Job Description

To our technology center in Prague, alternatively to Hyderabad we are looking for a System Engineer/Architect. At our company, we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We're at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. Join our team and use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world.

Responsibilities

Conduct architecture evaluations and collaborate with delivery squads to develop business solution architectures that fit the business needs

Define and implement integrations to systems and solutions that meet business requirements

Communicate with all stakeholders, including internal and external developers, end-users, product line/product owners and architects. Update stakeholders on the status of product development processes

Establish information architecture standards and practices across capability areas (data collection, ontology creation, data mapping, taxonomies)

Analyze data landscape across enterprise and assess health/risks of current state

Design and implement AWS cloud solutions for genomics and chemistry research

Develop and maintain data governance frameworks for our research & development division

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and security

Provide technical leadership and guidance on best practices for cloud architecture

Analyze and optimize existing systems to improve performance and scalability

Requirements (Education minimum requirements subject to change based on country.)

Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field

Information and solution architecture / Requirements Management / System Engineering / Data Management / Data Science

Proven experience with AWS cloud architecture

Experience in data governance ideally in R&D data governance

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Strong understanding of genomics and chemistry data

Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA)

Certifications in AWS or related technologies

Experience with technologies like Collibra, python, R, R-Shiny

Used to work in agile way of and using tools like GitHub, JIRA, Confluence

Used to work remotely in global environments and different cultures

Our Offer (Please note, the primary location is Czechia, benefits in other location may vary.)

Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment 

Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally 

Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern 

Pension and health insurance contributions 

Internal reward system plus referral programme 

5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution 

Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card 

Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes 

Up-to-date laptop and iPhone 

Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, library, music corner 

Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more 

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Requisition ID:R336867