API Platform Expert

• Location: Barcelona

Our Team

We are an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Our team, across some 100 countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions. Sanofi has recently embarked into a vast and ambitious digital transformation program to bring better drugs and vaccines to patients faster, to improve health and save lives.

About the job

Reporting to API Platform Product Owner team, you guide clients in the API Platform  end to end, support architecture, design, setup, and management of the platform on-premises and cloud providers such as Azure, AWS and Tencent responsible for designing, developing, implementing, managing and securing APIs and support business project in them API Journey assessing the opportunities and simplifying the current architectures. To successfully accomplish this task, you work in close collaboration with program and project leaders, engineers, external, solution architects, partners, and relevant business stakeholders leveraging our API products.

Responsibilities:

o   API Platform expert has the primary responsibility of manage the API Platform from scratch and contribute to set of services and associated technologies across the Digital tower’s organization, as well as following the related application portfolio roadmap.

o  Support and troubleshoot technical issues under stress context to fix unexpected downtimes and maximize uptime KPI

o   API platform maintenance: troubleshooting, engaging with technology provider, customization.

o   Ensures quality and timely delivery of service to consumers

o   API First mindset to support Business to monetize it.

o   Participate in developing cross-functional Digital towers strategy, and lead definition and implementation of high-performance application services and solutions such as, architecture, processes, and best practices. 

o   Accountable for the performance, quality, security, efficiency, compliance aligned with legal and regulatory constraints, and consistent delivery of their services. 

o   Ensure that the technology strategy of the Digital Tech organization has been aligned with the short-term and long-term business strategies. 

o   Track functionality and technology roadmaps of primary IT vendors and partners in their areas to build the product roadmap.

o   Facilitate the transfer of knowhow, experiences, and good practices within the Operational team.

o   Support the customers’ success with the onboarding, maintenance and decommission of new and existing API's 

o   Maintain the customers’ relationship and be the focal point for product service, technical and architectural guidance.

o   End to end delivery of API services (design, engineering, deployment, and operations including KPIs)

o   Provide the technical supervision and guidance for API Security, Capacity and Lifecycle management of the API management product

o   Provide input into annual and long-range or strategic planning exercise 

Experience:

o   9+ years professional experience in API Platform expert in hybrid platforms and multi cloud

o   Demonstrated understanding of modern User & Access Management

o   Deep knowledge of networking concepts and implementation

o   Deep understanding of a microservices architecture with demonstrable experience in the design, build, and operations of microservices in a production environment using container technology (Docker)

o   Demonstrated understanding in formulating strategies, implement end to end service with the lifecycle of the products, 

o   Ability to evaluate risk and communicate it in a fact-based manner

o   Proficient in-service management and AGILE framework/tools

o   Preferable experience in Pharmaceutical 

o   Strong communication and problem-solving skills

o   Experience with ServiceNow or any other incident management tool is highly desirable.

Soft skills: 

o   Proven ability to lead and work independently in multi-cultural and cross-functional environment

o   Strong communication skills with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate effectively with technical staff, business stakeholders and senior management.

o   Proven ability to communicate technical concepts to nontechnical people to enhance understanding and drive decisions that lead to positive outcomes.

o   Proven ability to collaborate, build relationships and influence individuals at all levels (as well as external vendors and service providers) to ensure that segregation and overlapping roles are identified and coordinated.

o   Strong organizational skills, the ability to perform under pressure and management of multiple priorities with competing demands for resources.

Technical skills: 

o   Knowledge in some of the leading API management solutions:

• Knowledge of API Management tools such as MuleSoft, Apigee, IBM etc preferable with certification

• Knowledge in Cloud API gateways such as Azure API Gateway and AWS API Gateways

• Knowledge of Infrastructure and Application Architecture

• knowledge in Cloud and Application Hosting Architecture

o   Good knowledge and experience around Infrastructure technologies (Solid knowledge in Cloud Azure, hosting platforms, API, …)

o   Public and private clouds infrastructure and services i.e Azure and AWS. Azure and/or AWS Cloud Architect certification

o   Legacy hosting platforms. LAN/WAN networking and security

o   Operating systems (Linux and Windows), 

o   Excellent knowledge in Containers management (Openshift, AKS, EKS)

o   Public and private clouds infrastructure and services i.e Azure, AWS

o   Good knowledge of database management, admin and troubleshooting

o   Compliance mindset:

• Sox, GxP, FDA

• Security management

 Education:

o   Computer science degree or similar and preferable master’s degree

o   Fluent English skills (verbal and written)

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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