Sr. Principal Engineer – Azure Cloud, Integrations & Platforms

GSK; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer specializing in Azure Cloud Integrations to drive technical excellence and seamless integration across our enterprise ecosystem in Bengaluru. You will own architecture and delivery, lead vendor governance, and collaborate with Product Management to translate business needs into scalable solutions.

The role requires 15+ years of software engineering, deep experience with API management, event-driven architectures, and DevOps practices including CI/CD, in

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering with API/integration experience.
• Deep hands-on expertise in cloud-based microservices and Azure services.
• Experience designing integrations between cloud SaaS and on-prem enterprise apps.
• Proven ability to implement ITMS controls, security and compliance.
• Strong leadership, vendor management, and delivery oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and maintenance of Azure cloud integration platforms.
• Provide architectural guidance and enforce coding standards and security policies.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery with internal teams and external vendors.
• Define and drive best practices for integrations across enterprise apps.
• Collaborate with Product Management and stakeholders to align technology with business goals.

Skills

Azure cloud integrations

API design & security

Leadership & vendor management

Delivery governance

DevOps & CI/CD

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Strategic thinking

Cloud architecture

Federated enterprise architecture

Tools

Azure Service Bus

Azure Functions

Logic Apps

API Management (Kong/Azure Gateway)

Event Grid

Monitor & Log Analytics

Application Insights

Job description

GSK is a place where outstanding people do amazing things. As a science-led global healthcare company, we exist to help people do more, feel better, live longer. Our goal is to be one of the most innovative, best performing, and trusted healthcare companies.

We are seeking a highly skilledSenior Principal Engineerspecializing in Azure Cloud Integrations services to drive technical excellence, application ownership, and seamless integration across our enterprise ecosystem. This role demands deep technical expertise in Integration platforms, Cloud architecture, Azure infrastructure services for integrations, Event driven architecture, API Management, along with the ability to partner with Product Management, technical leaders, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable and high-impact solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Application Ownership & Technical Leadership

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of Azure cloud Integration platform solutions including configurations and customization, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
• Serve as a design authority, providing architectural guidance for integrations.
• Implement and enforce ITMS (IT Management System) controls, ensuring compliance and operational excellence.

2. Delivery Oversight & Vendor Management

• Oversee end-to-end project delivery, working with internal teams and external vendors to ensure timely, high-quality implementations.
• Manage vendor-led scrum teams, providing technical oversight and governance to align with business objectives.
• Define and enforce best practices, coding standards, and security policies across development efforts.

3. Azure Cloud Integrations Expertise

• Architect and develop scalable Azure integrations with enterprise systems using Azure services – API management, Service Bus, Event grid, Functions, Logic Apps, Log Analytics, Monitors & App insights.
• Optimize integrations services across enterprise applications and third-party applications to ensure seamless data flow and enhance operational efficiency.

4. Strategic Partnerships & Business Alignment

• Work closely withProduct Management and key business stakeholdersto translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive alignment betweenengineering teams and enterprise architecturewithin a federated architecture model.
• Influenceroadmap decisionsby providing technical insights and feasibility assessments.

5. Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Stay ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, andSalesforce advancementsto drive innovation.
• Implement automation, DevOps best practices, and CI/CD pipelines toaccelerate development cycles.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and mentorship within the engineering team.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in developing APIs and integration services.
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud based microservices architectures and Azure services (Service Bus, Azure Functions with C# AND/OR Java, Logic Apps, Azure Monitor & Event Grid).
• Experience developing scalable, high performant API services & working with API Management platforms – Kong or Azure/AWS/GCP API gateways.
• Proven ability to design and implement integration services between cloud saas applications, enterprise apps and EDI Integrations.
• Experience managing ITMS controls, security, and compliance in a regulated environment.
• Strong leadership, vendor management, and delivery oversight experience.
• Ability to partner effectively with Product Management and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferable to have Azure certifications (Azure solutions architect expert, Azure developer associate).
• Experience inPharma, Healthcare, or Life Sciencesindustries.
• Knowledge ofAI/GenAI-powered CRM enhancementsand automation tools.

Skills

Application Integrations, Application Programming Interface (API) Security, CI/CD, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management (CM), Database Management, Data Engineering, Data Integration, Front-End Development, Internet of Things (IoT), Mobile Development, RESTful API Design, Security System Design, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Version Control, Web Development

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Inclusion at GSK:

As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please contact our Recruitment Team at [e-mail] to discuss your needs.