Senior Architect Engineering Platforms

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn,Facebook,Instagram,XandYouTube.

Job Description

As aSenior Architect Engineering Platformsand domain expert, drives functional performance by designing and implementing enterprise engineering platform solutions that enable secure, scalable, and efficient software delivery. Responsible for defining and evolvingDevSecOpscapabilities and architecture across source control, CI/CD, artifact management, cloud platforms, and AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub, AWS,JFrog, Claude Code, Open Code).

Accountable for aligning engineering platforms with Enterprise Architecture and ensuring integration across technology domains. Acts at group, department, and cross-functional levels toestablishstandards, drive adoption, and improve developer experience, delivery velocity, and security posture.

Collaborates closely with Engineering, Product Management, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure platform capabilities align to product roadmaps, business priorities, and long-term enterprise strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develops and drives engineering platforms andDevSecOpsstrategy in alignment with enterprise architecture, product roadmaps, and businessobjectives.
• Collaborates with Product Management, engineering, and security stakeholders to align platform capabilities with product needs, ensuring seamless integration into development workflows.
• Leads the design and governance of end-to-endDevSecOpsarchitecture, integrating GitHub, AWS,JFrog, security tooling, and AI-assisted development platforms.
• Defines and enforces standards for CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, software supply chain security, and cloud engineering practices.
• Ensures the quality and effectiveness of major platform initiatives through sound architectural design, early risk identification, and implementation of mitigation strategies.
• Advances technicalexpertiseby mentoring engineers and architects, promoting the adoption of modern engineering practices and platform capabilities.
• Sources and evaluates emerging technologies inDevSecOps, cloud platforms, and AI-assisted development, integrating relevant advancements into enterprise strategy.
• Applies innovation by designing and implementing scalable platform solutions that improve developer productivity, software quality, and security outcomes.
• Shapes and manages relationships with vendors (e.g., GitHub, AWS,JFrog) and external partners to align capabilities with enterprise needs and drive value.
• Ensures adherence to corporate standards, including security, compliance (e.g.,GxP), and data protection requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 9 years experience; Master's Degree with 8 years experience; PhD with 4 years experience.
• Experience in software engineering, platform engineering, orDevSecOpsin enterprise environments.
• Deepexpertisein engineering platforms and tooling, including GitHub, AWS,JFrog, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience implementingDevSecOpspractices, including secure software supply chain, vulnerability management, and policy-driven controls.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Open Code) and their application in engineering workflows.
• Proven ability to design and implement enterprise-scale platform architectures and drive cross-functional adoption.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with Product Management to align platform capabilities with product strategy and delivery needs.
• Strong influencing skills and ability to work effectively across diverse teams and senior stakeholders.
• Proventrack recordof improving engineering delivery outcomes, developer productivity, and security posture.

Additional Information

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• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

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