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Job Description

Join our company as we transform and innovate. We are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in human and animal populations. We are currently seeking a Cloud & Infrastructure Technology Principal Engineer to help define and mature our solution architecture practice. This is also an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of our broader company's practice outside our team.

Responsibilities

• Define the identity and expectations of solution architecture practitioners.

• Develop a strategic vision for our solution architecture practice that will be embraced by practitioners across roles such as product owner, engineer, and solution architect.

• Collaborate with practitioners to publish and drive a roadmap of what outcomes the practice will produce.

• Ensure the practice defines comprehensive documentation of complex solutions and maintain documentation standards.

• Build relationships across the broader IT organization leadership to increase adoption and maturity of the practice.

• Define methodology for community to capture solution architecture patterns and drive pattern awareness and reuse.

• Define how to capture and share best-practices amongst an emerging solution architecture community.

• Coach and mentor senior community practitioners to mature their practice and create a pipeline of community leadership talent.

• Demonstrate the value of the practice and decrease time to value for practitioners.

• Drive enhancement of the solution architecture practitioner experience.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, other relevant engineering / technical discipline.

• 15+ years of Compute/Hosting infrastructure solution architecture, engineering, delivery, and operations experience.

• 10+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience.

• 5+ years experience in working in Agile ways of working.

Preferred

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

• Advanced solution architecture certification (AWS Solution Architect Professional, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).

• Experience leading a community of practice or open source style project that delivers outcomes without direct HR reporting structure.

• Experience architecting solutions using both Linux/Unix and Windows with specific recommendations on server, load balancing, HA/DR, & storage architectures.

• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks like TOGAF.

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Intellectual curiosity to always keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends.

• Advanced experience with cloud technologies and platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Excellent collaboration skills and a track record of cross-functional collaboration.

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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

Expected US salary range:

$181,600.00 - $285,800.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here (https://www.benefitsatmerck.com/) .

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

Yes

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Remote

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Required Skills:

Data Modeling, Design Applications, Release Management, Requirements Management, Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

01/11/2025

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Requisition ID: R322942