Position: Data Tech Lead #11808
Company: Lohika
Category: Data Engineer
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2022-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

We are looking for a Solution Architect (SA) to help with defining the architecture of a solution elaborated in a program or a project leveraging existing patterns. Elaborate a solution architecture that adequately responds to a given business/technical problem. Implement and keep up-to-date all required technical documentation (Architecture Handbook, etc.).

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Deliver Solution Architecture for allocated projects in Project, Portfolio and Finance group
Align with TSA on the Novartis general and standard architecture decisions
Help to drive architectural improvements across the PDD Digital domain
Support Architecture problem management and drive identification of root causes as well as sufficient prevention of recurrences
Act as communication and coordination channel through interactions with Architecture Governance and TSA Enterprise Architects
Strongly promote and advocate Enterprise Architecture principles and practices among peers and leaders. "Sell" the enterprise architecture process, its outcome, and on-going results

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
MUST HAVE:
University degree in Computer Related Sciences or equivalent working experience
Commercial and development experience (8+ years)
At least 3 years of managerial or technical leadership or solution architect
experience
Proven experience in building architectural solutions design
Deep understanding of multi-tier architecture
Experience working on the same position in Enterprise-wide projects
Integration Experience: ESB/Messaging, ETL, SOA (SOAP/REST), API Management, BPM, Virtualization
Working experience with Cloud solutions (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
Experience working with AWS
Information Modeling: OOAD, UML, Entity-relationship diagrams, Design Patters
Experience with large-scale database systems, SQL, Data Warehousing, Large data streaming and ingestion
Knowledge of RDBMS, such as: Oracle, MySQL as well as PostreSQL.
DevOps and Containerization experience
Experience working in multinational distributed teams
Very good understanding of the IT Solution Delivery processes
Deep understanding of the software development life cycle
Knowledge of Jira/Confluence
Knowledge of Agile development methodologies
Very good skills at writing technical documentation
Good communication, collaboration, facilitation, negotiation, and business partnership capabilities
Fluent in English, both written and spoken
Analytical thinking
Self-education skills
Result-oriented skills
Team-playing skills
Responsibility
Flexibility
Attentiveness to details

WOULD BE A PLUS:
Experience working on pharmaceutical projects or another regulatory environment
Knowledge and hands-on experience working with JS frameworks e.g. Node, React
Knowledge of Apache Airflow