Senior Principal AWS Cloud Architect
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Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen if you feel like youre part of something bigger its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.
Since 1980 weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology Inflammation General Medicine and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team youll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer fuller happier lives.
Our awardwinning culture is collaborative innovative and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Senior Principal AWS Cloud Architect
What you will do
Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will serve as a technical visionary and handson technical leader for the design development and evolution of our enterprisegrade Amgen Cloud Platform. This role is pivotal in driving our cloudfirst strategy by delivering secure scalable and highperformance cloud platform to power global research manufacturing and digital products.
As a Senior Principal Architect you will influence platform design decisions coach engineering teams and define best practices while remaining deeply handson with AWS services and infrastructure as code.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the architecture and technical direction of the Amgen Cloud Platform on AWS.
- Define and enforce cloudnative architecture standards patterns and reusable components.
- Build scalable secure and compliant landing zones using AWS Control Tower Organizations SCPs IAM etc.
- Collaborate across security data DevOps and application teams to design integrated solutions.
- Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or AWS CDK.
- Evaluate and introduce emerging AWS services and architectural innovations into the platform.
- Provide architecture governance design reviews and mentorship to engineers and junior architects.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in cloudnative deployments and enterprise integrations.
- Contribute to Amgens cloud roadmap reference architectures and architectural principles.
What we expect of you
We are all different yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The AWS Architect professional we seek is a problem solver with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree and 3 years of Computer Science or Information Technology experience
Or
Masters degree and 5 years of Computer Science or Information Technology experience
Or
Bachelors degree and 7 years of Computer Science or Information Technology experience
Or
Associates degree and 12 years of Computer Science or Information Technology experience
Or
High school diploma / GED and 14 years of Computer Science or Information Technology experience
Preferred Qualifications:
MustHave Skills:
- 14 years of experience in IT with 8 years of AWS architecture and engineering.
- Demonstrated expertise in designing enterprisescale platforms on AWS (multiaccount multiregion secure).
- Solid command of core AWS services: EC2 S3 Lambda ECS/EKS VPC IAM KMS CloudFormation/Terraform Control Tower Config GuardDuty etc.
- Deep knowledge of networking security and identity in AWS (VPC peering PrivateLink Transit Gateway SCPs IAM Roles & Policies).
- Strong handson expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or AWS CDK preferred).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines preferably using GitLab or similar.
- Demonstrated ability to lead architectural design sessions influence technical direction and mentor teams.
- Solid understanding of compliance and security standards (e.g. HIPAA GxP NIST CIS Benchmarks).
- Experience leading WellArchitected Reviews and aligning designs with AWS standard methodologies.
- Good communication and collaborator engagement skills.
GoodtoHave Skills:
- AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Professional or other specialty certifications.
- Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) serverless patterns and eventdriven architectures.
- Familiarity with multicloud architecture though AWS is primary.
- Experience working in regulated industries particularly biotech or pharma.
- Familiarity with FinOps tagging strategies and cost optimization in AWS.
- Exposure to data platforms on AWS (e.g. Lake Formation Glue Redshift).
- Knowledge of ServiceNow HashiCorp Vault or Splunk in cloud ecosystems.
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and wellbeing. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture well support your journey every step of the way.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to relevant skills experience and qualifications.
In addition to the base salary Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan based on eligibility comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals work/life balance and career development opportunities that may include:
- A comprehensive employee benefits package including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions group medical dental and vision coverage life and disability insurance and flexible spending accounts
- A discretionary annual bonus program or for field sales representatives a salesbased incentive plan
- Stockbased longterm incentives
- Awardwinning timeoff plans
- Flexible work models including remote and hybrid work arrangements where possible
Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.
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Application deadline
Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse ethical committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together we compete in the fight against serious disease.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability status or any other basis protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
.Salary Range
154142.00 USD 182371.00 USDRequired Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
