.Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people's varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.The PositionResponsible for assuring that software applications remain in line with business needs and requirements in their structure and function. Establishes and maintains technology standards, and evaluates and directs new technology designs. Provides technical architectural expertise, playing a vital role in designing, enhancing, implementing and scaling application platforms.Solves technology intricacies in enterprise applications today as well as designs and proposes solutions that will solve problems that have not yet been fully formulated. Works at scale and designs distributed systems to solve a number of problems that have been traditionally addressed by vertically scaling and often expensive technology solutions. Advances engineering and architectural best practices broadly throughout the organization through mentoring architects and engineers. Works closely with the business to translate business requirements into application design that fit the overall business architecture.Your main responsibilities:Assesses complex technical solutions, defines the architectural runway and roadmap and supports the product manager in defining implementation priorities.Defines how the components of all the applications relate to each other, and how the facilities will support the capability or the business area.Communicates technical approaches, concepts, and impact clearly to technical and non-technical project stakeholders.Manages the architectural decisions records (ADR) and a technical debt backlog for implemented solutions affecting current and future product architecture.Ensures the application components align with the application architecture and meet application performance goals. Guides performance management reviews measuring attainment of established performance goals.Performs technology due diligence on software development and architecture topics, including open source.Provides data to senior management on the new trends and threats in the software space.Collaborates closely with the principal software engineer to ensure that the development teams are building to the system architecture as designed.Guides cross functional technical alignment on the definition, understanding & architecture of technologies and solutions in several key areas, to include cross capability, cross release issues, and issues affecting application integrity.Works with cross-functional teams, product management, product owner, development and operations to architect innovative operating alternatives that form the overall operating strategy and business architecture
