Senior Architect, COTS Applications
Core
Lead the architecture strategy and roadmap for the COTS application portfolio, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, security, and business outcomes while guiding a team of architects.
Role type
Senior IC/Lead Enterprise Architect (COTS & Integration) (via careerplan.io/jobs/3743990015806866-senior-architect-cots-applications-at-abbvie)
Builds
COTS application strategies, integration roadmaps, reference architectures, and governance frameworks for enterprise platforms.
Domain
Enterprise Software Architecture, COTS, Integration, SaaS, Regulated Industries (Pharmaceuticals)
Required skills
COTS application architecture, integration strategy, team leadership, vendor ecosystem management, modernization planning, API/event-driven integration, security-by-design, enterprise governance, stakeholder influence
Preferred skills
Regulated industry experience (pharmaceuticals), GxP compliance knowledge
Technologies
SaaS, iPaaS, API, Event-driven architecture, Identity and Access Management, Master Data Management
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of architects responsible for architectural oversight of COTS applications and integrations; Define and advance the group's COTS application and integration strategies; Provide architectural leadership across major programs from vendor selection through lifecycle management; Establish reference architectures and design patterns for COTS and integration; Partner with business and engineering teams to shape solutioning and ensure clean integration; Serve as a senior architectural authority in governance forums; Guide the evolution of the COTS landscape balancing modernization and compliance; Mentor and develop architects to raise architectural maturity.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
