Czech Republic Job Openings

Novartis

Associate Director, IT Architecture and Integrations

Prague

FULL TIME

September 5, 2024

Summary

As an IT Architect within the Deal Enablement group within M&A IT, you will be contributing to the development of technology architectural standards and the design of architecture for M&A business.

About the Role

Your key responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Oversee architectural activities for Infrastructure M&A, architectural practice area, or lead the development of solution architectures for M&A
Define standards and direction of infrastructure architecture in M&A business or technical domain
Utilize architecture patterns to suggest the most adequate utilization of technical platforms in support of the holistic solution architecture design
Define the infrastructure enterprise architecture by bringing teams together and driving the definition of the best solution to meet the business needs and deliver business outcomes
Understand and advocate the principles of business and IT strategies, be ready to evangelize the Architecture process, its outcomes, and ongoing results, and to lead the communication, marketing or educational activities needed to ensure Infrastructure Enterprise Architecture success and use.
Define and communicate Enterprise patterns, standards, and adoption guidelines for IT & OT based on Enterprise standards and contribute
Determine M&A Infrastructure architecture-significant drivers (e.g. vision, strategy, objectives)
Elaborate domain-specific Reference Architecture, including architecture taxonomy, architecture patterns and principles, solution architecture adoption guides, etc.
Estimate solution architecture, design, and efforts for projects and to suggest and compile the required resources and assigning responsibilities connected to a defined time schedule
Guide the solution architects for the domain, and perform the required solution architecture reviews, following the governance defined by Enterprise Architecture
Incorporate digital and data technology directions into solution architecture design.
Assure the key solutions of the domain (enterprise standard, cross division, or division standards) have a documented architecture (Architecture Handbook) stored in a common repository serviced by Architecture Governance.
Identify opportunities to improve architecture domain (e.g. opportunities to reduce redundancy, consolidate applications and platforms, improve operational deficiencies, close existing capability gaps, etc.)
Build a strong partnership with the M&A application architects
Take accountability to ensure adherence with Security and Compliance policies and procedures within Infrastructure architecture scope

What you’ll bring to the role:

Strong Enterprise IT infrastructure architecture background especially in large scale implementations (virtualization platforms, Networking, M365, Azure, AWS)
Quick learner and adopter
Translate technology trends, industry direction to transform IT domain architecture
Ability to collaborate with, and influence people outside direct line of authority
Solid understanding of the solution architecture design and build process with knowledge of related M&A business capabilities
10 years’ experience performing architecture design, end-to-end solution delivery, implementing IT process improvement and M&A domain
Experience designing solution architecture with on premise and cloud/Saa S applications
Experience in OT (Operational Technology) Architecture
Experience in Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture
Experience in working in projects that are using Agile and Dev Ops best practices

Desirable requirements:

Desired knowledge in Public & Private Cloud Infrastructures (e.g. AWS, Azure, VMware, Nutanix etc), High Availability, load balancing technologies Server operating systems (Windows), Storage, SAN/NAS, File services (e.g. Windows DFS), Databases and middleware, Backup technologies, LAN/WAN, firewalls, proxy, Client OS (Windows), Remote Access (Citrix, ZTNA), E-mail (O365), Desktops and laptops, Tools and utilities for client management (e.g. Intune & SCCM)
Solid understanding of the solution architecture design and build process with knowledge of corresponding M&A business capabilities.

Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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Division

Operations

Business Unit

CTS

Location

Czech Republic

Site

Prague

Company / Legal Entity

CZ02 (FCRS = CZ002) Novartis s.r.o

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

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