Senior Software Architect

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At IDBS, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At IDBS, we are at the cutting edge of providing innovative software solutions and services that empower scientists and researchers to accelerate their discoveries by helping them design, execute and orchestrate processes, manage, contextualize and structure their data and gain valuable insights throughout the drug lifecycle, from R&D through manufacturing. We work with 80% of the top 20 global BioPharma companies*. Our customers engage in groundbreaking work, from pioneering biological research to developing new therapies and medicines.

Join us at IDBS to continuously grow and make a real impact, working alongside passionate colleagues who care deeply about our mission and each other.

• Source: Exploring the top 20 biopharma companies Q1 2024 market cap growths | TechTarget

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We are currently seeking a Senior Software Architect who will be responsible for investigating, designing and developing IDBS's architectural roadmap for all software products. The role will be a key contributor to the architectural vision bringing industry best-practice and technology trends into IDBS' software platform.

The role will be involved in all aspects of the software delivery lifecycle including the creation and elaboration of business requirements, functional and technical design specifications, development and maintenance of our software (including prototyping) and driving innovation into our product suite. You will be responsible for ensuring the development and maintenance of IDBS's software platforms adheres to IDBS's architecture vision.

Do you want to work in a dynamic, fast paced, high performing, safe to fail and fun environment which is founded on trust, empowerment and autonomy? Do you enjoy solving complex customer problems as a team?

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Designing and evolving scalable and maintainable architectures – Ensuring scalability, performance and maintainability aligned with business goals
• Lead Technical Decision-Making, working across all engineering teams to establish architectural guidelines, coding standards thereby ensuring consistency and quality across the engineering department
• Collaborate with stakeholders across departments, translating business requirements into technical solutions and ensuring alignment throughout the development lifecycle
• Set technical standards and best practices by establishing coding and architectural guidelines to ensure consistency across teams and modules
• Mentor and guide development teams, fostering a culture of improvement and continuous improvement

Here is what success in this role looks like:

• Robust, Scalable Systems in Production – Systems running smoothly in production, deploying and scaling as required to meet demand and running within acceptable performance parameters
• Effective Cross-Functional Collaboration – As a trusted advisor across several departments you will be involved in product ideation providing technical solutions to product requirements
• High team alignment and productivity driven by a cohesive architectural vision, enabling efficient feature delivery with minimal technical roadblocks
• Low Technical Debt and High Code Quality – Advisor to the technical roadmap, working closely with the rest of the architecture team and development teams to reduce tech debt whilst advocating for high quality code
• Mentorship and talent growth; evidenced by cross-team collaboration by developers and testers across the department and their feedback into the architecture roadmap

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Cloud-native development of multi-tenant SaaS architecture using IAC and with cost optimisation in mind, ideally in regulated environments such as GxP
• Event-driven and distributed systems, using messaging systems like Kafka, AWS SNS/SQS and languages such as Java and Python
• Data Centric architectures, including experience with Data Governance / Management practices and Data Lakehouse / Data Intelligence platforms. Experience of AI software delivery and AI data preparation would also be an advantage

At IDBS we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a flexible work arrangement in which you can work part-time at the Company location identified above and part-time remotely from your home. Additional information about this work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for IDBS can provide.

We look forward to reading and reviewing your applications continuously. Welcome in with your application

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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