Senior Technical Lead
India
Job Description
Senior Technical Lead
Hyderabad, Telangana

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Edge Development Lead lead, and deliver a next generation industrial edge computing platform as part of a major product modernization initiative. This role will take end-to-end ownership of all C#/.NET-based edge engineering components, replacing a legacy desktop application with a modern Azure IoT Edge-based offline-first industrial platform. This is a hands-on technical lead role. Roles and Responsibilities Edge Platform Development Lead Own the complete edge platform engineering lifecycle: from architecture, design, implementation with high quality code. Lead development of: Mix Engine modules, Device orchestration services, Sync engine, Monitoring services, Diagnostics services, Configuration management services, Local business runtime services Technology stack: ● C#, .NET 8+, ASP.NET Core ● Background Worker Services, REST APIs, WebSocket ● async/await, multithreading, UDCP protocol, device driver customization Expected expertise: ● Serial communication, USB communication, TCP/IP socket communication, UDCP ● Ethernet device integrations, vendor SDK integrations, Windows native DLL integrations Protocol Engineering: Own protocol implementation including: ● UDCP, custom binary protocols, TCP/IP device protocols, RS232 / RS485, USB Serial ● HID device integrations, Modbus (preferred), OPC-UA (nice to have) Key Responsibilities: ● packet parsing, state machines, retries ● ACK/NACK handling, timeout management, diagnostics logging Azure IoT Integration with security : Integrate edge platform with Azure ecosystem: ● Azure IoT Edge, Azure IoT Hub, device twins, DPS ● telemetry pipelines, direct methods, container deployments, OTA updates ● TLS communication, certificate management, secrets handling ● secure module communication, local credential protection, zero-trust integration ● Exposure to Zscaler ZPA, VPN/proxy environments Required Skills Must Have ● 10+ years software engineering experience ● 6+ years C#/.NET development ● strong .NET Core/.NET 6/7/8 expertise ● Azure IoT Edge hands-on experience ● Azure IoT Hub experience ● hardware integration experience ● protocol engineering expertise ● multithreading & async programming ● distributed systems experience ● Docker/containerization Good to Have ● Rust experience, Modbus, OPC-UA, manufacturing domain exposure ● industrial machine integration, telemetry engineering, remote diagnostics, OTA update Ideal Candidate Someone who has built: ● industrial edge platforms, machine connectivity software, industrial middleware ● offline-first IoT systems, connected device ecosystems, hardware integration platforms

Key Responsibilities

● packet parsing, state machines, retries ● ACK/NACK handling, timeout management, diagnostics logging

Skill Requirements

Must Have ● 10+ years software engineering experience ● 6+ years C#/.NET development ● strong .NET Core/.NET 6/7/8 expertise ● Azure IoT Edge hands-on experience ● Azure IoT Hub experience ● hardware integration experience ● protocol engineering expertise ● multithreading & async programming ● distributed systems experience ● Docker/containerization

Other Requirements

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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,300 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending December 2025 totaled $14.5 billion.

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