**What you will do** Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the overall IT architecture of the organization. This role involves defining the architecture vision, creating roadmaps, and ensuring that IT strategies align with business goals in the Hire to Retire capability and more specifically to Workday HCM and Eightfold platforms. You will be working closely with partners to understand requirements, develop architectural blueprints, and ensure that solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards. Architects will be involved in defining the enterprise architecture strategy, guiding technology decisions, and ensuring that all IT projects adhere to established architectural principles. **Roles & Responsibilities:** + Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives for Workday and Eightfold platforms. + Create and maintain architectural roadmaps that guide the evolution of IT systems and capabilities for Workday and Eightfold platforms. + Establish and enforce architectural standards, policies, and governance frameworks + Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on the architecture + Identify and mitigate architectural risks, ensuring that IT systems are scalable, secure, and resilient + Maintain comprehensive documentation of the architecture, including principles, standards, and models + Drive continuous improvement in the architecture by finding opportunities for innovation and efficiency + Work with partners to gather and analyze requirements, ensuring that solutions meet both business and technical needs + Evaluate and recommend technologies and tools that best fit the solution requirements for Human Capital Management processes + Design systems that can scale to meet growing business needs and performance demands + Develop and maintain logical, physical, and conceptual data models to support business needs Design and manage metadata structures to enhance information retrieval and usability **What we expect of you** We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. **Basic Qualifications:** + Doctorate degree OR + Master’s degree and 4 to 6 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience OR + Bachelor’s degree and 6 to 8 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience OR + Diploma and 10 to 12 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience **Preferred Qualifications:** **Must-Have Skills:** + Strong architectural design and modeling skills + Extensive knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies + Experience directing solution design, business processes redesign and aligning business requirements to technical solutions in a regulated environment + Experience working in agile methodology, including Product Teams and Product Development models **[Business Architect]** + Business Strategy: Alignment of IT capabilities with business strategy. + Business Process Reengineering: Ability to identify and improve inefficiencies in business processes. + Non-Functional Requirements: Consideration of factors like performance, scalability, security, and reliability in system design. + Organizational Change Management: Experience in leading organizational change initiatives driven by business transformation. + Partner Engagement: Effective communication and collaboration with business partners at all levels. + Security: Understanding of API security best practices and standards. **Good-to-Have Skills:** + Strong solution design and problem-solving skills + Solid understanding of technology, function, or platform + Experience in developing differentiated and deliverable solutions + Ability to analyze client requirements and translate them into solutions **Professional Certifications:** + Workday HCM, T&A, Recruiting, Integrations (preferred) **Soft Skills:** + Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills + Strong communication and collaboration skills + Demonstrated awareness of how to function in a team setting + Demonstrated awareness of presentation skills **What you can expect of us** As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards. **Apply now** **for a career that defies imagination** Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us. **careers.amgen.com**