Job Profile Name Sr. Manager, Cloud & Middleware Architecture (M)

Alcon; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 168,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and retirement benefits

Travel up to 10%

Job summary

Alcon in Lake Forest, CA is seeking a Senior Manager, Cloud & Middleware Architecture to lead the design and implementation of cloud-based and middleware architectures, ensuring performance, scalability, and security while enabling seamless application integration.

You will oversee teams delivering scalable, secure solutions and mentor engineers, collaborating with senior leadership to align architecture with business goals and digital transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years of demonstrated leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of cloud-based architectures.
• Oversee teams delivering scalable cloud and middleware solutions.
• Align cloud strategies with business goals with senior leadership.
• Define enterprise platform and endpoints for Unity AVS portfolio.

Skills

Leadership

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Job description

At Alcon, we’re passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us?

Alcon is looking to hire a Senior Manager, Cloud & Middleware Architecture team member. This role is part of Alcon’s Information Technology function, a team that delivers cutting-edge technology solutions to Alcon associates and customers to help our people and the world see brilliantly.

This role is on-site in our Lake Forest, CA location and a typical day would include:

• Lead the design and implementation of cloud-based and middleware architectures to enable seamless application integration and ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Oversee teams responsible for developing scalable, secure, and efficient cloud and middleware solutions, providing mentorship and leadership to foster a culture of innovation and high‑quality solution development.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align cloud and middleware strategies with business goals and digital transformation objectives, ensuring architecture solutions enhance system interoperability.
• Directly impact the organization’s ability to leverage cloud and middleware solutions for business agility and operational efficiency.
• Exercise high‑level decision‑making authority regarding the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud and middleware systems, aligning technical architecture decisions with organizational goals and digital transformation initiatives.
• The Solution Architect oversees the definition of the enterprise platform and protocols that should be adopted and supported by the Unity AVS (Alcon Vision Suite) endpoint portfolio of products.
• He/She will lead Alcon enterprise customer and ophthalmology market integration requirements, define the architectures to be adopted or drive the development of new platform solutions to meet the integration requirements.
• Backed up by strong technical knowledge, will create training and education strategy and act as a high‑level escalation resource for all Alcon products interconnectivity needs, for both internal and customer facing teams.

What You’ll Bring to Alcon:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +15 yrs; Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+4 yrs; PhD+3 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• 7 Years of Relevant Experience
• 5 Years of Demonstrated Leadership

How You Can Thrive at Alcon:

• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities
• Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!
• Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off and much more.
• Travel - up to 10%

Alcon Careers

See your impact at alcon.com/careers

Compensation and Benefits

Alcon’s Total Rewards programs are designed to align incentives with business objectives, support our values, and deliver long‑term value. Our compensation approach includes a combination of fixed and variable pay, with short‑term and long‑term incentive opportunities for eligible roles. Our benefits offerings are designed to support associates and their families across key life events, including programs that promote health and well‑being, provide financial security, and support retirement planning.

The salary range posted represents the anticipated hiring range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location, and internal equity, and may fall outside the posted range.

Pay Range

168,300.00 - 217,800.00

Pay Frequency

Annual

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.