Senior Architect ( Java ,AWS, Architect

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Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with an annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving sophisticated analytical challenges, growing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our distributed team of more than 130,000 colleagues delivers an unrivalled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design reviews, architecture planning, and prototyping of modern cloud-native applications.
• Define and drive end-to-end software architecture for sophisticated systems.
• Collaborate with product managers, systems engineers, and developers to transform product requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Architect and implement secure, performant solutions on AWS using standard methodologies for CI/CD, observability, and fault tolerance.
• Ensure alignment to cybersecurity standards, including risk analysis, data protection, and secure coding.
• Oversee front-end and back-end development using Angular, Java (Spring Boot), and PostgreSQL.
• Guide the integration of software with embedded systems, instrumentation, or other hardware components typical in life science and diagnostics environments.
• Participate in regulatory audits and ensure that software development processes follow FDA, ISO 13485, and related standards.
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Optionally contribute to DevOps automation and pipeline development using Azure DevOps or equivalent tools.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in software development, with at least 5 years in architecture roles.
• Expert-level knowledge of Java, Spring/Spring Boot, and RESTful services.
• Proficiency in AWS services (EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, etc.) and cloud-native design patterns.
• Strong full-stack development skills including Angular (v10+), TypeScript, HTML5/CSS3.
• Deep understanding of PostgreSQL and data modeling.
• Proven experience with cybersecurity practices and secure software design.
• Exposure to medical device software development, with working knowledge of standards like IEC 62304.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and leadership skills.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience in building on premise client server applications and complex products/applications from design to launch and post market surveillance.
• Experience in using AI / ML and use of new tooling to drive efficiency.