About the Department The Finance & Operations department brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance & Operations works closely across the organization to guide enterprise-wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent, and we reward hard work and dedication with opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?
The PositionThe Senior Application Architect leads the team of skilled technical experts to design, develop and implement Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) solutions that support digital transformation efforts and meet the organization's business goals in a changing market. The candidate should provide solutions with functional components that perform well and operate smoothly and can handle unexpected technical problems effectively. If there are critical production issues, the candidate leads the process of identifying the issue, analysing the cause, designing and implementing the solution until the issue is fixed.
RelationshipsThis position reports to Associate Director of Business Applications in Information Technology and collaborate with development teams for solution delivery.
Essential Functions- Engages stakeholders marketing teams to understand the needs of business strategies, performance to identify required technical capabilities and solutions at enterprise and AEM level as well as all downstream system impacts
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand functional requirements and translate them into scalable and flexible AEM solutions
- Develop and maintain AEM technical design documentation, including system architecture diagrams, data models and integration specifications
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate AEM with other enterprise systems and third-party applications
- Lead the design and architecture of required AEM solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical best practices
- Collaborate with on-site and off-shore technical resources and lead technical design sessions with system technical leads, provide guidance on best design practices as well as critical business test scenarios and test data preparation to build the solution right
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in AEM development processes and methodologies
- Participate in code reviews, performance tuning and troubleshooting to ensure high-quality AEM implementations
- Proactively monitors AEM solution to ensure compliance with SOP, audit, security and industry best practices
- Stay current with AEM platform updates, new features and industry best practices and provide recommendations for platform enhancements
- Mentor and coach junior AEM developers, contributing to their professional growth and skill development
Physical Requirements10-20% overnight travel required.
Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or other related field required. Solid relevant experience may be substituted for degree requirements if appropriate
- 8 years of experience in software development required, with at least 5 years focused on AEM development and architecture
- Extensive hands-on experience with AEM, including AEM Sites, AEM Assets and AEM Forms
- Experience leveraging agentic coding and AI-assisted software engineering practices within AEM development, with demonstrated ability to operate effectively in an agentic development model and use these capabilities to improve AEM engineering productivity, quality, and delivery efficiency.
- Strong understanding of AEM architecture, including AEM components, templates, workflows and OSGi framework
- Proficiency in Java, J2EE and related web technologies
- Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and modern JavaScript frameworks
- Solid understanding of integration patterns, RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
- Expertise in AEM deployment strategies, performance optimization and scalability
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- AEM certifications such as Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) or Adobe Certified Architect (ACA) are a plus
- Knowledge of operating systems, relational database architectures, query languages and interface, standard programming environments, data integration tools, application integration solutions and web-based information solutions
- Knowledge of testing methods and tools for web technologies
The base compensation range for this position is $120,300 to $222,600. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance. Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the position's level or other company factors.
Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy, and parental leave policy.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes - we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger - a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.
Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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