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Job Description ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS
- Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.
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.
Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.
Position Summary The Associate Director (Cloud Architect) is an open position for core technical leadership role and a 100% focused on architecting, developing, and automating the most critical components of our AWS Cloud Platform and application delivery pipeline. This role requires at least 10 years of hands‑on experience in application development, deep cloud expertise, and a strong product development mindset—treating the cloud platform and developer toolchain as internal products with measurable user experience and continuous iteration. You will be the authoritative expert defining standards for IaC, CI/CD, and SecDevOps using GitHub as the primary source of truth. A key deliverable is driving innovation by incorporating AI/ML tools into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to enhance security, quality, and velocity across all application teams. Success in this role is measured strictly by the successful design, implementation, and scalability of complex, production‑ready cloud solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Deep Technical Design & Hands‑On Engineering
AWS Foundational Architecture: Serve as the technical owner and primary builder of the AWS Landing Zone architecture (Control Tower, AWS Organizations), ensuring high availability, network resilience (Transit Gateway), and cost efficiency.
Expert IaC Development: Author and maintain advanced, enterprise‑grade Infrastructure‑as‑Code modules using CloudFormation and version control with GitHub, promoting a strict GitOps model for infrastructure delivery.
Scalable Application Architecture: Architect, design, and validate highly scalable, resilient, and cost‑efficient cloud‑native architectures for enterprise applications, enforcing best practices like serverless‑first, auto‑scaling, and multi‑AZ deployments. Design application for disaster recovery in IaaS Cloud platform.
Modern Application Development: Leverage 10+ years of application development experience to build robust, scalable, and secure cloud‑native solutions (Cloud Front, Lambda, API Gateway, Elastic Beanstalk, ECS, DynamoDB, S3), focusing on performance and operational excellence.
SecDevOps Automation: Embed security automation at every phase of the CI/CD pipeline, implementing policy‑as‑code (e.g., OPA) and automated compliance checks without sacrificing developer velocity. Well knowledge around usage of AWS Config, Identity and Access management Roles and Policies, Organization Policies etc.
Product Mindset & Innovation
Product Development Approach: Own the cloud platform and developer toolchain as a product, focusing on improving developer experience (DX), reducing friction, and delivering measurable time‑to‑market improvements for application teams.
AI‑Powered SDLC Integration: Lead the strategy and technical integration of emerging technologies (e.g., Generative AI for code generation, intelligent testing, automated security patch recommendations) to modernize our internal SDLC toolchain.
CI/CD Mastery: Architect and optimize the enterprise CI/CD platform (leveraging GitHub Actions or equivalent tooling) to enable true continuous delivery workflows.
FinOps & Resource Optimization: Develop automated mechanisms and reference architectures to optimize AWS spend and drive utilization efficiency across all business units.
Technical Governance & Mentorship
Technical Standard Bearer: Establish and enforce technical standards, design patterns, and quality gates for cloud adoption, ensuring consistency and adherence to regulatory compliance.
Architecture Review: Lead the technical review process for major cloud projects, ensuring all solutions are scalable, reliable, and adhere to defined security baselines.
Minimum Education Required Bachelors
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities Required Experience Degree: Minimum BS level technical degree required; Computer Science or Engineering background preferred Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in IT/Software Development, with 7+ years dedicated to large‑scale, enterprise AWS engineering and DevOps delivery. Core Skills: Expert‑level proficiency in Python, NodeJS (or other major programming language) and CloudFormation (Other IaC tools) for building production systems. Version Control: Expert‑level knowledge of GitHub for code management, branching strategies and leveraging features like Actions or Advanced Security. Certification: Preferred: Holds an active AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional and/or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional certification. Product Focus: Proven ability to define and deliver platform capabilities with a product development mindset, emphasizing user stories (developer needs) and measurable outcomes (reduced deployment time, increased security coverage). Technical Depth: Demonstrated expertise in designing and debugging complex IAM policies, network architectures, and troubleshooting high‑volume, distributed cloud systems.
Compensation Overview Princeton - NJ - US: $169,150 - $204,970
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full‑time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job‑related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Salary Range >$100,000
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Associate Director of Cloud - Princeton, NJ
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Job Description ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS
- Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.
