Enterprise Solution Architect: Technology Standardization

Overview :

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to assist in the documentation and creation of standard solution patterns, platforms, and technology architecture decisions.

This role will collaborate closely with enterprise architects, the AI and Data Analytics (AIDA) development organization, and infrastructure / security teams to support the migration of legacy applications to the cloud and the development of new AI and data solutions.

Responsibilities :

• Document standard solution patterns and IT components under the guidance of EA colleagues, with a focus on security, infrastructure, data, and AI solutions.
• Create and document standard platform patterns for use by the AIDA organization in solution and application development, ensuring reusability and consistency.
• Assist in documenting architecture decisions and best practices for cloud hosting, covering services across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Work with the EA team to provide a self-service playbook or framework for cloud hosting decisions and qualified service matrices (Red / Yellow / Green classifications).
• Contribute to the documentation of vendor assessments, identifying key questions and evaluation criteria for future IT component assessments.

Specific Tasks :

• Collaborate with enterprise architects, AIDA teams, and the EP&S team to create shared EA artifacts in standard formats.
• Actively participate in achieving EA goals, ensuring alignment with second-half objectives.
• Contribute to the creation of a data collection / disposition framework and the reuse of standard patterns within the PPM tool.
• Share industry best practices for ETL, data platforms, AI / Client pipelines, and cloud services.
• Draw up architecture or technical design diagrams as needed for documentation purposes.

Key Deliverables :

• Documented standard solution patterns for each business tower (R&D, Commercial, Manufacturing, Enabling Functions).
• Standard platform patterns for the AIDA organization.
• Architecture decisions and vendor assessment templates for future use.
• Contribution to a self-service framework / playbook for cloud hosting and qualified service matrices.

Qualifications :

• Strong familiarity with ETL processes, cloud data platforms, data cataloging, and data visualization tools.
• Experience with cloud hosting platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern data platforms such as Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks, or Dataiku DSS for machine learning pipelines.
• Exposure to Large Language Models (LLM) and modern AI infrastructure, with knowledge of Azure OpenAI or AWS Bedrock being a plus.
• Strong technical writing skills, with the ability to document complex architecture and technical design decisions clearly and concisely.
• Ability to create and review architecture and technical design diagrams.
• Solid understanding of industry best practices and standards for data, AI, and security solutions.

Who you will be working for :

Atlas is a global strategic consulting firm, focused on the life sciences industry. Our services include Management Consulting, Managed Services and Agile Services.

Global pharmaceutical companies and emerging players in the Life Sciences depend on over four hundred Atlas consultants to ensure they have the capabilities that will give them the ability to succeed.

Why join the Atlas A-team of Consultants :

• Opportunity - Atlas has deep life sciences industry roots and a reputation with our clients for having superior quality consultants
• Meaningful Work - You will be part of the solution to help clients accomplish their patient first missions
• Culture - We are proactive, highly accountable, and high touch
• Solid - We have been delivering exceptional consulting talent for over years
• Depth & Breadth of Collaborative Client Relationships They depend on us to design strategic teams, which can produce and drive outcomes
• We are experts at Project Management, Portfolio Operations, Agile Services, Change Management and Talent / Organizational Design
• Benefits : Opportunity for a consulting career average tenure of our consultants is over years, with many here for over
• A-team of support behind you We are all about making you successful
• Mutual trust We build mutual trust and encourage respect and cooperation among team members
14 days ago