Global Senior Domain Solution Architect – IT Infrastructure

Sandoz India; Telangana; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandoz India is seeking a Global Senior Domain Solution Architect – IT Infrastructure to define, govern, and evolve the enterprise infrastructure landscape across cloud, on-premises hosting, workplace, and network services. This role ensures scalable, secure, compliant, and cost-efficient solutions aligned with enterprise architecture principles.

The architect influences global programs, offers roadmaps and governance, and collaborates with Security, Operations and external partners to enable

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT experience with architecture focus.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale infrastructure solutions in global environments.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS).
• Expertise in hosting, networking, IAM, security, monitoring, and data protection.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern target-state infrastructure architecture across cloud, data centre, network and workplace services.
• Develop architecture standards, principles, roadmaps, and reference architectures.
• Provide leadership for infrastructure transformation and strategic programmes.
• Evaluate options and guide decisions based on outcomes, risks and costs.
• Drive cloud adoption, hybrid/multi-cloud strategies, automation, and platform standardisation.
• Ensure security, compliance, privacy and regulatory requirements are met.
• Assess emerging technologies and vendor offerings for future needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, architects, operations teams, and vendors to deliver scalable solutions.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Domain Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Cloud Platforms

TOGAF

Security & Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Vendor Management

Communication Skills

Job description

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally.

Job Summary

The Global Senior Domain Solution Architect – IT Infrastructure is responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the enterprise infrastructure architecture landscape across cloud, on-premises hosting, workplace, network connectivity, and related infrastructure services. The role ensures that infrastructure solutions are scalable, secure, compliant, cost-efficient, and aligned with Sandoz enterprise architecture principles, standards and business strategy.

The architect serves as the primary technology authority for infrastructure architecture within global programs and projects, providing architectural guidance, technology roadmaps, standards, and governance while collaborating with business stakeholders, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Operations, and external partners. The role is accountable for ensuring that infrastructure investments support operational excellence, service resilience, regulatory compliance, and future business growth.

Your Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Define and govern target-state infrastructure architecture across cloud, data centre, network, and workplace services.
• Develop architecture standards, principles, roadmaps, and reference architectures aligned with enterprise strategy.
• Provide architectural leadership and guidance for infrastructure transformation and strategic programmes.
• Evaluate solution options and support architectural decision-making based on business outcomes, risks, and costs.
• Drive cloud adoption, hybrid/multi-cloud strategies, infrastructure automation, and platform standardisation.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions meet security, compliance, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Assess emerging technologies and vendor offerings to support future business needs.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, operations teams, and vendors to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.

Essential Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• 5+ years of IT experience, including 2+ years in Solution, Domain, or Infrastructure Architecture roles.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale infrastructure solutions within complex global environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, particularly Azure and/or AWS.
• Expertise in infrastructure architecture, including hosting, networking, workplace technologies, IAM, security, monitoring, and data protection.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or equivalent.
• Understanding of security, risk management, governance, and regulated environments (e.g., GxP, GDPR, SOX).
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions and influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and vendor management skills.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us!