Job Title: Lead Consultant - HPC

Career Level: E

Introduction to role

Are you ready to disrupt an industry and change lives? Join the Research Data & Analytics Team within R&D IT at AstraZeneca, where we demonstrate technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives. Our global team of data and AI engineers is passionate about transforming the way R&D discovers and develops medicine through data, analytics, and AI. We partner with scientific teams to deliver groundbreaking capabilities, products, and platforms that accelerate the development of safe and effective medicines for patients. As part of the Scientific Computing Platform (SCP), you'll be at the forefront of HPC and scaled computing solutions, driving innovation in computational chemistry, imaging, multi-OMICs, structural biology, data science, and AI. Are you ready to lead the charge in high-performance analytics products and augment the HPC experience?

Accountabilities

As a Lead Consultant - HPC, you'll own interconnect implementation, operations, reliability, and processes, translating AstraZeneca's strategic vision into interconnect solution engineering. You'll demonstrate proficiency in technology domains to solve complex problems, perform audits to identify infrastructure risks, evaluate business requirements for solutions, ensure operational support for communication infrastructure at scale, troubleshoot priority incidents, and drive resolution of mitigating controls. You'll develop solutions to enhance user experience and efficiency, prepare design documents, sequence activities, support cluster interconnect repairs, contribute to monitoring and operations of communication infrastructures, and implement automation of interconnect infrastructure. You'll operate large-scale IP Networking Technologies and protocols, utilizing creativity in designing interconnects at scale.

Essential Skills/Experience

• CCIE or NCA-AIIO or equivalent certification with a minimum of 10+ years of relevant working experience, including the last 5 years in large-scale interconnect architecture design implementation and support infrastructure deployment, implementation, and operations.
• TOGAF or equivalent and ITIL certifications are an added advantage.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex technological ideas to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to analyze and resolve communication-related issues.
• Ability to work in a high-paced environment, be flexible, follow tight deadlines, organize, and prioritize work.
• Significant experience working with vendors, professional services, and providers.
• Automation-first approach.
• In-depth technical hands-on experience in one or more of the following capabilities: interconnect Security, DC, Cloud Networking Automation.
• Deep technical knowledge in high availability design, implementation, optimization, and operations.
• Experience working in large enterprises is an added advantage.
• Agile Enterprise mentality.
• Self-starter who continuously develops new skills and proactively leads own career development.
• Excellent influencing, networking, and collaborative working skills.
• Ability to work well in and lead/collaborate across diverse matrixed global teams.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Working knowledge of Mellanox/Cumulus OS.
• Familiarity with leveraging tools such as Netbox, Prometheus, Grafana, Personar, LibreNMS to monitor and manage a global network.
• Passionate about innovating and investing in groundbreaking technologies.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, we empower our teams to perform at their peak by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms. Our dynamic environment encourages innovation and ownership while providing opportunities for lifelong learning. With investment behind us, there's no slowing us down as we drive cross-company change to disrupt the entire industry. Join us in making a meaningful impact through technology.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now to join our team at AstraZeneca!

Date Posted

27-May-2025

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.