Lead Solutions Engineer Full Stack

Job title: Lead Solutions Engineer

About the job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.

Join Sanofi as our Lead Solutions Engineer to shape the future of pharmaceutical technology. Reporting to the Head of Solutions Engineering, you will serve as the technical lead for our Solutions Engineering practice and collaborate with Strategic Architecture and digital partners to drive Sanofi’s transformation into an AI-powered biopharmaceutical company.

This is a full-stack engineering role that combines hands-on expertise in cloud, DevOps, containers, and AI infrastructure with strategic vision-setting. You will lead solution design discussions with Digital R&D, Manufacturing, and Corporate teams, and establish technical patterns and standards to guide our global technology evolution.

About Sanofi 

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. 

** This is a hybrid role with 3 days a week onsite in Hyderabad - required. **

Main Responsibilities:

Hands-On Technical Implementation (70%)

Cloud-Native Architecture & Implementation

oDesign and implement hybrid cloud solutions on AWS and Azure for pharmaceutical workloads.

oArchitect containerized applications using Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) with enterprise-grade reliability.

oBuild Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for rapid, consistent deployments.

oImplement cloud-native patterns (microservices, serverless, and event-driven) that support pharmaceutical compliance.

AI/ML Infrastructure Deployment

oDeploy and optimize AI/ML infrastructure supporting drug discovery and manufacturing automation.

oImplement AIOps platforms for intelligent infrastructure monitoring and automated operations.

oBuild data pipelines and model serving infrastructure for pharmaceutical AI applications.

oDesign GPU-optimized clusters and distributed computing environments for machine learning workloads.

DevOps & Automation Excellence

oImplement CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, security scanning, and compliance validation.

oDesign observability platforms that provide comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting.

oBuild self-service automation enabling digital teams to deploy infrastructure safely and rapidly.

oEstablish GitOps practices and automated rollback mechanisms for pharmaceutical production systems.

Hybrid Infrastructure Integration

oDesign seamless integrations between on-premises pharmaceutical systems and cloud platforms.

oBuild disaster recovery and business continuity solutions meeting pharmaceutical regulatory requirements.

oOptimize hybrid cloud costs through FinOps practices and automated resource management.

Lead Strategic Technology Vision (30%)

Digital Partner Solution Design

oLead technical architecture discussions with Digital R&D, Manufacturing, and Corporate peer organizations.

oProvide consultative guidance on cloud, AI, and infrastructure strategies for critical pharmaceutical initiatives.

oCo-design enterprise solutions that balance innovation speed with GxP compliance requirements.

oTranslate business challenges into technical solutions aligned with Sanofi’s AI transformation roadmap.

Architecture Partnership & Governance

oWork closely with Enterprise Architecture on strategic technology initiatives and standards development.

oProvide solution-level architectural decisions in line with enterprise architectural standards.

oContribute to architectural decision frameworks for cloud, AI, and infrastructure domains.

oAligning foundational technology capabilities with digital innovation requirements across the organization.

Solutions Engineering Practice Development

oDefine technical patterns, standards, and best practices for the emerging Solutions Engineering team.

oEstablish solution design methodologies that balance pharmaceutical compliance with innovation speed.

oParticipate in hiring and developing additional Solutions Engineers across specialized domains.

oCreate technical documentation, reference architecture, and implementation guides.

AIOps & Intelligent Operations Leadership

oDesign and promote AIOps capabilities for infrastructure and DevOps automation.

oOversee implementation of intelligent monitoring, predictive analytics, and automated remediation. Collaborate with the agentic AI core team to integrate AI-powered operations into the pharmaceutical technology stack.

oDrive adoption of ML-powered capacity planning, anomaly detection, and self-healing systems.

About You

Required Experience:

Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise

o8+ years in enterprise infrastructure and engineering roles with increasing technical leadership

oDeep expertise in AWS and Azure with production-scale implementations

oAdvanced Kubernetes experience, including EKS/AKS in enterprise pharmaceutical or regulated environments.

oHybrid cloud architecture integrating on-premises systems with cloud-native applications.

oInfrastructure fundamentals, including networking, storage, compute, and security at enterprise scale.

