Introduction to role

ECS is a global Centre for Enablement supporting AstraZeneca (AZ) business owners with multiple scalable solutions. ECS includes nearly 800 staff spread across 6 countries and capabilities in scope critical to how AZ builds, tests, and supports IT platforms and products of the future. The core IT capabilities within ECS scope include HyperAutomation (RPA / OpenAI / Low-Code No-Code/ Process-mining technologies), Software Quality & Testing, Extended Reality including AR/VR, Software Engineering, and Cross-functional Enterprise Software Platforms (Service Now, SalesForce).

Accountabilities

The Solution Architect of Software Engineering domain will work closely with the Head of Architecture (ECS), ECS projects teams, stakeholders across AZ and is accountable for design of software artifacts across ECS in compliance to global AZ enterprise standards, ensuring holistic Business, Application, Information, and Infrastructure architecture for components with ECS.

The Solution Architect ensures that AZ technical solutions are delivered to AZ defined reference architecture and technology standards. The role will ensure that common architecture decisions are implemented consistently across the business and IT.

The role will provide Information Technology architectural expertise and technical direction to system development and integration projects. The Architect will work on architectures for business solutions and will specialize in at least one architecture domain – aligned domain for this role being Software Engineering.

To be successful in this role the candidate needs to be an experienced solution architect who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and a global team. The ability to work and communicate with senior business stakeholders to understand their goals, capabilities needed, and requirements and to translate these into comprehensive solution blueprints is essential. A clear, logical style, an ability to document solution architecture and key design decisions in a blueprint, and to work closely with business analysts and project managers is crucial.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Relevant technical degree or equivalent.

• Proven skills and experience being a solution architect on projects and programmes.

• Proven development/design experience in Microsoft Power Platform.

• Expertise in following technologies:

• Microsoft Power Platform.

• Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps.

• Experience in one of the following technologies:

• Automation Anywhere.

• UI Path.

• Experience in more than one programming language (Java/Javascript/Python).

• Experience of developing innovative solutions, blueprints and standards for solution design.

• Experience implementing and maintaining business solution architectures under any formal framework for their domain of architecture.

• Experience of developing and managing relationships with 3rd party suppliers.

• Excellent analytical skills.

• Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship management skills.

• Strong networking skills with good internal/external links.

• Evidence of shaping innovative solutions that have a major impact within the business area and organisation.

• Awareness of developments in the marketplace for potential impact to AZ / ECS IT.

• Excellent business acumen and strong knowledge of manufacturing business processes.

• Demonstrated initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working.
  
  
  

Desirable Skills/Experience

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