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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Strategic Solution Architect - **Company:** Sanofi Groupe - **Location:** Gentilly, France (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Digital Architecture, Digital Technology, Identity and Access Management, Interoperability, Software Architecture, Web Platforms, Technical Debt, Event Driven Architecture, Graphql, Restful APIs, Devsecops, Api Management, GXP, Microservices - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://sanofi.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SanofiCareers/details/Gentilly/Staff-Strategic-Solution-Architect_R2861595-1 ## About the Role Are you ready to push the boundaries of what's possible? At Sanofi, we are committed to providing next-generation healthcare solutions that patients and customers need. By harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly, we aim to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before. Join our Digital Architecture Center of Excellence organization and play a key role in shaping and driving architecture on a global enterprise level to support Sanofi's Digital transformation. As a Strategic Solution Architect, you will ensure that vision meets execution, foster organizational buy-in, and mentor fellow architects while promoting scalability, interoperability, and innovation across the organization. Ready to get started?, * 10+ years of experience designing and delivering complex enterprise technology solutions across multiple business domains * Proven track record leading enterprise or solution architecture for large-scale digital platforms, business capabilities, or transformation initiatives * Experience translating business strategy, product needs, and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and practical end-to-end solution architectures * Experience guiding engineering teams from architecture concept through design, implementation, delivery, and adoption in complex or regulated environments Soft skills: * Strategic thinker able to navigate ambiguity and translate complex challenges into clear architecture direction aligned with business goals * Strong communicator who can explain complex architecture concepts to technical and business stakeholders and build alignment across diverse groups * Skilled facilitator able to lead design sessions, architecture reviews, whiteboarding discussions, and decision-making forums * Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority while mentoring architects and engineers across the architecture community Technical skills: * Deep expertise across multiple technology domains, including cloud architecture, software architecture, security architecture, and enterprise platforms * Hands-on engineering experience with the ability to prototype, validate, and challenge solution designs beyond static architecture diagrams * Experience designing scalable, resilient, and secure cloud-native architectures using AWS and Azure * Strong understanding of modern software and integration patterns, including APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, REST, GraphQL, messaging, and API management * Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, identity and access management, risk management, secure design, and compliance-by-design practices * Experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps, automation, observability, architecture frameworks, reference architectures, decision records, and architecture roadmaps Education: * Bachelors required, Masters preferred * Professional certifications in relevant technologies, cloud platforms, or architecture frameworks preferred Languages: * Fluency in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn't happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let's be those people. ## Description * Lead enterprise solution architecture for major business capabilities, digital platforms, and cross-domain initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives, Digital strategy, and architecture standards * Design transversal platforms and reusable digital capabilities used across business verticals, balancing enterprise consistency with domain-specific needs * Define and communicate digital technology standards, reference architectures, reusable blueprints, and solution patterns that promote simplification, reuse, and delivery acceleration * Lead architecture decisions for high-impact initiatives, guiding trade-off discussions across scalability, resilience, security, compliance, cost, and maintainability * Incorporate cybersecurity, data privacy, GxP, SOX, and other regulatory requirements into architecture designs to support compliant and risk-aware solutions * Evaluate emerging technologies, recommending practical adoption paths that improve business outcomes and the enterprise technology landscape * Serve as a trusted advisor within the architecture community, mentoring architects and engineers while helping reduce technical debt, improve reuse, and drive enterprise-level outcomes ## Related Videos - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [Designing How Work Feels: The Science Behind Sanofi’s Workplace Experience](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1848-designing-how-work-feels-the-science-behind-sanofi-s-workplace-experience) - [Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/257-putting-the-graph-in-graphql-with-the-neo4j-graphql-library) - [DevSecOps: Injecting Security into Mobile CI/CD Pipelines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/273-devsecops-injecting-security-into-mobile-ci-cd-pipelines) - [GraphQL + Apollo + Next.js: A Lovely Trio](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/311-graphql-apollo-next-js-a-lovely-trio) - [DevSecOps: Security in DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/36-devsecops-security-in-devops) ## Related Articles - [Best Companies to Work For in Paris: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/190-best-companies-to-work-for-in-paris-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Best Companies to Work For in France: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/189-best-companies-to-work-for-in-france-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Welcome to Switzerland](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/4-welcome-to-switzerland) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)