Provides technical direction and hands-on engineering for connected products and cloud platforms. Defines system architecture, data models, integration patterns, technical roadmaps, and device-to-cloud designs. Leads modernization, reliability, security, observability, CI/CD, infrastructure, incident response, and disaster recovery efforts. Partners across engineering, product, science, quality, IT, DevOps, and external vendors while mentoring engineers and guiding architecture decisions involving cost, scalability, security, and customer impact.