Cloud-Enablement IT Functional Architect

The Position

Start a thrilling job where you'll use your strong knowledge and experience to optimize financial cloud operations and to drive major cloud architectural topics for the success of Boehringer Ingelheim. This unique opportunity invites you to bring your cloud knowledge as well as provide a leadership role in shaping the IT Cloud Strategy for Boehringer-Ingelheim.

We are an IT Infrastructure Cloud Enablement team providing cloud solutions that meet business demands to support digital products and use cases. Our Cloud Enablement team provides a set of cloud foundations solutions that are well architected, standardized, reproducible, secure, and cost optimized.

Do you share our passion to improve healthcare for humans and animals? We in IT Cloud Enablement have a passion to develop and deliver robust and innovative cloud solutions by embracing modern cloud technologies, solving challenges, and fulfilling business needs in collaboration with all IT and business partners.

You don't fulfill all the mentioned requirements below? Don't be deterred by this - we look forward to supporting you in your development.

Tasks & responsibilities

• As a Functional Architect in IT INF, you will lead the implementation of the IT Cloud Strategy in driving our cloud frameworks to the next maturity level.
• Develop and implement strategies to identify cost-saving opportunities and to optimize cloud costs.
• Work closely with management and Finance & Controlling on budgeting and showback/chargeback activities.
• Lead Cloud Competence Center (CCC) virtual team of cross-functional IT members to implement and foster a Cloud Smart Strategy and associated frameworks:
• Cloud Architecture - comprehensive architectural target picture of the strategic cloud use
• Business Case - guidelines for the analysis of the business case for cloud
• Cloud Migration - definition, coordination, and determination of migration solutions
• Cloud Compliance & Security - guidelines, operations, and best practices
• Financial Operations (FinOps) - cloud financial governance and best practices
• Cloud Roles & Capabilities - cloud-based roles, capabilities, and skills
• Operation & Support - cloud-focused operating and support model
• Work closely with cross-functional IT architects on roadmaps to achieve target architectures.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate trends in the IT market in cooperation with internal and external experts to derive strategy recommendations for current and future IT projects.

Requirements

• Master's degree in computer science / engineering or comparable scientific degree, several years of professional experience in developing Cloud solutions, using state-of-the-art technologies like Terraform, AWS CDK, AWS Cloud Formation or AZURE Resource Templates.
• Experience in using tools like Apptio Cloudability to manage and analyze cloud spending.
• Ability to strategize implementation and proactively develop innovative concepts and ideas for cloud computing.
• Ability to plan and execute cloud strategies effectively.
• Strong understanding of cloud technology and cost models, financial management principles, and data analysis.
• Professional experience and know how in Automation, IaC, CI/CD, Azure & AWS.
• Knowledge in related aspects of IT security, operations and support.
• Preferably practical experience in IT cloud architecture, solution assessment/design for digital products and use cases.
• In-depth knowledge and profound understanding of different IT deployment alternatives (on premise, cloud, hybrid) and the various migration approaches.
• Fluent command of German and English; other languages considered a plus.

Ready to contact us?

If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com

The job posting is presumably online until January 23rd, 2025.

Unser Unternehmen

Bei Boehringer Ingelheim entwickeln wir bahnbrechende Therapien, die das Leben von Mensch und Tier verbessern. Als 1885 gegründetes und seitdem im Familienbesitz befindliches Unternehmen nehmen wir eine langfristige Perspektive ein. Mit 52.000 Mitarbeitenden weltweit setzen wir unsere Ziele um und fördern dabei eine vielfältige, gemeinschaftliche und inklusive Unternehmenskultur. Wir sind überzeugt: Mit talentierten und ambitionierten Mitarbeitenden und ihrer Leidenschaft für Innovationen heben wir die Grenzen des Erreichbaren immer wieder auf.

Warum Boehringer Ingelheim?

Bei uns können Sie wachsen, zusammenarbeiten, innovativ sein und Leben verbessern.

Wir bieten Ihnen herausfordernde Tätigkeiten in einem respektvollen und kollegialen globalen Arbeitsumfeld mit einer Vielzahl von auf Innovation ausgerichteten Denkweisen und Methoden. Darüber hinaus sind für uns Qualifizierung und Entwicklung für alle Mitarbeitenden von zentraler Bedeutung, denn Ihr Wachstum ist unser Wachstum.

Boehringer Ingelheim ist ein globaler Arbeitgeber, der sich für Chancengleichheit einsetzt, und ist stolz auf seine vielfältige und inklusive Kultur. Wir begrüßen die Vielfalt von Perspektiven und streben nach einem inklusiven Umfeld, wovon unsere Mitarbeiter*innen, Patienten*innen und Communitys profitieren.

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