Director IT Engineering

Overview

The Director of IT Engineering will play a pivotal role in establishing the Digital Automation and Integration solutions within the Digital Dev Ops Function. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Solution Architect with deep subject matter expertise in Application Development, Intelligent Automation, Agentic AI Automation, and Application Integration. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing and delivering Solutions and automation solutions in the Life Sciences and/or Biotechnology Industry, and possess a strong understanding of infrastructure domains such as AWS Cloud, Security, Networks, Platforms and various applications such as Oracle EBS, Veeva, Salesforce, etc.

This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional technical and communication skills, capable of collaborating across diverse and cross functional teams, including Infrastructure Architects, Platform Engineers, Security Experts, and Application Development teams. The candidate should also have the ability to articulate automation challenges and opportunities to stakeholders effectively and contribute to technical documentation.

• Create Solution Architecture and Design to implement scalable, robust, and secure solutions for applications using BPM technologies and Automation tools.
• Work with Automation Architects, Application Architects, Integration Architects, Security Architects, Infrastructure, Platform and Enterprise Architects and lead the development of solutions for process and task automation leveraging tools such as UiPath, Power Automate, Agentic AI platforms.
• Build AI-driven solutions using Agentic AI for intelligent automation and decision-making processes.
• Develop and implement digital automation strategies tailored to the unique needs of the Life Sciences Industry, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and task automation, delivering measurable efficiency gains.
• Stay updated on emerging trends in automation and AI technologies to drive innovation within the organization.
• Work closely with Infrastructure Architects, Platform Architects, and Security Architects to ensure solution designs align with infrastructure, security, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Application Architects and Development Teams to implement end-to-end solutions that meet business and technical goals.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Create comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, and operational guidelines.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to stakeholders, articulating automation challenges, capabilities, and proposed solutions.
• Ensure solutions are optimized for AWS Cloud and other infrastructure platforms, considering factors such as scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Address security and compliance requirements in collaboration with Information Security teams.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and effectiveness of the solutions built.
• Participate in leadership meetings to provide updates on progress, challenges, and outcomes of various initiatives.
• Work with Quality to respond to regulatory non-compliance and related CAPA.

This Role May Be For You If You Have

• 15+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, with a focus on Digital Application Development, Automation, AI, and Integration.
• Strong understanding of AWS Cloud, including infrastructure design, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Knowledge of security, networking, and platforms, with the ability to collaborate with domain experts.
• Proficiency in technical writing and creating architecture documentation.
• Proven expertise in BPM technologies such as Appian, Camunda, UiPath Apps, Power Automate, AI/ML, RPA and Intelligent Automation tools, Agentic AI, Integration platforms such as Boomi Technologies, Messaging Platforms such as Amazon MQ, Active
  
  MQ, Rabbit MQ, IBM MQ.
• Demonstrated success in implementing process and task automation in the Life Sciences Industry.
• Excellent communication…