Senior IoT Edge Rust Engineer

Digital & Technology Team (D&T) is an integral division of HEINEKEN Global Shared Services Center. We are committed to making Heineken the most connected brewery. That includes digitalizing and integrating our processes, ensuring best-in-class technology, and embedding a data-driven culture. By joining us, you will work in one of the most dynamic and innovative teams and have a direct impact on building the future of Heineken!

Would you like to meet the Team, see our office, and much more? Visit our website: Heineken (heineken-dt.pl)

Your responsibilities would include:

• developing and maintaining a highly available near-real-time IIoT data-gathering system

• ensuring software and hardware comply with the latest security requirements and operational standards

• enhancing IIoT edge and cloud system capabilities through innovation and maximizing service uptime

• designing, implementing, and optimizing new and existing connectors for various industrial systems and equipment

• optimizing software delivery strategies within a global DevOps environment

• maintaining high solution quality; improving test coverage and testing practices

• monitoring and expanding IIoT platform traceability across performance, security, and functional metrics

• working closely with stakeholders and Product Owners to analyze business requirements, ensuring alignment with technical and business objectives

• collaborating with the Process Control Domain product team to align and apply IT standards to digital initiatives

• working together with external suppliers to design and implement new technologies and custom solutions

• providing technical expertise to teams supporting connectivity and infrastructure for connected breweries and digital initiatives

• responding to critical incidents and emergencies to minimize downtime and restore services rapidly

• participating in the evaluation and introduction of new technologies and working methods

• identifying bottlenecks and root causes affecting products; defining and implementing effective solutions

• partnering with Product Owners to introduce improvements, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery to minimize rework and support a zero-defect culture

• operating as part of a self-organizing agile team, with shared planning and execution responsibilities and no traditional management layers

• translating business requirements and user stories into feasible solutions and configurations, assessing complexity and implementation strategy.

You are a good candidate if you have:

• proficiency and 6+ years of experience in Rust programming

• 10+ overall experience in software development roles 

• practical experience with AWS Cloud services (especially but not exclusively ECS, ECR, IoT Gateway)

• proven experience in DevOps projects, preferably in a global or distributed environment 

• experience with Terraform Cloud, understanding of Infrastructure as Code systems

• background in IIoT and edge computing projects

• relational database management

• experience with containerization (Docker, ECS); familiarity with orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or EKS is an advantage

• solid understanding of network architecture 

• strong technical troubleshooting skills in software, and preferably in IT hardware and networking

• creative problem-solving approach

• English C1.

You are a perfect match if you also have:

• Understanding of the Operational Technology (OT) domain and industrial automation systems 

• experience in Golang and/or C/C++

• robotics, automation, process control, or electronics background

• experience creating and maintaining technical documentation and knowledge base articles

• ability to work in fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities effectively.

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