[Hiring] Senior Architect @Fortrea

Role Description

The Senior Architect will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the overall architecture of our IT systems to support the organization's current and future needs. The Senior Architect will have a strong background in IT infrastructure, systems integration, and software development, with the ability to analyze complex problems and design innovative solutions. He/she will be responsible for providing strategic direction, designing complex IT solutions, and mentoring junior architects.

This architect will be responsible for:

• Designing enterprise data models.
• Defining metadata and governance standards.
• Analyzing data quality issues.
• Implementing MDM matching and survivorship strategies.
• Evaluating emerging technologies.
• Enabling AI-driven automation across the enterprise data ecosystem.

Working closely with Data Engineers, Data Analysts, Data Stewards, and Business SMEs, the architect will translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions that improve data quality, governance, discoverability, and business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.

Requirements

• 6 years of experience in Enterprise, Business, Information, Systems and Application, Solution Architectures.
• Strong expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-scale IT solutions across multiple platforms and technologies.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise data architecture, Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata Management, Data Catalog, MDM, or related data management solutions.
• Must have experience implementing data solutions in Microsoft Azure.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their services.
• Proficiency in system integration techniques, including API design, microservices architecture, and message queuing protocols.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications Include

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience in pharmaceutical R and D, clinical development and/or healthcare IT.