Cloud Platform Architect
About The Position
As a Cloud Platform Architect within Biogen's Architecture Community, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape of our Public Cloud environment. This position bridges technical solutions with business challenges, acting as the technology subject matter expert for Functional IT partners. You'll focus on designing innovative cloud solutions that are cost-effective and performant, preparing and presenting detailed architectures, and communicating critical decisions and trade-offs. Your strong technical and analytical skills, combined with interpersonal abilities and a passion for emerging technologies, will be key. You'll analyze industry trends, recommend optimal solutions, and lead "exploratory builds" as part of solution evaluations. Collaborating with various teams, you will guide application management and Managed Service Providers in constructing robust and secure cloud solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or related field.
- At least 7 years of experience in IT.
- 5+ years of experience in cloud computing.
- Strong domain knowledge of AWS and Azure platforms.
- Proficiency in architectural principles and cloud architecture development.
- Ability to integrate multiple infrastructure stacks.
- Fluency in core infrastructure technical domains (IaaS/PaaS, Serverless, Containers, OS, Compute, Storage, Network, Security).
- Scripting and/or Programming Skills (Python, PERL, PHP, Bash, Powershell, Ansible).
- Understanding of DevOps methodology and CI/CD concepts.
- Experience with modern tools (CrowdStrike, Atlassian, Github, Jira).
Nice To Haves
- Experience in leading strategic cloud initiatives.
- Ability to mentor teams in reliability engineering and customer-oriented delivery cultures.
- Strong understanding of security and compliance standards within cloud environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architectural strategy for Public Cloud platforms AWS and Microsoft Azure.
- Develop and maintain architecture standards, best practices, and guidelines.
- Create and communicate detailed platform and solution architecture documentation.
- Drive continuous improvement of domain technology tools and platforms.
- Leverage new technologies to contribute innovative solutions to business challenges.
- Ensure compliance with regulations, driving effective IT solutions.
- Provide architectural guidance to development teams to ensure quality and manage technical debt.
- Build and maintain partnerships with IT stakeholders to maximize business value.
- Collaborate with Cloud Engineers to develop cost-efficient and secure cloud solutions.
- Ensure cloud solutions align with Biogen's standard architecture.
- Guide application solutions to achieve the most cost-efficient architecture.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
