AWS Architect – Platform

Location: Chicago, IL

Duration: Permanent

Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience; Master’s Degree with 7 years of experience; PhD with 3 years of experience in application program development. Work experience in the pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Requires in depth knowledge of the systems development life cycle, client area’s functions and systems, and systems application program development technological alternatives.
• Extensive AWS cloud infrastructure experience
• Familiarity with a variety of programming languages, including Python
• Proven ability to innovate with a history of new or improved technology solutions with remarkable impact on company productivity
• Interacts well with diverse groups within function and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators
• Demonstrated ability to influence others in areas of science and technology
• Significant Cloudera architecture experience, preferably in an AWS cloud environment
• Hands-on CI/CD and containerization knowledge and experience (Jenkins preferred)
• Technical background in healthcare, laboratory diagnostics, medical devices or pharmaceutical companies.
• Hands-on technical proficiency in SQL, NoSQL, knowledge graphs
• Statistics and data science familiarity
• Highly regulated and restricted data domains experience
• Metadata management, data quality, master data, and data lineage experience
• Practical experience in a scientific discipline such as biology, pharmacology or related, ideally a BS or related degree
• Ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage time and deliver results across multiple workstreams at once
• Ability to communicate effectively with multiple groups within the organization and effectively collaborate with external partners
• Principal AWS Platform Architect for the ARCH, providing technical vision and hands-on expertise to deliver all aspects of the platform
• Lead all aspects of ARCH infrastructure, including Cloudera CDP, SSO, security, performance, and cost management
• Coordinate efforts across organizational silos, working with internal and external partners involved in development of the ARCH platform
• Align with Client systems lifecycle standards and processes
• Drive for continuous improvement and enablement through collaboration with domain data owners and experts