Career Category

Information Systems

Job Description

Enterprise Architecture are technology strategic thought leaders, helping to drive Amgen’s digital innovation ambitions. We align technology strategies to business imperatives, optimize the value of our technology investments and govern IT architecture standards and practices across the data, application, integration and infrastructure layers; creating value for our staff, our business partners, our shareholders and most importantly – our patients.

As the stewards of the CIO information technology strategy (aka “City Planning”), we are at the forefront of digital innovation acceleration for Amgen’s manufacturing, commercial, drug research, clinical development and shared services organizations. Our leadership drives the awareness, education and implementation of City Planning principles and practices across our global technology communities, advancing Amgen’s position as a biopharma industry leader.

In this role, the Enterprise Architect - Application Rationalization, is accountable for the technical leadership needed to build, operate and maintain an application modernization/migration/rationalization pipeline using the AWS “6-R’s” approach. This role will also help to drive adherence and alignment to Amgen’s SDLC process across the global application developers and support teams. The Enterprise Architect - Application Rationalization is a part of Enterprise Architecture team in the Office of the CIO, and has the technical skills required to advance Amgen’s digital innovation goals and has knowledge of application architecture best practices.

Key Activities for Role include:

• Provide technical leadership for the Application Rationalization product team, building and maintaining an application pipeline to optimize Amgen’s application portfolio (~2,000 apps)
• Accelerate migration to the cloud and increase the adoption of our enterprise platforms and devops framework as foundations for application development 
• Providing technical leadership to application development teams
• Drive SDLC adherence across our global software development teams
• Support Chief Enterprise Architect and Sr Enterprise Architect as needed to deliver critical business imperatives.
• Domestic travel up to 10% may be required in the future

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree
OR
Master’s degree and 3 years of Application Architecture experience
OR
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of  Application Architecture experience
OR
Associate’s degree and 10 years of  Application Architecture experience

OR

High school diploma/GED and 12 years of  Application Architecture experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience delivering secure, scalable and reliable application migration solutions using AWS “6-R’s” approach (Re-host, Re-platform, Re-architect, Re-purchase, Retire, Retain)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience using two or more general purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Java, C, C++, Swift/Objective C, Python, Go, C#, or JavaScript
• Minimum 2 years’ experience supporting Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) standards, preferably in Life Sciences, Pharma or Fintech regulated environments
• Minimum 1 year experience using AWS cloud services such as Docker, Lambda, CloudWatch, CodeBuild, CloudEndure, DMS
• Minimum 1 year experience with TOGAF or Scaled Agile architecture practices
• Ability to effectively communicate with leadership and with peers
• Ability to self-start and effectively operate within a large, complex and dynamic corporate environment

This role may be eligible for location and working hours flexibility, pending review and approval by Amgen Human Resources

Amgen requires all staff in the United States and Puerto Rico to be vaccinated from COVID 19 as a condition of employment. In accordance with applicable law, Amgen will provide reasonable accommodations to staff members who qualify on the basis of a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. Such accommodation may not pose an undue hardship to Amgen, its operations, or its staff.

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

Amgen will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.