About the Department

The Finance and Operations dept. brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance and 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, insights and analytics, delivering patient support solutions, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a life-changing 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 Position

As a Cloud Security Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing cloud security solutions that meet the needs of our organization. You will work closely with our engineering and security teams to ensure that our cloud infrastructure is secure.

Relationships

Administratively reports to the Senior Manager - Global Security Operations – Americas in Plainsboro, NJ and directly supports the Manager – Technology and Service Operations” in Denmark and within the Cloud Security Function.

Interacts with team members within Global Information Security, Global IT Operations, and other CVP areas within the Digital Data & IT department.

External relationships include suppliers and consultants.

Essential Functions

• Develop Cloud Security Operations strategy and working with business units to assess needed configurations and provide support for cloud initiatives including data analytics, IaaS, PaaS, FaaS, and CI / CD infrastructure

• Troubleshoot technical issues that may arise

• Monitor, analysis, and comprehension of reporting data is essential

• Configure, operations, and maintenance of various cloud security tooling

• Monitor tooling and logs for malicious events, conduct investigations, and incident response actions

• Develop Cloud Security Operations strategy and working with business units to assess needed configurations and provide support for cloud initiatives including data analytics, IaaS, PaaS, FaaS, and CI / CD infrastructure

• Troubleshoot technical issues that may arise

• Monitor, analysis, and comprehension of reporting data is essential

• Facilitate an involving and constructive dialogue with senior stakeholders and teams in relation to career progression planning and organizational competency requirements.

• Adapt to change and transformation of the company

• Communicate respectfully with stakeholders from different cultures

• Comply with Novo Nordisk way

• Act as role model for colleagues and team members within the field of expertise

  Physical Requirements

  5% overnight travel required.

  Qualifications

• Bachelor or master’s degree in engineering, cyber security, or computer-related fields

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in supporting IT services and external service providers, preferably in the Pharmaceutical Industry

• Minimum of 6 years of experience working on large IT projects

• Minimum 3 years of experience with IT Security and technologies in large corporations.

• Minimum 3 years of experience covering specification, design, implementation, and maintenance of IT security solutions in large organizations

• Strong knowledge of AWS and Azure

• Implementation and operations experience with native cloud security tools in AWS and Azure, and tooling like Microsoft Defender suite

• Deep understanding of technical capabilities of various cloud services and the best practices needed to protect them

• Ability to architect cloud solutions and services according to business requirements while maintaining the security posture of overall cloud infrastructure

• Relevant cloud and security certifications dealing with cloud architecture, cloud security, and general security topics

• Strong documentation and presentation skills

• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills

• Understanding of working in a production environment

• Knowledge of ITIL

• Strong general business understanding and ability to transition between technical and business discussions

• Very good interpersonal and coaching skills

• Ability to manage relations with line of business management

• Ability to collaborate and communicate with internal and external parties, primarily vendors and consultants, but potentially also with customers and authorities

• Ability to represent the company in relations with external stakeholders

• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English

• Large degree of flexibility and ability to work under strong time pressure

  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.

  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 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.