AstraZeneca Looking for Senior Consultant – Solution Architect at Chennai, Tamil Nadu Full Time

JOB TITLE : SENIOR CONSULTANT

CAREER LEVEL: D3

Maximise your impact as an Architect

We help others to understand why we do what we do. It’s up to us to make the difference – the more our value is understood and used, the more we get involved in early stages of the system lifecycle to deliver greater value. We develop architectures that impact the enterprise, technology domains and services, enabling AstraZeneca to be a digital business.

About astrazeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

About the team

We are a collective of technical experts, bringing deep specialism and forward thinking to resolve complex ideas. We understand the data, managing and exploring it to ensure that patients and employees get genuine benefits from our Technology ecosystem. Here we put technology to good use. Working together seamlessly to find the best way to bring the most value for the business

This is a place to move fast and create a huge footprint through continuous learning and growing.

About the role

Job Description / Capsule

The Associate Solution Architect will be a member of the IGNITE Architecture team supporting the Operations BTG.

The Associate Solution Architect will typically work within a team to fulfil IT Architecture tasks under supervision of a more senior member of the function.

You will be responsible for enhancing and accelerating projects while ensuring the logical and physical architecture for a project aligns with the standards and reference architectures defined by enterprise architecture.

As the Associate Solution Architect, you will assist more senior team members with delivering the architectural design of technology solutions.

You will apply knowledge of defined reference architectures, technology trends, and implementation experience in order to translate a business need into a solution blueprint that represents an end-to-end technical solution

Typical Accountabilities

Designs architectures, solution blueprints for projects or solutions that address business/application/data/infrastructure requirements

Works with Business Analysis and Engineering functions and support functional & technical requirements management, including supporting senior architecture support in the technology acquisition selection process.

Ensures that solution architectures and designs are appropriately robust and address business, application, information and infrastructure architectural requirements

Responsible for architecting and designing solutions that meet business requirements and are aligned to AstraZeneca’s Enterprise Architecture, in support of Develop, Make (Manufacturing) and Digitial Transformation.

The Architect will partner with; BA/PM/Scrum Hybrid, Senior BPs, programme managers; service managers; other solution architects and solution engineers across different IT groups to create solutions that are aligned to AstraZeneca architecture standards and principles, leverage common solutions and services.

The Architect will support the Lead Architect in defining technology roadmaps.

Within the solution development lifecycle the role will be responsible for solution evaluation and selection, buy vs. build decisions, and early-phase project estimates which contribute to the argument

Provides technical & IT expertise support to project teams and conducts AZ architectural reviews throughout project lifecycle

Ensures compliance with existing EA guidelines and standards

Contributes to project and service teams in the development, implementation and maintenance of standard architectural components

Works with third party suppliers as required and contributes to the creation of functional design documents

Works with third party suppliers to verify technical development and delivery are in alignment with the Architecture Roadmap

Ensure Design of solutions is documented in supporting Architectural Artefacts ie Solution Blueprint and seeks Architecture Review Board Signoff.

Documents all architecture analysis and design work

Contributes to the development of the Architecture Capability, by documenting and sharing knowledge and standard methodologies with peer Architects

Education, Qualifications, and Experience

Essential

Relevant technical degree or equivalent

Experience of developing innovative solutions, blueprints, and standards for solution design.

Experience implementing and maintaining business solution architectures under any formal framework for their domain of architecture.

Desirable

Demonstrated initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working

Experience in developing/maturing an architectural practice

Experience of developing and managing relationships with 3rd party suppliers

Implementation of GxP systems

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

Relevant technical degree or equivalent

Proven skills and experience being a solution engineer looking to transition to an associate solution architect on projects and programmes

Proven development/design experience in at least one technical domain.

Excellent analytical skills

Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship management skills

Strong networking skills with internal/external links

Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language

Demonstrated initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working

Experience working in a global organization where collaborators and project team members are geographically dispersed

Ability to travel to AstraZeneca’s global Operations sites

Ability to work well in diverse, multinational teams and proven ability to influence others to achieve positive outcomes

Desirable

Master’s degree

Architecture certifications, e.g. TOGAF or equivalent

Understanding of the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry, IT trends and of competitor activity

discernment and knowledge of Astrazeneca Development and Manufacturing processes.

Experience of developing innovative solutions, blueprints, and standards for solution design

Experience implementing and maintaining business solution architectures under any formal framework for their domain of architecture

Experience of developing and managing relationships with 3rd party suppliers

WHY JOIN US ?

As Architects, we connect the dots across the business to improve the agility and functionality of our processes to accelerate AstraZeneca to the next level. There’s so much potential to influence and inspire change, it’s a big challenge if you’re up for it.

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.