and ensuring data reliability and security for downstream solutions.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRahway • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $173,200 - $272,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudIoT

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Be the technical owner for the entire Identification (ID) ecosystem: readers (electronic and visual), device-to-cloud connectivity and upload mechanisms, data pipelines and integrations, and the user applications and services that consume identification data.
Set the technical direction, define architecture and operational standards, lead cross‑discipline technical teams, and coordinate delivery with the Product Manager for ID.
Ensure a cohesive, secure, scalable, and maintainable ID ecosystem that delivers reliable identification data to downstream solutions and customers.
Lead by example, foster a culture of technical excellence, and ensure the team delivers scalable, high-impact and maintainable technology solutions throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, electrical/mechanical/computer engineering, or related discipline; or equivalent practical experience
Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience
Proven experience leading end-to-end device-to-cloud systems and data-driven products, including reader devices or IoT hardware, connectivity, backend services, and user applications.
Strong understanding of data architectures, event-driven pipelines messaging systems and REST/HTTP APIs.
Experience defining device-cloud interfaces, secure provisioning, OTA/firmware update strategies, and device management at scale.
Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams and coordinate across hardware, firmware, cloud, and application domains.
Experience with operational considerations for production systems: monitoring, SLAs, incident management, and post‑incident review.
Solid grasp of security best practices for device and cloud ecosystems (encryption in transit and at rest, authentication/authorization, key management).
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to align technical decisions with product and business objectives.
Track record of delivering production-grade systems with attention to reliability, maintainability, and scalability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits, including 401(k)
paid holidays
vacation
compassionate and sick days

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Hard Skills & Tools

device-to-cloud systemsdata architecturesevent-driven pipelinesmessaging systemsREST APIssecure provisioningOTA update strategiesdevice managementproduction systems monitoringencryption

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementtechnical excellenceteam coordinationcross-discipline collaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailstrategic alignmentculture fostering

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in systems engineeringBachelor’s degree in electrical engineeringBachelor’s degree in mechanical engineeringBachelor’s degree in computer engineering