System Architect

Are you passionate about shaping the future of IT architecture? Do you want to set the direction for innovative solutions?

We are looking for a System Architect to join our team and drive the technical strategy within the Global IT Operations (GITO) Production Infrastructure (PI). If you are ready to make a significant impact, read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

Let’s talk about the role

As a System Architect, you will be instrumental in creating technical alignments within our Agile Release Trains (ART) and across areas. Your expertise will drive the solution vision, roadmap, reference architecture, and the architectural runway. You will be responsible for crafting IT infrastructure solutions that support our business objectives and adapt to the evolving technological landscape.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead the definition and high-level design of solution alternatives
• Translate business strategy into technology platform requirements
• Oversee the alignment of teams within the ART to a shared technical direction
• Guide and empower GITO PI Solution Architects and other architects with architectural tasks
• Chair the GITO PI Architectural Forum, fostering strong leadership in organizational development and strategy

This role is central to coordinating with key stakeholders and ensuring smooth communication and collaboration across teams.

Candidate profile

To excel in this position, we imagine you meet most of the following qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in system architecture, combined with strong technical competencies and a robust understanding of architectural design
• Excellent grasp of security requirements for Production Infrastructure with focus on network infrastructure and virtual platforms
• Strong communication skills and capability to explain technical architecture to diverse stakeholders
• Ability to drive large technical projects and lead Solution Architects and other Architects
• Proven experience in Production Infrastructure within the pharmaceutical industry would be an advantage

Your ability to set clear expectations and provide constructive feedback will be critical in fostering a collaborative and inclusive communication environment.

The team waiting for you

You will be joining Production Infrastructure department responsible for setting the direction of a global uniform IT infrastructure in Product Supply. Our team is dedicated to managing and performing work associated with analysis, design, implementation, operation, deployment, and support of the organisation's information technology resources. We focus on setting the overall direction for the organisation, ensuring alignment and implementation of governance and processes for IT as well as technical strategy.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Founded in Denmark in 1923, Novo Nordisk has become one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. At Novo Nordisk, we are committed to driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. To fulfil this purpose, we pioneer scientific breakthroughs, expand access to our medicines, and work to prevent and ultimately cure disease. That said, we are anything but linear.

With us, your skills, commitment, and ambition help us change patients’ lives worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a rewarding and purpose-driven culture with talented and diverse co-workers. Therefore, your professional and personal development is essential for us, and in Novo Nordisk, the sky is the limit for career opportunities.

Discover the cutting-edge technologies behind Novo Nordisk's life-changing innovations at TechLife at Novo Nordisk. From AI to quantum computing, our digital experts push boundaries and make a tangible impact on lives across the globe.

Contact 

For further information, you can contact Michella Whitt, Vice President, at +45 30796535.

Deadline 

26 May 2025

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and interviews will be conducted accordingly, so please apply as soon as possible.

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We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.