Lead Consultant - Solution Architect (Data & AI)

Job Title: Lead Consultant - Solution Architect (Data & AI)

Career Level - E

Introduction to role

Are you ready to leverage your expertise in solution architecture to make a real impact? As a Lead Consultant - Solution Architect at AstraZeneca, you will be at the forefront of architecting solutions that enable business capabilities, aligning with our IT strategy, roadmap, principles, and standards. You will collaborate with other Architects in the Manufacturing domain to ensure that our technical solutions adhere to defined reference architectures and technology standards. Your role will be pivotal in providing IT architectural expertise and technical direction for system development and integration projects, specializing in at least one architecture domain.

Accountabilities

As the Solution Architect for IGNITE: Operations IT (MAKE) Architecture, you will be responsible for the solution architecture and design across AstraZeneca’s Operations Manufacturing (MAKE) domain, focusing on Data & Analytics, Digital, and IIOT capabilities. You will bridge the gap between IT and OT securely and futuristically. Your responsibilities will include:

• Crafting architectures and solution blueprints for projects or solutions addressing business/application/data/infrastructure requirements.

• Collaborating with Business Analysis and Solution Engineering functions to support functional & technical requirements management, including driving software selection processes.

• Ensuring that solution architectures and designs are robust and address business, application, information, and infrastructure architectural requirements.

• Partnering with project managers, business analysts, and solution engineers to create solutions aligned with AstraZeneca architecture standards and principles.

• Providing solution design support in focused domains of architecture: Business, Data, Application, Infrastructure.

• Conducting AZ architectural reviews throughout the project lifecycle.

• Ensuring compliance with existing EA guidelines and standards.

• Chipping in to project and service teams in developing, implementing, and maintaining standard architectural components.

• Working with third-party suppliers to verify technical development and delivery alignment to the Architecture Roadmap, Blueprint, and Information Services Strategy.

• Detailing all architecture analysis and design work.

• Developing solid understanding and expertise in at least one architecture domain.

• Chipping in to the development of the Architecture Capability within Information Services by documenting and sharing knowledge and standard processes with peer Architects.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Relevant technical degree or equivalent

• Proven development/design experience in at least one technical domain

• Experience with manufacturing platforms and domain-related technologies such as MES, Historian, OEE solutions, IIoT, Edge technology, cloud, zero-trust, OT, Relational Databases and Big Data technologies, AI/ML, data streaming, data modeling, real-time inference

• Proven experience in IT/OT strategy development and execution, preferably in a senior role

• Good understanding of IT/OT architectures, systems, standards, and technologies including ISA95, IEC62443, cloud computing, networking, cybersecurity, and industrial automation

• Experience 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 developing and being a great partner with 3rd party suppliers

Desirable Skills/Experience

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

• Experience in developing/maturing an architectural practice

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, we are driven by a single purpose: to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. Our work directly impacts patients by redefining our ability to develop these medicines. We empower our teams to perform at their peak by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us at this crucial stage of our journey as we become a digital and data-led enterprise. Here you can innovate, take ownership, and make a meaningful impact every day.

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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.