Principal Cloud Architect

ConvaTec is seeking a seasoned Cloud Architect to join our team. As a Cloud Architect, you will play a crucial role in designing and implementing our software services and application platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement our software services and application platform architecture.
• Lead the architecture of our SaMD and SiMD applications and cloud services.
• Develop and institutionalize best practices for building and operating highly reliable and scalable systems.
• Enable and drive the architecture and design review process.
• Consult in design phases to architect reliability and scalability requirements.
• Design and rollout policies, procedures, and standards that prioritize security, reliability, observability, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Engage with our enterprise and/or external partners to oversee cloud infrastructure, covering monitoring, uptime, and issue resolution.
• Own the documentation of our architecture and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in developing best deployment strategies and system architectures.
• Contribute to the formulation of disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Ability to effectively communicate, influence, and drive consensus between the business, technology teams, and executive leadership in an organization with multiple lines of business.
• Responsible for working in an Agile environment and evaluating pre-project ideas in terms of technical complexity and solution architecture.

Requirements:

• Experience with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, etc.
• Established experience with cloud services as AWS S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Cloud Formation, Terraform, Kinesis, Data Pipelines, EMR, Step Functions, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and Security Groups.
• Experience with API Management, API Gateway, etc.
• Experience with microservices and containerization using Dockers, ECS, and EKS.
• Experience with IT networking infrastructure such as directory services (LDAP/NIS), authentication protocols (such as Okta, OAuth, OpenID, etc.) is desired.
• Experience with software development methodologies such as Agile, SDLC as per IEC62304 is desired.
• Experience with end-to-end DevOps (from requirements to implementation to production to operations) tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jira, Jenkins, etc. is desired.
• Possess an understanding of Risk Management, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, IT Security Architecture, and IT Regulatory Compliance.
• Experience with Cybersecurity frameworks and regulations such as HIPAA, Data Privacy, GDPR, etc.
• Proven expertise in working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where the teams are multi-disciplinary.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Has a positive can-do attitude and inculcates the same among other team members.
• Has proven ability to work with geographically distributed teams and can work with teams with diverse background and experience.

Qualifications/Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related fields. Master's degree is preferred.
• 10+ years' experience with SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• 5+ years' experience as an Enterprise Architect/Cloud Architect with proven outcomes in areas such as SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, middleware, database technologies, security, Restful microservices, SaMD/SiMD applications, and best practices.
• 3+ years' product development experience in a regulated space and preferably in the medical device area. Lesser years of experience may be considered based on education and professional experience.

Preferences:

• Experience developing cloud services platform catering to different applications and use-cases.
• Healthcare industry experience.
• Has worked as a software architect previously.

Travel Requirements:

The position may involve travel up to 10% of the time. Most trips will include overnight or international travel.

Working Conditions:

Hybrid Office Environment