Cloud Platform Architect

About This Role

As a Cloud Platform Architect within Biogen's Architecture Community, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape of our Public Cloud environment. This position bridges technical solutions with business challenges, acting as the technology subject matter expert for Functional IT partners. You'll focus on designing innovative cloud solutions that are cost‑effective and performant, preparing and presenting detailed architectures, and communicating critical decisions and trade‑offs.

Your strong technical and analytical skills, combined with interpersonal abilities and a passion for emerging technologies, will be key. You'll analyze industry trends, recommend optimal solutions, and lead exploratory builds as part of solution evaluations. Collaborating with various teams, you will guide application management and Managed Service Providers in constructing robust and secure cloud solutions.

• Lead the architectural strategy for Public Cloud platforms AWS and Microsoft Azure.
• Develop and maintain architecture standards, best practices, and guidelines.
• Create and communicate detailed platform and solution architecture documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement of domain technology tools and platforms.
• Leverage new technologies to contribute innovative solutions to business challenges.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, driving effective IT solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance to development teams to ensure quality and manage technical debt.
• Build and maintain partnerships with IT stakeholders to maximize business value.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineers to develop cost‑efficient and secure cloud solutions.
• Ensure cloud solutions align with Biogen's standard architecture.
• Guide application solutions to achieve the most cost‑efficient architecture.

You are a visionary with a keen eye for strategic cloud solutions. Your ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively sets you apart. You thrive in collaborative environments, building strong relationships across teams to drive innovation. You have a passion for learning and keeping up with the latest technologies. Your analytical mindset enables you to decipher patterns and trends, recommending solutions that propel business success.

You are proactive and adept at navigating challenges while maintaining focus on strategic goals.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in IT.
• 5+ years of experience in cloud computing.
• Strong domain knowledge of AWS and Azure platforms.
• Proficiency in architectural principles and cloud architecture development.
• Ability to integrate multiple infrastructure stacks.
• Fluency in core infrastructure technical domains (IaaS/PaaS, Serverless, Containers, OS, Compute, Storage, Network, Security).
• Scripting and/or Programming Skills (Python, PERL, PHP, Bash, Powershell, Ansible).
• Understanding of Dev Ops methodology and CI/CD concepts.
• Experience with modern tools (Crowd Strike, Atlassian, Github, Jira).

• Experience in leading strategic cloud initiatives.
• Ability to mentor teams in reliability engineering and customer‑oriented delivery cultures.
• Strong understanding of security and compliance standards within cloud environments.

Management

Base salary: $ – $. Additional short‑term and long‑term incentives, including cash bonus and equity opportunity, are available. Benefits are comprehensive and include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, paid vacation, holiday time, sick time, parental leave, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year, and access to employee resource groups.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E‑Verify Employer in the United States.