AWS Cloud Architect/Engineer
Merck Group.com
Office
Mollet del Valles, Barcelona, ES, 08100
Full Time
Work Your Magic with us!
Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.
About The Role:
In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, deploying, and managing cutting-edge cloud solutions hat power our AI applications within our Healthcare IT International Commercial Data & AI organization. Your strategic architectural expertise will be complemented by hands-on engineering tasks, ensuring the scalability, security, and performance of AWS-based systems. As a thought leader in AWS architecture and engineering, you will drive innovation and optimize our cloud infrastructure for cost-efficiency and performance. You will collaborate closely with both technical and business stakeholders to deliver robust cloud solutions that align with organizational goals and industry best practices. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within a collaborative and dynamic team environment, where your expertise will help shape the future of our cloud solutions. You will define technical requirements for various cloud-based solutions, including data pipelines and system integrations, while providing guidance to Data Scientists and GenAI Developers.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives
- Design and implement secure, scalable AWS cloud architectures for AI applications. Lead the implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD automation.
- Oversee internal and external implementation teams, ensuring best practices are followed. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to AI developers and engineering teams
- Conduct security assessments and manage account budgets to maintain compliance and optimize resource usage
- Drive cost optimization strategies and performance improvements across cloud infrastructure
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and industry best practices
Who You Are:
You are a collaborative and proactive professional with a passion for problem-solving and an insatiable curiosity about emerging cloud technologies. You thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at translating complex technical concepts into actionable solutions. Your hands-on approach combined with strategic thinking makes you an ideal bridge between technical implementation and business objectives. You possess strong leadership qualities and enjoy mentoring others, helping them grow their technical expertise while fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation. Whether you're an experienced AWS Cloud Architect or a seasoned AWS Cloud Engineer ready to take the next step in your career, you bring the technical depth and collaborative mindset needed to drive our cloud initiatives forward.
Core Experience
- 5+ years of experience in AWS cloud architecture and engineering, with hands-on project experience
- 3+ years of in-depth knowledge of AWS architecture and data warehousing concepts
Technical Expertise
- Infrastructure & Security Architecture: Design secure, scalable AWS architectures (VPCs, networking, IAM), multi-account strategies, and healthcare compliance implementation with encryption/KMS
- Infrastructure as Code & Automation: 3+ years with CloudFormation/Terraform, CI/CD pipelines for AI applications, container orchestration (Docker, EKS), and API Gateway configuration
- AWS Core Services: Proficiency with S3, Glue, Lambda, CloudWatch, and cost optimization strategies including budget management and performance tuning
- ML/GenAI Integration: Experience with AWS ML services, SageMaker, optimizing AI/ML workloads for scalability and performance
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting: CloudWatch metrics/logging, autoscaling, load balancing, and debugging CI/CD pipeline issues
- Security & Compliance: Healthcare industry data security requirements, regulatory standards adherence, automated compliance checks, and secure API implementations.
Additional Requirements
- Fluent in English with strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude
- Familiar with agile ways of working to deliver product increments iteratively
- Ability to work effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
- Strong mentoring and knowledge-sharing capabilities
- Experience in fast-paced, dynamic environments
We welcome applications from both experienced AWS Cloud Architects and seasoned AWS Cloud Engineers who are ready to advance their careers and take on architectural responsibilities.
What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!
AWS Cloud Architect/Engineer
Office
Mollet del Valles, Barcelona, ES, 08100
Full Time
October 15, 2025