Solution Architect

Job Title:

Solution Architect

Location:

Remote Position Summary of Position

Alcon is looking to hire a Solution Architect to join our R&D team in US. You will be responsible for the design of complex, multi-system environments taking into account R&D environments. The role requires critical review and analysis of business requirements for both internal and external clients. In this position you will provide leadership across maintenance and services. This is a unique opportunity to lead a growing team and have a significant impact across multiple healthcare platforms and products.

You will also be responsible for designing, developing, documenting, testing, maintaining, and debugging application software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software. Candidates who have a passion for pushing web technologies to the limits and will lead our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation healthcare delivery platform, solutions, and decision support tools.

• Lead an experienced team of engineers to build cutting edge medical device software in the Ophthalmology.
• Build detailed architectural diagrams and specifications to help define solutions and align technical stakeholders.
• Help to develop design specifications and proof-of-concept solutions in response to business needs.
• Collaborate with your team, Product Managers, and Data Scientists on changes, enhancements, and features.
• Participate in design and requirement reviews to shape the trajectory of our products and improve patient outcomes.
• Review code and define and promote coding quality standards and best practices.
• Develop solutions that have high performance in a cloud and on‑prem environment.
• Write technical documentation and effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and ideas.
• * Commit to quality and place patient safety at the forefront of your work.

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +13 yrs; Assoc.+9yrs; M.S.+2yrs; PhD+0 yrs)
• 5 Years of Relevant Experience
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• Travel Requirements: 10%
• Relocation Assistance:
  No
• Sponsorship Available:
  Yes

• Hands on programming experience in Java / JEE / Spring or other modern cloud native technology stacks.
• Proven track record of leading high‑power teams successfully.
• Comfortable working in cloud native environment (Linux) Container and Virtualization technologies (VM, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Cloud platforms (AWS).
• Deep understanding of software engineering concepts including multi‑threading and concurrency, data structures, memory management as well as client‑server and microservices architectures.
• Understanding of OWASP security principles, understanding accessibility, and security compliance.
• Experience with Python.
• Networking protocols (DNS, SSL/TLS, HTTP, gRPC).
• RDBMS and No
  
  SQL storage engines (Postgre
  
  SQL, Elastic Search).
• Modern front‑end frameworks (Angular
  
  JS).
• Python or Java application frameworks (django, Wild Fly, Spring/Spring Boot).
• Experience with effective SWE team workflows that maximize developer happiness (DevX), productivity, and code quality.
• Experience with source control, Git, and Jenkins (Pipelines, Boards, Repos).
• Experience with the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile Development, Dev Ops, SCRUM, or Extreme Programming methodologies.
• Experience in developing responsive SPAs using modern JS/CSS/HTML5 conventions within modern web frameworks, such as Angular
  
  JS.

• Healthcare standards (DICOM, HL7/FHIR).