DevOps & Automation Mastery

oInfrastructure as Code experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent tools at scale.

oCI/CD pipeline design, including automated testing, security scanning, and compliance validation.

oContainer orchestration with production Kubernetes implementations and cloud-native patterns

oObservability platform experience, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and distributed tracing.

Strategic & Consultative Leadership

oCross-functional collaboration guiding technical decisions across diverse business and technology teams.

oStandards development, creating technical patterns, and best practices adopted across organizations.

oStakeholder communication, translating technical concepts for business leaders and non-technical audiences.

Highly Valued Experience

oHands-on AI/ML infrastructure deployment, including model serving, training clusters, and data pipelines.

oAIOps implementation experience on AWS (CloudWatch Insights, Systems Manager, DevOps Guru, or equivalent)

oML platform operations with experience in SageMaker, Azure ML, or similar enterprise ML platforms

oIntelligent automation, including predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and automated remediation.

oPharmaceutical or life sciences technology implementation with GxP compliance understanding

oRegulated industry background (healthcare, financial services, government) with validation experience

oLarge-scale digital transformations in organizations with 10,000+ users

oMulti-cloud governance and FinOps implementation with measurable cost optimization outcomes

oSite Reliability Engineering practices, including error budgets, SLOs, and incident management.

oOpen-source contributions to cloud-native, Kubernetes, or AI/ML infrastructure projects

Essential Capabilities:

Technical Leadership

oLead complex technical discussions with confidence and credibility across diverse stakeholder groups.

oChallenge technical assumptions constructively while respecting domain expertise.

oBalance innovation adoption with operational stability and pharmaceutical compliance.

oMake sound architectural decisions in the face of ambiguity and incomplete information.

Strategic Thinking

oConnect technical solutions to pharmaceutical business outcomes and patient impact.

oAnticipate future technology trends and proactively prepare infrastructure capabilities.

oDesign solutions that scale globally across diverse regulatory environments

oBalance short-term delivery needs with long-term architectural vision.

Collaborative Influence

oBuild trust and credibility with digital peer organizations through consistent delivery.

oNavigate matrix organizations and drive consensus without formal authority.

oPartner effectively with Enterprise Architecture while maintaining a solutions delivery focus.

oMentor and develop engineering talent through technical guidance and knowledge sharing.

Communication Excellence

oArticulate complex technical architectures clearly for both technical and business audiences.

oCreate compelling technical documentation, reference architectures, and implementation guides.

oFacilitate productive technical discussions across distributed, global teams.

Education & Credentials:

Required

oBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field

oEquivalent: 8+ years of Progressive cloud and technology engineering may substitute

Preferred & Valued

oAWS certifications: Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional, Machine Learning Specialty

oAzure certifications: Solutions Architect Expert, DevOps Engineer Expert, AI Engineer Associate

oKubernetes certifications: CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer)

oAdditional relevant certifications: Terraform Associate, TOGAF, ITIL, Agile/DevOps

Reporting to: 

oHead of Solutions Engineering (Technology Principal)

Travel:

oRequired for digital partner engagement and strategic initiatives (10%)

Why This Role Is Unique

Foundational Impact

oYou are not joining an established team; you will be one of the first on a team tasked to build out the Solutions Engineering practice.

oDefine standards, establish patterns, and create methodologies that will guide Sanofi’s technology transformation for years to come.

Strategic Influence

oLead solution design with digital peer organizations supporting drug discovery, manufacturing automation, and regulatory compliance. Your technical decisions directly impact pharmaceutical innovation timelines and patient outcomes.

AI Transformation Leadership

oWork at the intersection of cloud infrastructure and AI-powered operations. Design AIOps platforms that revolutionize how pharmaceutical technology operates while supporting our agentic AI transformation initiatives.

Technical & Strategic Balance

oThis role is both hands-on and strategic. Spend 70% of your time building and implementing solutions, and 30% shaping technical vision and guiding digital partner organizations.

Architecture Partnership

oWork directly with Enterprise Architecture on strategic initiatives while maintaining a solutions delivery focus to accelerate pharmaceutical innovation. Connect enterprise standards with practical implementation.

Why Choose Us?

oBring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. 

oDiscover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. 

oEnjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. 

oTake good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention, and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave. 

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.