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GSK is one of the world’s foremost pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, and we are proud to be part of an industry that improves the lives of others. We embark on a significant transformation journey to support GSK in becoming a top-quartile data-enabled organization.

This is an exciting time to join GSK. We are embracing new data technologies to improve the development, manufacture, and distribution of GSK’s vital products to patients and consumers worldwide. You will be part of a team building a robust data and analytics ecosystem, allowing GSK to drive higher value by placing data at the core of its strategic and operational decisions.

High level job responsibilities for Principal Architect – IoT & Cloud Technologies would

include –

Data Engineering & Architecture: Lead the development and evolution of big-data ecosystem and data lake architectures to enable data processing, storage, and retrieval, including the integration of structured data sources from enterprise transactional systems and trusted third parties and unstructured data sources, including IIoT data from manufacturing sites. Day to day responsibilities will specifically focus on the following - 

  • Design and implement robust event-driven streaming architectures utilizing Kafka, Azure Events Hubs, and Azure IoT Edge.
  • Lead hands-on development and integration of streaming solutions using Databricks for real-time analytics and data processing.
  • Apply expertise in AIML (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) to enhance event-driven applications and drive intelligent decision-making.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect scalable and efficient solutions for streaming data processing.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive architectural strategies for Azure Edge Computing, ensuring seamless connectivity between on-premises factory systems and cloud environments.

Collaboration: Engage with global teams from various disciplines to ensure architectural designs meet company objectives and encourage teamwork.

Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior architects and team members. Drive innovation and ensure the adoption of industry best practices.

Qualification & Requirement

  • BS or MS in Engineering or Sciences, or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years in data and analytics applications.
  • Expertise in Kafka, Azure IoT, and Databricks.
  • Proficiency in AI/ML in streaming architectures.
  • Strong experience in high-performance data pipelines and Azure (or AWS or GCP) cloud.
  • Leadership in adopting best practices for event-driven streaming.
  • Knowledge of programming languages like Python, Java, or Scala.
  • Familiar with Azure's data services and compliance standards.

Preferred Skills:

  • Azure (or AWS or GCP) administration and DevOps for CI/CD.
  • Project management experience, especially with Agile.
  • Expertise with Azure (or AWS or GCP) Industrial IoT for manufacturing scenarios.
  • Experience on regulated systems including GxP, SoX, HIPAA & GDPR
  • Professional/Architect level certifications from leading Cloud Service Provider is a plus.

Additional Keywords - Databricks, Analysis services, Synapse, SQL Server, ADF, ML, Storage Accounts, Webservers, Firewalls, Proxy, Application Gateways, CosmosDB, Azure IoT, Graph(ANZO/Stardog), Kafka and ADX/InfluxDB, Azure Data Factory, Unified Namespace (UNS), OPC UA, MQTT, OT.

Nice to Have

Pharma manufacturing experience. Factory data integration experience, with knowledge of industrial automation protocols and security best practices. Familiarity with industrial automation and IoT, including working knowledge and experience with SCADA systems, MES systems, and historians and connectivity of such systems with cloud environment.

Why Us?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

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