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.
Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.
Position Summary The Associate Director (Cloud Architect) is an open position for core technical leadership role and a 100% focused on architecting, developing, and automating the most critical components of our AWS Cloud Platform and application delivery pipeline. This role requires at least 10 years of hands‑on experience in application development, deep cloud expertise, and a strong product development mindset—treating the cloud platform and developer toolchain as internal products with measurable user experience and continuous iteration. You will be the authoritative expert defining standards for IaC, CI/CD, and SecDevOps using GitHub as the primary source of truth. A key deliverable is driving innovation by incorporating AI/ML tools into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to enhance security, quality, and velocity across all application teams. Success in this role is measured strictly by the successful design, implementation, and scalability of complex, production‑ready cloud solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Deep Technical Design & Hands‑On Engineering
AWS Foundational Architecture: Serve as the technical owner and primary builder of the AWS Landing Zone architecture (Control Tower, AWS Organizations), ensuring high availability, network resilience (Transit Gateway), and cost efficiency.
Expert IaC Development: Author and maintain advanced, enterprise‑grade Infrastructure‑as‑Code modules using CloudFormation and version control with GitHub, promoting a strict GitOps model for infrastructure delivery.
Scalable Application Architecture: Architect, design, and validate highly scalable, resilient, and cost‑efficient cloud‑native architectures for enterprise applications, enforcing best practices like serverless‑first, auto‑scaling, and multi‑AZ deployments. Design application for disaster recovery in IaaS Cloud platform.
Modern Application Development: Leverage 10+ years of application development experience to build robust, scalable, and secure cloud‑native solutions (Cloud Front, Lambda, API Gateway, Elastic Beanstalk, ECS, DynamoDB, S3), focusing on performance and operational excellence.
SecDevOps Automation: Embed security automation at every phase of the CI/CD pipeline, implementing policy‑as‑code (e.g., OPA) and automated compliance checks without sacrificing developer velocity. Well knowledge around usage of AWS Config, Identity and Access management Roles and Policies, Organization Policies etc.
Product Mindset & Innovation
Product Development Approach: Own the cloud platform and developer toolchain as a product, focusing on improving developer experience (DX), reducing friction, and delivering measurable time‑to‑market improvements for application teams.
AI‑Powered SDLC Integration: Lead the strategy and technical integration of emerging technologies (e.g., Generative AI for code generation, intelligent testing, automated security patch recommendations) to modernize our internal SDLC toolchain.
CI/CD Mastery: Architect and optimize the enterprise CI/CD platform (leveraging GitHub Actions or equivalent tooling) to enable true continuous delivery workflows.
FinOps & Resource Optimization: Develop automated mechanisms and reference architectures to optimize AWS spend and drive utilization efficiency across all business units.
Technical Governance & Mentorship
Technical Standard Bearer: Establish and enforce technical standards, design patterns, and quality gates for cloud adoption, ensuring consistency and adherence to regulatory compliance.
Architecture Review: Lead the technical review process for major cloud projects, ensuring all solutions are scalable, reliable, and adhere to defined security baselines.
Minimum Education Required Bachelors
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities Required Experience Degree: Minimum BS level technical degree required; Computer Science or Engineering background preferred Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in IT/Software Development, with 7+ years dedicated to large‑scale, enterprise AWS engineering and DevOps delivery. Core Skills: Expert‑level proficiency in Python, NodeJS (or other major programming language) and CloudFormation (Other IaC tools) for building production systems. Version Control: Expert‑level knowledge of GitHub for code management, branching strategies and leveraging features like Actions or Advanced Security. Certification: Preferred: Holds an active AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional and/or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional certification. Product Focus: Proven ability to define and deliver platform capabilities with a product development mindset, emphasizing user stories (developer needs) and measurable outcomes (reduced deployment time, increased security coverage). Technical Depth: Demonstrated expertise in designing and debugging complex IAM policies, network architectures, and troubleshooting high‑volume, distributed cloud systems.
Compensation Overview Princeton - NJ - US: $169,150 - $204,970
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full‑time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job‑related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Salary Range >$100,000
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