Principal Application Architect

Global Technology Organization – Architecture and Standards: Within IQVIA’s Global Technology and Operations function, the Architecture & Standards organization’s mission is to enhance efficiency, speed, quality, interoperability and alignment of IQVIA’s technology by establishing “the IQVIA way.” Our vision is to foster a developer-first culture that promotes collaboration across siloed software development and other technology teams.

Technical Architecture Team: The Technical Domain Architecture team consists of hands-on engineers with expertise in various technical domains.  They define and maintain IQVIA architecture standards and reference architectures, build reference implementations and provide guidance to engineering teams during the technical design committee process.  In addition, technical architects will lead agile guilds for their domain – communities of practice that share technical knowledge across IQVIA’s federated engineering teams.

The Position’s Overview/Elevator Pitch: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Applications Architect to join our Technical Domain Architecture team within the Architecture and Standards Group of our Global Technology Organization.  As the principal application architect, you will be responsible for designing and overseeing the implementation of application reference architectures that align with IQVIA’s strategic goals.  Your focus will be on leveraging front-end Javascript frameworks such as React, mobile application frameworks, and the use of services like Salesforce Health Cloud.  You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that our applications are robust, scalable, and adhere to best practices and standards.

Essential Functions:

• Author Standards and Best Practices: Establish and enforce architectural standards and best practices to ensure consistency, quality and alignment with industry standards across all application development projects at IQVIA.  Create and maintain reference architectures that serve as blueprints for various application types.
• Collaboration: Lead the Web Development Guild and collaborate with cross-functional teams including software developers, information architects,DevOps and security experts.
• Innovation: Serve as the application architecture thought leader.  Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in application architecture.
• Developer Productivity and Experience: Contribute to the design of the Internal Developer Platform (DevIQ) related to application architecture.  Develop and maintain application reference architectures and shared libraries that will be included as templates in our internal developer platform.
• Vendor and Tool Evaluation: Evaluate and recommend new application framework technologies and tools.  Lead proof-of-concept initiatives to assess the viability of new application solutions.
• Mentorship: Lead and mentor organizations in adopting application architecture best practices and methodologies.
• Compliance:  Ensure that all application architectures comply with regulatory requirements, security standards and organizational policies

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in application architecture and software development
• In-depth knowledge of front-end Javascript frameworks like React, mobile app frameworks and application services like Saleforce Health Cloud.
• Deep understanding of micro-frontend and backend for frontend design patterns
• Proficiency with programming languages like Javascript, Typescript, Swift and Java
• Understanding of SSO protocols like OpenID Connect and SAML
• In-depth experience as a consumer of Rest and GraphQL APIs
• Proficiency with web analytics tools like Google Analytics
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Commitment to ensuring security and compliance in cloud solutions.

Additional Attributes:

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
• Passion for staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all, including veterans and candidates with disabilities. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

IQVIA’s ability to operate and provide certain services to customers and partners necessitates IQVIA and its employees meet specific requirements regarding COVID-19 vaccination status. https://jobs.iqvia.com/covid-19-vaccine-status

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $142,800.00 - $265,200.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.