Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Pharma

NetworkPlatformArchitect

$175–215k Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Network Platform Architect at Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.. Skills: Network Platform Architecture, IT Strategy, Patient Engagement, Network Security. Lead PEP IT Strategy formulation. Drive PEP adoption”

Industry & Context.

Pharma
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Problem solving

Eligibility Requirements

Up to 10% travel, Domestic travel, International travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 5 years of related work experience, Prepare and review HLDs, Prepare and review LLDs, Design network plan, Design network architecture, Implement network architecture, Design security architecture, Implement security architecture, Lead network infrastructure upgrades, Lead network infrastructure migrations, Analyze network issues, Diagnose network issues, Hands-on experience Fortinet SD-WAN, Hands-on experience FortiManager, Hands-on experience FortiAnalyzer, Hands-on experience Palo Alto firewalls, Hands-on experience Palo Alto Panorama, Hands-on experience Cisco Routers, Hands-on experience Cisco Switches, Hands-on experience BGP, Hands-on experience OSPF, Hands-on experience Application-aware Routing, Hands-on experience VPNs, Hands-on experience F5 Big-IP

What You'll Do.

Lead PEP IT Strategy formulation

Maintain design authority

Align regional concerns

Lead reference architecture development

Lead reference architecture maintenance

Lead design development

Lead design maintenance

Lead engineering development

Lead engineering maintenance

Lead blueprints development

Lead blueprints maintenance

Lead standards development

Lead standards maintenance

Lead product management development

Lead product management maintenance

Direct network platform implementation

Direct network platform maintenance

Direct security platform implementation

Direct security platform maintenance

Direct staff requirements analysis

Direct staff development

Direct staff implementation

Direct platform development

Direct platform configuration

Implement network equipment

Support network equipment

Troubleshoot network issues

Analyze network traffic

Analyze network performance

Implement lifecycle improvements

Lead IT engineering teams

Lead operations teams

Solve PEP environment problems

Report PEP environment state

Report PEP environment direction

Bring global instances under framework

Support agile product teams

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Project teams; Agile product teams

Communication Scope

Report to leaders

Process & Methodology

On-time delivery, On-budget delivery

Full Job Description

By clicking the “Apply” button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda’s [Privacy Notice](https://jobs.takeda.com/privacynotice) and [Terms of Use](https://www.takeda.com/terms-and-conditions/). I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. ## **Job Description** Pursuant to Section 20 C.F.R. 656.10, you are hereby notified that an application for Alien Employment Certification will be filed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. for the following job opportunity: **JOB LOCATION:** Cambridge, MA **POSITION** : Network Platform Architect **POSITION DESCRIPTION** : Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. is seeking a Network Platform Architect with the following duties: Lead the formulation of PEP related IT Strategy, with a strong focus on Takeda strategic digital innovation goals by maturing Takeda patient engagement capabilities. Drive PEP adoption, while maintaining design authority to align use cases and regional concerns to an optimized, reusable platform. Lead and influence the development and maintenance of reference architecture, design, engineering, blueprints, standards, and product management. Direct effort to plan all activities associated with implementation and maintenance of network and security platforms. Direct the effort of staff engineers/developers on requirements, analysis, design, development, and implementation of platforms and their components. Direct the development and configuration with project teams to deliver platforms from conceptualization through stabilization, covering configuration, testing, debugging, and documentation, while ensuring proper integration and on-time, on-budget delivery. Implementing and supporting network equipment, including routers, switches, SD-WAN devices, and firewalls, with expertise in Cisco, Fortinet and Palo Alto networks te

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