Patient Access & Services Platform Engineer Job in Chennai at AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is hiring for the role of Platform Engineer!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• The Platform Engineer will maintain deep working knowledge of platforms/products/infrastructure aligned with their development assignments
• Lead build, test, and deployment activities for assigned platform and IT product initiatives
• As needed and opportunistically, provides technical expertise to peers and 3rd party development suppliers to ensure consistency in alignment to AZ IT and Commercial IT standards and processes
• Works with platform delivery resources to ensure validation of business and functional requirements as part of product and platform development responsibilities
• Serve as an internal consultant on key assigned platforms and technologies for IT and business partners across all business areas
• Evaluate the applicability of new technologies / application features and make recommendations for technology and business strategic roadmaps
• Help refine business requirements, set priorities, lead expectations, resolve issues, and work with the other members of the technical team to deliver innovative solutions
• Collaborate with regional solution architects and capability teams to co-create functionalities with strategic markets with a view to scale globally
• Demonstrate significant understanding of the application development processes of AstraZeneca’s implementation of the product.
• Lead, mentor and coach the AZ Application Development team based in Chennai to increase throughput and quality
• Serve as an internal consultant for IT and business partners across regions and business areas (Commercial, Medical)

Requirements:

• Understanding of the Salesforce technology stack, this role will also include a learning & development wrap to support growth and learning
• Understanding and use integration patterns
• Proven track record of designing and operating mission critical applications
• Development standard methodologies
• Experience working with and influencing business and BA’s around Salesforce architecture and designs
• Experience supporting and guiding development teams
• Expertise in application design patterns and processes
• Prior experience in an Information Services/Information Technology environment with good eye for business
• Expertise in Continuous Integration and Deployment methods delivered as part of an agile team