Solutions Architect, GPS BI&T

Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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Position Overview:

We are seeking a Solutions Architect to design, guide, and evolve the technical architecture of the cell therapy platform and its applications. This role focuses heavily on AWS cloud services, distributed systems, micro-frontend + modular backend patterns, and secure data integrations across multiple applications supporting Cell Therapy operations.

You will partner with product, engineering, data, and AI/ML teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and production-grade solutions that directly impact patient outcomes.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Architecture & AWS Design

• Design end-to-end architecture across CHIP (Cell Health Intelligence Platform) applications using:

  • EKS/ECS, Dockers, Containers, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS/SNS and EventBridge

  • Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, S3, Kinesis, Glue ETL/Streaming

  • CloudFront, WAF, ALB/NLB, Route 53, VPC

• Define platform-wide patterns for micro-frontends, modular monolith backends, and REST API design.

• Create reference architectures, CFT/Terraform templates, API contracts, and reusable modules.

• Design integration patterns between backend APIs (Django/FastAPI) and the Aurora OLTP & Glue/Athena OLAP DBs

 

Data & Integration

• Partner with UDM Data Engineering to align applications with normalized OLTP design.

• Architect secure real-time and batch pipelines using Kinesis, Glue, S3, and AppFlow.

• Establish cross-account data access patterns using IAM, Lake Formation, and DataZone.

• Working knowledge of Databricks on AWS and its implementation

 

Security & Compliance

• Enforce GDPR/PII/Part 11 security standards across APIs, data flows, and AWS infrastructure.

• Review IAM, network segmentation, encryption (TLS/KMS), and audit readiness.

 

Technical Leadership

• Mentor engineering teams on cloud-native practices, caching, API patterns, and performance optimization.

• Conduct design reviews, troubleshoot complex architecture issues, and guide solution choices.

 

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years in Cloud/Solutions Architecture or Senior Engineering roles.

• Strong hands-on expertise in AWS compute, networking, data, and security services.

• Experience with distributed systems, microservices vs. monolith patterns, and event-driven designs.

• Proficiency in Python/Java/Node.js and SQL-based data modeling.

• Prior experience in regulated environments (GxP, GDPR, PII) is a plus.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.

 

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Camunda, AI/ML model integration, Lakehouse architectures, or multi-account AWS design.

• Background in biotech/pharma is highly desirable.

 

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

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Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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