Cloud Development Lead/Architect

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott's Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

The Cloud Development Technical Lead/Architect position is within our Infectious Disease Developed Markets business unit located at the Towne Centre site in San Diego, California.

This role will be responsible for technical leadership of local and remote software engineering teams developing software products and platforms as well as supporting current products. This role will provide technical leadership to the software development team, promote Agile product development principles and foster continuous improvement. This individual must be a positive, "can-do" leader with exceptional technical background, who possesses the skills of pulling together ideas and suggestions, shaping them into a vision, and then implementing them in a product. This very hands-on position would require a focus on details and collaboration with the verification & validation team.

The Cloud Development Technical Lead should demonstrate good communication and people skills, so they can collaborate well within the team and across multiple departments and business units. They should also demonstrate willingness and potential to motivate and grow other team members.

This job description will be reviewed periodically and is subject to change by management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical leadership to a global team of software developers to create high quality cloud solution.
• Collaborate with other teams in the organization (local and remote) to coordinate on delivery timelines.
• Facilitate decisions on scope of work, duration of tasks, and product requirements.
• Evaluate current development processes and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Understands and is aware of the quality consequences which may occur from the improper performance of the products.
• Identify key barriers/core problems and apply problem-solving skills in order to deal creatively with complex situations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems, and make decisions under conditions of uncertainty, sometimes with incomplete information, that produce effective end results.
• Collaborate on establishing best practices in software and systems that lead to efficient development, support high-quality software, and are compliant with our Quality Management System
• Use strong technical abilities and able to suggest multiple solutions to problems.
• Responsible for the development of complex technical project plans and schedules covering all engineering activities.
• Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal/external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company's policies and practices; build productive internal/external working relationships
• Carries out duties in compliance with established business policies
• Other duties as assigned, according to the changing needs of the business

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS | EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in delivering products for the Medical Device industry.
• Experience in using Agile methodologies (e.g. SCRUM, Kanban, TDD, etc)
• 10+ years of experience in systems and/or software development involving interoperability of connected devices.
• Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience (MS preferred).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud Services such as Kubernetes service, App Service, Azure Function, App Gateway, Azure Blob Storage, Log Analytics, Azure Key Vault, Azure Data Factory, API Gateway, Event Hub.
• Hands-on experience with relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB and Mongo DB.
• Good understanding of Authentication/Authorization and OAuth 2.0/Open ID Connect standards.
• Experience with Infrastructure as a Code technologies such as Terraform.
• Experience with CI/CD technologies such as Jenkins/Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Static Code Analysis such as Coverity or Fortify on Demand.
• Good understanding front end frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Proficiency with at least one of modern application development languages, such as Python or C#.
• Experience with REST API's technologies such as FastAPI/ASP.NET Core Web API.
• Experience with network protocols, integration and integration testing, and cybersecurity
• Proficient with Medical Device regulations (ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304, 21 CFR part 820.30-Design Controls, FDA SW Guidelines).
• Experience in delivering products for the Medical Device IVD industry.
• Experience with testing techniques for cloud solutions.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Good understanding of the TLS/HTTPS REST/SOAP protocols.

COMPETENCIES:

• Assesses issues thoroughly and solves complex problems; removes roadblocks for the team.
• Creates a workplace environment of mutual respect. Takes time to explain decisions.
• Reaches across departments, organizations or geographies to best serve the customer.
• Ability to work with geographically dispersed teams across time zones.

WHAT WE OFFER:

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation, please contact your local HR department.

The salary for this role is between:

$118,100 - $236,100

JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

DIVISION:

IDDM ARDx Infectious Disease Developed Markets

LOCATION:

United States > San Diego : 4545 Towne Center Court

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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