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Job DescriptionPlatform Engineering Senior Manager
As a Platform Engineering Senior Manager / Cloud Solution Architect, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing scalable, secure, and reliable cloud solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS). You will also be responsible for guiding other DevOps engineers in their implementation of designs. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders, analyzing business requirements, and architecting cloud environments that meet organizational needs. The Cloud Solution Architect ensures best practices are followed for cloud adoption, migration, and ongoing operations.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement solutions to meet business and technical requirements.
- Apply deep cloud infrastructure knowledge with respect to microservices architecture, design patterns, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.
- Provision AWS environments using infrastructure-as-code and partner with development teams to design a robust deployment and patching strategy.
- Ensure security, scalability, and high availability of cloud environments.
- Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to integrate cloud solutions.
- Optimize cloud resources for cost-efficiency and performance.
- Stay current with AWS services, features, and best practices; provide recommendations for improvements.
- Develop and maintain application documentation according to Takeda Quality Systems and Software Development Life Cycle standards and procedures.
- Educate yourself on Takeda standards, approved services, and best practices and make recommendations that follow those.
Skills and Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related study, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience architecting, deploying, and managing AWS cloud solutions.
- 5+ years of expert level experience building and maintaining AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, LBs, S3).
- Highly proficient in provisioning AWS resources using Infrastructure as a code (IaC), Hands on experience developing Terraform scripts.
- Strong hands on experience with containerization (EKS, OpenShift) is an advantage.
- Experience with Harness is an advantage.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, business acumen, and enterprise knowledge.
What Takeda Can Offer You
At Takeda, you may build your career, while contributing to better people’s lives. Expect trust driven culture built around Integrity, Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance. Joining ICC will give you access to high end technology, training and colleagues who will support your growth.
Benefits
It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:
Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus
- Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
- Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
- Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
- Health & Wellness programs including annual health screening, weekly health sessions for employees.
- Employee Assistance Program
- 5 days of leave every year for Voluntary Service in additional to Humanitarian Leaves
- Broad Variety of learning platforms
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
- No Meeting Days
- Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone
- Employee Referral Program
- Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 days)
About Takeda DDT
- Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
- As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience architecting, deploying, and managing AWS cloud solutions
- 5+ years of expert-level experience building and maintaining AWS infrastructure, including EC2, RDS, load balancers, and S3
- High proficiency provisioning AWS resources using infrastructure as code
- Hands-on experience developing Terraform scripts
- Hands-on experience with containerization using EKS or OpenShift
- Experience with Harness
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, business acumen, and enterprise knowledge
Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Takeda and has not been reviewed or approved by Takeda.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement is described as notably strong, combining a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with an additional company contribution that scales with age and service. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further supports long-term wealth building.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid bonding leave for all parents, substantial adoption/surrogacy reimbursement, and robust caregiver resources (backup care and Maven family-forming support) are emphasized as core strengths. These offerings create a comprehensive safety net for a range of family situations.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (nationwide PPO/HSA and regional HMOs), employer HSA funding, and integrated mental-health and well-being programs signal depth in coverage. Preventive care is covered in-network, and plan choices by state expand access.
Takeda Insights
What We Do
For over 240 years, Takeda’s propensity to evolve has driven the next generation of innovation, and as a future-focused organization, we’re continuing to drive forward with endurance in our steadfast pursuit to achieve the best outcomes for our patients in a rapidly changing world. We have been preparing for this period of value creation by investing in data, digital and technology, and we’re proud of our employees and their commitment to turning groundbreaking ideas into life-changing impacts. Since our founding in Japan, integrity and putting patients first have been at the heart of our identity, and we will emerge ready for our future as one of the most trusted and science-driven digital biopharmaceutical companies. Join a team where your innovation impacts lives. Together, we’ll realize improved outcomes by improving data quality, enhancing launch execution and improving the patient journey. You’ll play a critical role in accelerating data collection and increasing accuracy across all parts of the business. Patients across the globe will benefit from access to treatments afforded by greater opportunities and efficiency in our research and development.
Why Work With Us
We connect to our history and Japanese heritage through everything we do to bring our purpose, values, vision, and imperatives to life. We are committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients. Being a part of Takeda means having the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
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