Lead Software Engineer

Job Description: Lead Engineer - Data Centre & Smart Infrastructure

Location: Abu Dhabi

About Presight

Presight — ADX-listed, G42-backed, and the region's leading GenAI analytics company — is hiring a Solution Architect who is equally comfortable drawing integration blueprints and sitting in front of a client boardroom.

This is not a purely pre-sales or design role. We need someone who has lived inside data centre programmes from concept through commissioning, owned stakeholder relationships end-to-end, and can still roll up their sleeves when it matters.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly experienced, hands-on Lead Engineer to drive the design, integration, and delivery of complex smart infrastructure solutions across data centres, SCADA, BMS/DCIM, IoT, and enterprise AI platforms. This role demands an ideal blend of deep technical expertise and delivery leadership — someone who can own end-to-end engineering outcomes while collaborating across multi-vendor, cross-functional teams. In later project phases, the role will progressively take on project management responsibilities, steering delivery planning, stakeholder coordination, and operational handover.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution design and implementation for integrated systems spanning data centres, SCADA/OT, BMS, CCTV, access control, fire alarm, and AI/analytics platforms.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performance architectures, ensuring alignment with business objectives and AI-driven solutions.
• Define and manage integration architecture across multi-vendor platforms, including APIs, middleware, data pipelines, and OT/IoT protocols (BACnet, Modbus, MQTT, REST).
• Develop and review high-level and low-level design documents (HLD/LLD), architectural blueprints, and vendor proposals, ensuring system feasibility and seamless cross-platform integration.
• Define and document data flows across systems — from IoT sensors and gateways through to DCIM/BMS, CCTV/VMS, analytics engines, and command & control dashboards.
• Act as the technical bridge from initial design discussions through to final delivery, working closely with project managers, business analysts, architects, developers, and external partners.
• Coordinate with the PMO and product managers to assess resource requirements, delivery goals, and potential risks; identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project quality and timelines.
• Oversee system integration testing (SIT), UAT, and commissioning activities, validating that delivered solutions meet performance, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and maintain high-quality technical documentation including architecture documents, integration diagrams, data flow diagrams, test plans, SOPs, and acceptance criteria.
• Provide cost modelling and technical inputs for financial forecasts, including BoMs, CAPEX/OPEX estimates, and TCO projections based on solution design.
• Support value engineering and scenario analysis, ensuring architecture decisions are cost-optimized, risk-aware, and aligned with budget and business case objectives.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations for security systems and drive adherence to security, compliance, and performance best practices, while considering long-term scalability.
• Cultivate a supportive team environment by valuing input from team members, mentoring junior engineers, and encouraging professional growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in system engineering, solution architecture, or technical lead roles within smart infrastructure, data centre, or mission-critical environments.
• Proven experience with OT systems integration — BMS, DCIM, SCADA, CCTV/VMS, PSIM, access control, and f