Sr Manager Platform Engineering & Integration Lead
We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.
To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.
Pfizer Digital takes immense pride in being at the forefront of innovation, harnessing cutting-edge smart technology that profoundly impacts the lives of our patients.
Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.
The Sr Manager Platform Engineering & Integration Lead will play a crucial role in our Digital Quality Solutions team, reporting directly to the Director, Digital Quality Integration & Solution Engineer. You will lead technical colleagues focused on Platform engineering within Digital Quality. Your main responsibility will be to drive these teams towards a well-defined technical landscape that is efficient, cost-effective, and resilient. By integrating existing solutions and developing innovative ones, our aim is to enhance the digital user experience, boost efficiency, and minimize deviations.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions using Platform engineering standards.
2. Design and architect scalable and secure solutions that align with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) principles and best practices.
3. Lead the technical implementation and customization of many Digital Quality platforms including but not limited to Veeva Vault eQMS platform, ensuring adherence to architectural guidelines and standards.
4. Provide guidance and support to development teams, helping them understand and implement architectural patterns and design principles.
5. Conduct system analysis, performance tuning, and troubleshooting to optimize the Veeva platform's performance and reliability.
6. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business analysts and quality assurance professionals, to ensure successful delivery of projects and enhancements.
7. Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies related to QC/QA/EHS platforms and SAFe methodology and recommend innovative approaches for continuous improvement.
8. Function as a subject matter expert, providing technical leadership and guidance to stakeholders, and participating in architectural reviews and governance activities.
9. Manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team within an Agile/Scrum environment.
10. Customer engagement and product road map definition.
Basic Qualifications
1. Bachelor's in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
2. Relevant Experience: 8 years relevant experience with at least 4 years of experience in software architecture, with specific experience in implementing and customizing low-code platforms such as Veeva Vault.
3. Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and production operations.
4. Experience partnering with product or program management teams.
Job-Related Skills:
1. Demonstrated ability to design and architect scalable and secure solutions, conduct system analysis and performance tuning, and troubleshoot technical issues on the different PaaS products.
2. People management experience managing a team of up to 12 individuals, including performance assessment reports, conflict resolution techniques, and underperforming situations.
3. Solid ability to manage vendor contracts including but not limited to statements of work, budget forecast and reporting, and general contract management.
4. Proven record producing financial reports and managing department budget allocation for both CapEx and Opex.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Certifications: Possession of any relevant certifications related to SAFe, Veeva Vault, or other relevant technologies.
2. Master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability to manage parallel objectives and changing priorities.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Ability to travel up to 20%. Work location assignment: Hybrid.
Additional Information
* In order to be considered for this position in Ireland you need to be legally eligible to work in Ireland.
* Please note there is no relocation support available for this position.
How to apply
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