Lead Consultant - HyperAutomation

Job Title: Lead Consultant - HyperAutomation

Career Level - E

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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When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, our work has a direct impact on patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, creating new ways of working, and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth. With a dynamic environment that encourages innovation, there are countless opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.