Senior Principal Architect, Solution Architecture

Are you ready to architect the future of healthcare technology from anywhere in the world? At AmerisourceBergen, we believe our team members are the driving force behind everything we do. Our commitment is to foster healthier futures globally, and your strategic input as a Senior Principal Architect is absolutely crucial to fulfilling that purpose. If you thrive on defining enterprise solution direction, translating complex business and technology strategies into robust, scalable architectures, and leading multi-cloud initiatives across Azure and AWS, this fully remote opportunity is for you. We're seeking a visionary leader who can guide our organization through the most intricate architectural challenges, setting the standards for quality and innovation at an enterprise scale.

Overview

As a Senior Principal Architect in Solution Architecture, you'll hold a pivotal role in shaping AmerisourceBergen's technical landscape. You will define the strategic direction for enterprise solutions across various interconnected domains, adeptly translating long-term business goals and technology roadmaps into approaches that are not only scalable and secure but also highly resilient and easily supported. This position offers significant influence over our multi-cloud strategy, particularly across Azure and AWS. You'll ensure these crucial initiatives align perfectly with our enterprise standards, rigorous security protocols, and overarching business objectives. Your expertise will be invaluable in guiding the toughest architectural decisions, establishing clear standards, robust governance, and ambitious quality expectations that drive execution excellence throughout our global enterprise. You will work in close collaboration with product teams, engineering colleagues, and key business stakeholders, ensuring that our technology investments are prioritized effectively and delivered as high-quality products.

Key Responsibilities

In this impactful role, you will be entrusted with a range of critical responsibilities:

Define enterprise solution architecture direction, translating long-term business and technology strategies into scalable, secure, resilient, and supportable approaches.
Provide strategic leadership for multi-cloud architecture initiatives across Azure and AWS platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
Ensure all solution designs meet stringent security requirements and business objectives.
Guide the organization on the highest complexity architecture decisions, establishing clear standards and robust governance.
Set quality expectations that actively shape architectural execution at an enterprise scale.
Partner closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to prioritize technology investments and ensure their high-quality delivery.
Act as a mentor and thought leader, helping to cultivate architectural talent within the organization.
Drive continuous improvement and innovation within our architectural practices and tooling landscape.

Requirements

To succeed in this position, candidates should possess:

Extensive proven experience in enterprise solution architecture, defining strategic directions across complex, interdependent domains.
Demonstrable expertise in multi-cloud architecture, specifically with significant hands-on experience in both Azure and AWS platforms.
Deep understanding of cloud security best practices, compliance frameworks, and enterprise level governance.
Ability to translate abstract business requirements into concrete, robust, and supportable technical solutions.
Strong leadership skills, with a track record of guiding high complexity architectural decisions and influencing technical strategy.
Exceptional collaboration and communication abilities, capable of engaging effectively with product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
A proactive approach to problem solving and a commitment to continuous learning in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

What You'll Gain

Joining AmerisourceBergen means becoming part of a mission driven organization where you will experience:

The opportunity to shape the architectural future of a leading global healthcare company.
A chance to significantly impact health outcomes worldwide through innovative technology solutions.
Work within a collaborative, supportive, and globally distributed team environment.
Continuous professional growth and development opportunities in cutting edge cloud technologies.
Autonomy and influence over critical strategic decisions that drive enterprise wide change.
A fully remote work environment, offering flexibility and work life balance.
Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.