Senior Architect, COTS Applications

Serve as the architecture leader for the groups COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) application portfolio building on deep demonstrated expertise across enterprise application platforms integrations and vendor ecosystems to define evolve and operationalize the groups application strategy and technology roadmap. This role is intended for senior architects who have not only designed and delivered complex COTS-based solutions but who have translated hard-won experience from challenging implementation integration and modernization programs into durable roadmaps standards and reference architectures and who are ready to lead a team of architects doing the same. 

The Senior Architect COTS Applications acts as both a hands-on COTS/integration platform expert and a technical authority and strategic advisor shaping application direction across the portfolio while ensuring alignment to Enterprise Architecture security compliance and business outcomes. Success in this role requires the ability to operate at multiple altitudes applying deep solution-level judgment when needed while also exercising enterprise-level influence to guide the team peers and business stakeholders toward coherent modern application platforms that scale with AbbVies ambitions. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of architects responsible for architectural oversight of COTS applications integrations and the technology roadmap within the group; set direction coach on architectural rigor and manage performance growth and staffing. 
• Define and advance the groups COTS application and integration strategies translating long-term business and technology goals into actionable multi-year architectural roadmaps. 
• Provide architectural leadership and oversight across major programs and initiatives from vendor selection and COTS implementation through configuration extension integration and lifecycle management ensuring designs are cohesive future-ready and aligned to enterprise standards. 
• Establish and articulate what good looks like for COTS architecture integration patterns and configuration-vs-customization decisions through reference architectures design patterns and decision frameworks the team can consistently apply. 
• Partner closely with Business Relationship Managers (BRMs) Business System Consultants (BSCs) Business System Analysts (BSAs) and internal Software Engineering teams on ongoing projects future project planning demand intake and solutioning providing the technical expertise needed to shape business outcomes into sound architectural direction and ensure COTS solutions integrate cleanly with custom-built capabilities. 
• Serve as a senior architectural authority in governance and design forums clearly framing trade-offs risks and recommendations across vendor capabilities integration approaches build-vs-buy-vs-configure decisions and roadmap sequencing. 
• Guide the evolution of the groups COTS and integration landscape balancing modernization resilience security compliance total cost of ownership and vendor roadmap alignment in complex regulated environments. 
• Partner closely with infrastructure data security DevOps and enterprise architecture teams to ensure the COTS application strategy is tightly integrated with broader platform and delivery ecosystems. 
• Mentor and develop architects and senior technologists raising overall architectural maturity integration/platform thinking and modern application practices across the group. 
• Ensure adherence to corporate and divisional policies including GxP data security and application lifecycle management embedding compliance into architectural decisions by design. 

Qualifications :

Required:

• Bachelors Degree with 9 years of relevant experience; OR Masters Degree with 8 years of experience; OR PhD with 4 years of experience in COTS application integration or enterprise application architecture roles.
• Prior experience leading or managing a team of architects or senior technologists including coaching performance management and capacity/demand planning across a portfolio. 
• Demonstrated leadership in designing and executing COTS application and integration strategies across large heterogeneous portfolios including SaaS on-premise COTS and hybrid integration landscapes. 
• Deep expertise in modern COTS and integration architecture practices including configuration-first delivery API/event-driven integration iPaaS identity and access master data considerations and security-by-design. 
• Track record of successfully guiding organizations through complex COTS implementation upgrade consolidation or modernization programs involving legacy systems technical debt and organizational change. 
• Strong enterprise influence skills with demonstrated comfort operating in governance forums architectural review boards vendor negotiations and ambiguous problem spaces. 
• Ability to articulate complex architectural concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences including business partners driving alignment and informed decision-making. 
• Recognized as a trusted architectural leader and mentor with a passion for elevating architectural rigor platform thinking and modern practices across teams. 

Preferred:

• Experience in regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals preferred. 

Additional Information :

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: 

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. 

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation holidays sick) medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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