IOT ARCHITECT SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

Updated: Dec 08, 2025 - The Internet of Things (IoT) Architect designs and integrates secure, scalable IoT ecosystems connecting digital and analog sensors with enterprise systems. This role demands strong expertise in IT, networking, and process control, along with experience managing complex hardware/software projects in agile, interdisciplinary teams. The architect also applies programming proficiency, knowledge of ISA 95/88 standards, and analytics tools like SAS or SageMaker to enhance industrial and manufacturing operations.

Essential Hard and Soft Skills for a Standout IoT Architect Resume
  • IoT Architecture
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Integration
  • Solution Design
  • Cybersecurity
  • Architecture Roadmapping
  • Hardware Design
  • AI Integration
  • Network Security
  • Big Data
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Cross-Team Collaboration
  • Strategic Planning
  • Problem Solving
  • Customer Engagement
  • Technical Communication
  • Innovation Enablement
  • Business Development
  • Continuous Improvement

Summary of IoT Architect Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume

1. BS in Computer Science with 12 years of Experience

  • Strong experience in enterprise application deployment on production environments, understanding the various challenges production systems face, and designing to mitigate those challenges
  • Experience with high volume systems, high volume communication, millions of connected endpoints, IoT scale
  • Experience developing software in any of the high-level programming languages such as C, C, C#, Java, JavaScript, VB.net, F#, Ruby, Python, or similar languages
  • Experience building and deigning enterprise solutions including IoT and smart city solutions around connected devices, IoT platforms, Analytics and cloud infrastructure designs
  • Previous exposure to IOT/Smart city domain and security needs
  • Agile Experience in a DevOps environment
  • Understanding and knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices for architecture and development
  • Deep understanding of Non-Function Requirements or Systemic Qualities and architectural approaches
  • Strong understanding of IoT ecosystem, devices, sensors, Gateways, connectivity protocols, and how to put all of these together to design practical deployable end customer solution
  • Exposure to any IOT platform
  • Ability to look at the BIG picture even when designing the nuts and bolts of an application
  • Ability to put high level and ambiguous ideas into concrete solutions in paper
  • Ability to define the architecture and user workflow processes for various solutions in easy-to-understand manner so that Marketing and engineers can both easily understand the end user outcome and benefit, and thus market and develop it with ease

2. BS in Electrical Engineering with 15 years of Experience

  • Experience as a technical architect with deep knowledge of the business and technical drivers in one or more key vertical market segments identified above. 
  • Experience must include developing IoT and other digital technologies’ solution architectures based on client business requirements and use cases and keeping in mind clients’ domain context.
  • Deep experience and proficiency with either Azure or AWS full-stack IoT, Data Engineering, and Analytics PaaS.
  • Experience with other cloud PaaS, including Google, Thingworx, etc.
  • Basic cloud computing skills on AWS and/or Azure to be able to spin up a pipeline consisting of various PaaS for a skeleton solution
  • Well versed with fundamentals of digital solution building blocks including big data, cloud computing, embedded system development, network and communications systems including well-known IoT protocols and design patterns
  • Be able to write code in python or R and build prototypes. 
  • Ability to incorporate of end-to-end IoT security and privacy considerations while developing solution architectures
  • Unique ability to translate business needs, customer pain points to digital platform/product use cases and business/market requirements
  • Ability to communicate detailed technical requirements to Engineers, Data Scientists, and technologists
  • Ability to collaborate with key internal stakeholders, including IoT solution leads, to be able to stitch together an end-to-end IoT solution for a given client based on their business needs
  • Ability to provide thought leadership by following the latest digital technology trends and recommend innovative ideas to meet client needs, and author white papers, blogs, and technical reports

3. BS in Information Systems with 11 years of Experience

  • Certified Product Owner or Scrum Master. 
  • Good experience in designing and maintaining Cloud Architectures
  • Experience leading technical teams
  • Experience with front-end innovation in IoT.
  • Experience with Secure Software Development.
  • Experience with Low Power Electronics and Wired\Wireless design (RS485, BLE, WiFi, LoRaWan, 5G, NB-IOT)
  • Experience with Firmware, Software, and operating systems (C programming, C++, Python, FreeRTOS, Embedded Linux)
  • Professional experience in a similar field of work in a Process Industry Environment
  • Experience with relevant standards, FCC, UL, CSA, and IEC for electronic device qualification
  • Familiarity with IoT standards (MQTT, Sparkplug, AWS IOT Core)
  • Excellent collaboration skills, strong empathy, and ability to work with multiple cultures, and ability to coordinate the work with various stakeholders on an international level

4. BS in Industrial Engineering with 9 years of Experience

  • Experience in IT, Networking, Engineering, or Process/Operation Control
  • Hands-on or practical experience with digital and Analog sensors (e.g., process, vibration, electrical, imaging, etc.), associated repeaters, and base stations
  • Experience in managing large, complex hardware/software development projects
  • Experience working in a consultative and cooperative manner with multiple stakeholders, such as engineers, data scientists, developers, and architects.
  • Experience in Secure Data Exchange with Third-Party Customers
  • Experience in (agile) Project Management in Interdisciplinary Teams
  • Working knowledge of IT technologies applied in manufacturing.
  • Good knowledge in a least two specified programming languages (C, C++, Python, C#, Java)
  • Application and understanding of ISA 95 and ISA 88 control systems architecture.
  • Advanced analytics and modeling platforms (e.g., SAS, SageMaker, etc.)