At Sun Pharma, we commit to helping you “Create your own sunshine”— by fostering an environment where you grow at every step, take charge of your journey and thrive in a supportive community.
As you enter the Sun Pharma world, you’ll find yourself becoming ‘Better every day’ through continuous progress. Exhibit self-drive as you ‘Take charge’ and lead with confidence. Additionally, demonstrate a collaborative spirit, knowing that we ‘Thrive together’ and support each other’s journeys.”
We are looking for a highly skilled Cloud Architect to join our dynamic team. The Cloud Architect will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and optimizing our cloud-based solutions. This position requires a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise and a strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, security, compliance, and performance optimization.
As a Cloud Architect, you will be responsible for defining and documenting the overall solution architecture, developing and maintaining architectural standards and best practices, and leading the design and planning of cloud solutions. You will collaborate closely with internal and external technology teams to ensure seamless implementation, testing, and execution of these solutions.
Key responsibilities include performing design, debugging, and performance analysis, ensuring data consistency and availability, and integrating various system components. You will also be tasked with assessing security risks, designing secure solutions, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Additionally, you will focus on optimizing system performance and scalability, automating deployment and monitoring processes, and maintaining continuous delivery pipelines in collaboration with DevOps/DevSecOps teams.
Define and document the overall solution architecture.
Develop and maintain architectural standards and best practices.
Evaluate and select appropriate technologies and platforms for the solution.
Design and deploy solutions in cloud environments.
Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) practices.
Lead the design and planning of the chosen solution
Work closely with technology/IT teams internal and external to ensure effective implementation, testing, UAT and end to end execution
Perform design, debugging, and performance analysis on solutions, document and share best practice knowledge for new solutions.
Define data models, schemas, and storage solutions. Ensure data quality, consistency, and availability.
Design and implement integration patterns between systems.
Ensure seamless data flow across different components.
Monitor the progress of development and keep stakeholders informed.
Assess security risks and design secure solutions.
Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
Implement security controls and encryption mechanisms.
Conduct security reviews and vulnerability assessments.
Conduct technology assessments to identify potential risks in the system.
Monitor and ensure the required practices are in place to fix the observation
Optimize system performance and scalability.
Conduct load/performance testing and capacity planning.
Address bottlenecks and optimize resource utilization.
Automate deployment, monitoring, and scaling processes
Collaborate with DevOps/DevSecOps teams for infrastructure automation and Security automation
Implement CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery.
Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies.
Continuously research emerging technologies that may benefit the pharma sector.
Propose innovative solutions to drive digital transformation.
Lead the evaluation and piloting of new tools and technologies.
Evaluate, Pilot and prototype new solutions.
Interface with various departments to understand their technology needs.
Work closely with external partners, vendors, and technology providers.
Lead cross-functional teams to deliver technology solutions.
Ensure the architecture meets both technical and business needs.
Clearly communicate technical concepts and architectures to non-technical stakeholders.
Provide regular updates and deliver comprehensive reports to management.
Oversee the development and delivery of projects from an architectural standpoint.
Ensure projects are completed within scope, time, and budget constraints.
Manage resources and timelines for project execution.
Function Heads, business vertical leads/end users , procurement , SUN Infrastructure Teams (Network, Server, Database, Security), vendor payment, commercial, SAP support & other as necessary
OEM, SI’s others partners/vendors/service providers in the space as applicable
Global
Ensure compliance with financial terms and conditions of cloud service agreements.
BE, BTech, MTech.
Mandatory Certifications (at least 01 in each group)
Optional Certifications (any one of more of below will be a value add))
15+ years of experience in cloud architecture, with a proven track record of designing and implementing cloud solutions across various platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
At Sun Pharma, your success and well-being are our top priorities! We provide robust benefits and opportunities to foster personal and professional growth. Join us at Sun Pharma, where every day is an opportunity to grow, collaborate, and make a lasting impact. Let’s create a brighter future together!
Disclaimer: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees as assigned to this job. Nothing herein shall preclude the employer from changing these duties from time to time and assigning comparable duties or other duties commensurate with the experience and background of the incumbent(s).
Sun Pharma is the world's fourth-largest speciality generic pharmaceutical company and No. 1 in India. We provide high-quality, affordable medicines trusted by customers and patients in over 100 countries. Sun Pharma's global presence is supported by more than 40 manufacturing facilities spread across 5 continents, R&D centres across the globe, and a multicultural workforce comprising over 50 nationalities. Sun Pharma fosters excellence through innovation supported by strong R&D capabilities comprising around 3,000 scientists and R&D investments of over 6-8% of annual revenues.
At Sun, our people are our greatest asset. Ours has never been a story of individual brilliance but of cultivating a culture of realising collective potential. In our journey, everyone is enabled to take charge in an environment that offers limitless growth opportunities. We are with you every step of the way, so you can shine for years to come.
With the launch of our Employee Value Proposition (EVP), we define our promise to ‘Create Your Own Sunshine'—driven by the three pillars of Better Every Day, Take Charge, and Thrive Together. These pillars drive progress at Sun so that people can achieve what they would have thought impossible. Learn more about our EVP here: https://sunpharma.com/careers/
