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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Abbott is looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to work within Abbott’s Digital Products and Services group. As a Solutions Architect, you will provide critical thought leadership and direction to push the limits of technology design and innovation across Abbott’s global businesses.

This role will design and implement cutting edge technology solutions, mentor engineers and will act as an evangelist in technology architectures and ways of working. With a focus on providing senior technical leadership, this role will be a key influencer of Abbott’s next generation of IoT, Microservices, API, Data and Cloud Computing technology products and services.

What You’ll Work On

• Collaborate with other Engineers and Architects to influence and establish engineering best practices through solid design decisions, processes and tools. Set goals, strategies, and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple technologies.
• Work across product teams to architect, build and design next-generation technology platforms.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of software engineering, cloud technologies and data engineering, to define target architectures, patterns and processes.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring of engineering teams, working closely with architects and business leaders.
• Develop multi-year product roadmaps, provide the vision and work with individual architects to translate this into a tactical engineering blueprint.
• Lead tool and technology selection. Drive standardization and reuse of industry leading technology across the organization.
• Drive continuous process and technology improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• +10 years of Software Engineering experience. Experience in building/implementing high performance & scalable server-side applications.
• Technical leadership skills in driving architecture, helping with technical trade-offs, and driving best practices.
• Advanced-level knowledge of 2 or more of the following technologies: mobile/web frameworks, multi cloud, security and privacy, IoT, event streaming, distributed system design, microservices, containerization, APIs, SOA, and/or messaging

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree preferred
• Strong communication Skills
• You have high standards for quality and attention to detail
• Self-starter and enthusiastic personality who can work well both independently and as a team member

Apply Now

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

     

The base pay for this position is

$125,300.00 – $250,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

IT Services & Solutions Delivery

     

DIVISION:

BTS Business Technology Services

        

LOCATION:

United States > Waukegan : J46

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

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)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf