Principal Cloud Architect

Job title: Principal Cloud Architect in Lexington, MA at Convatec Company: Convatec Job description: Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2023 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.comEvery day, our products improve the lives of millions of people around the world. We’re hugely proud of this, which is why we’re transforming our business to reach millions more. Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Principal Cloud Architect, and you’ll drive progress that really means something.About the Role:If you are looking to join a team where you can leverage your experience and architect a new software services and application platform, then this is the position for you. You will be part of a team that is highly motivated about our mission which is to build pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. On assigned projects you will be the key interface between engineering, operations, IT, quality, regulatory, suppliers and our design teams to ensure that we have a robust architecture at the software, system and enterprise level with a forward view on technology. You will be accountable for the architecture of our SaMD (Software as a Medical Device) and SiMD (Software in a Medical Device) platform and services.Key Responsibilities:

• The overarching responsibility of this role is to ensure all Architecture responsibilities are performed on assigned projects.
• You will lead the architecture of our SaMD and SiMD applications and cloud services with a vision spanning from creation and deployment to sustenance and migration.
• You will develop and institutionalize best practices for building and operating highly reliable and scalable systems.
• You will enable and drive the architecture and design review process.
• You will consult in design phases to architect reliability and scalability requirements.
• You will design and rollout policies, procedures and standards that prioritize security, reliability, observability, scalability and cost optimization.
• You will engage with our enterprise and/or external partners to oversee cloud infrastructure, covering monitoring, uptime and issue resolution.
• You will own the documentation of our architecture and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in developing best deployment strategies and system architectures.
• You will 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. Participates in high-level estimation.

About You:Skills & Experience:

• Experience with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, etc.
• Established experience with Microsoft Azure organization management such as Contoso, Subscriptions, Landing Zones, Service Principals, Managed Identities, B2C, Entra, Monitor, Roles, Policy, etc. is preferred.
• Established experience with Microsoft Azure resources (ACA, ACR, Functions, Logic Apps, Health Data Services, APIM) is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft security tools such as Sentinel, WAF, DDoS Protection, Bastion, etc. is preferred.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS S3, EC2, Lambda, Step Functions, Event Hub, Log Analytics, IAM, API Gateway) is a plus.
• 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, 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.
• Experience with architectural and design patterns such as PubSub, EventDriven, SOA, Observer, Dependency Injection, Repository, Decorator, MVC, etc.
• Proven expertise in working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where the teams are multi-disciplinary.
• Is extremely detail oriented. Has a standard of quality that ensures the products we ship have best-in-class customer experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent diagramming skills using tools such as draw.io, plantuml, enterprise architect, etc.
• 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 Azure (preferred), AWS 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 maybe 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.Our products make a big difference every day. So will your contribution. The work you do will mean more, because it’ll make things better for your team, our business or our customers’ lives. It’ll inspire you to deliver to your very best. And we’ll be right behind you when you do.This is a challenge more worthwhile.This is work that’ll move you.#LI-KM1#LI-RemoteBeware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent ConvatecA formal recruitment process is required for all our opportunities prior to any offer of employment. This will include an interview confirmed by an official Convatec email address.If you receive a suspicious approach over social media, text message, email or phone call about recruitment at Convatec, do not disclose any personal information or pay any fees whatsoever. If you’re unsure, please contact us at .Equal opportunitiesConvatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.Notice to Agency and Search Firm RepresentativesConvatec is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Convatec employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written and signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Convatec. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.Already a Convatec employee?If you are an active employee at Convatec, please do not apply here. Go to the Career Worklet on your Workday home page and View "Convatec Internal Career Site - Find Jobs". Thank you! Expected salary: Location: Lexington, MA Apply for the job now! Apply for this job