Principal Cloud Architect

ConvaTec Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global medical products company is seeking a Principal Cloud Architect to join their team. The role involves leading the architecture of software services in a regulated space, focused on improving lives through innovative medical solutions. This position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a transformative environment at a leading organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience with SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and cloud platforms.
• 5+ years’ experience as an Enterprise Architect / Cloud Architect.
• Experience in regulated space, preferably medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture of SaMD and SiMD applications and cloud services.
• Ensure best practices for building reliable and scalable systems.
• Communicate effectively with business and technology teams.

Skills

Architecture frameworks

Microsoft Azure

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Microservices and containerization

DevOps tools

IT security architecture

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Master’s degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Job description

Convatec Paddington, England, United Kingdom

Principal Cloud Architect

Convatec Paddington, England, United Kingdom

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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.com

At Convatec, we’re transforming our business for the better. Better products. Better ways of working. And better ways of delivering for our customers and each other. We’re aiming for nothing short of excellence.

Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Principal Cloud Architect, and you’ll do the same.

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 ourdesign teamsto 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 allArchitecture 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 withcross-functionalteams in developing bestdeploymentstrategies 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 acollaborative, fast-paced environment where the teams aremulti-disciplinary.
• Is extremelydetail oriented. Has a standard of quality that ensures the products we ship have best-in-classcustomer experience.
• Excellent verbal andwritten 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 scienceor related fields. Master’s degree is preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience withSaaS, PaaS, IaaS and cloud platformssuch 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 developmentexperience 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.

Working Conditions: Hybrid Office Environment

Our ambitions will bring the very best out in you. You’ll be pushed to aim higher and really own your work. You’ll be encouraged and supported to make things happen, too. It can be challenging. But, as the progress you make will help improve the lives of millions, it’ll be worth it.

This is stepping up to a challenge.

This is work that’ll move you.

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Equal opportunities

Convatec 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.

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• Industries

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