Principal Solutions Architect - Cloud & Engineering

Abbott • Alameda, CA • 1d ago

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.

Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.

A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our connected health platform securely integrates biosensor and partner data streams, applying advanced analytics to empower millions of users with real-time, personalized health insights. The Solutions Architect role is critical in ensuring our systems are secure, resilient, and scalable, turning product vision into technical reality.

As Solutions Architect, you will define and guide the end-to-end architecture for ingestion, storage, analytics, and secure distribution of biosensor data. You'll serve as the bridge between product requirements and technical implementation , ensuring alignment across backend, data, and cloud domains. This role requires strong technical depth, a 360° platform view, and the ability to communicate solutions to both engineers and business stakeholders.

What You'll Work On

Define and maintain Lingo's reference architecture for high-volume, event-driven microservices.

Model backend domains (ingestion, analytics, partner APIs, user management) in alignment with domain-driven design (DDD).

Collaborate with DBAs on database scaling strategies (sharding, partitioning, replication).

Design and enforce secure API frameworks leveraging OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, and mTLS.

Work closely with engineering teams to ensure API versioning, SLAs, and partner-facing requirements are consistently met.

Conduct architectural reviews, identifying scalability and security risks before they become blockers.

Translate business and partner requirements into scalable technical blueprints , balancing compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, ISO) and user experience.

Research and pilot emerging backend and cloud technologies for potential inclusion in the stack.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of solutions architecture experience in large-scale, distributed systems.

Strong expertise in microservices, event-driven architectures, and data modeling.

Hands-on knowledge of modern backend stacks (Java/Kotlin, Node.js, or Python).

Deep understanding of database scaling techniques and API design.

Strong background in API security and compliance best practices (OAuth2, OIDC, HIPAA, GDPR).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience designing for multi-tenant SaaS platforms.

Previous role as principal engineer or solutions architect in a scaled platform environment.

Familiarity with multiple cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP) and hybrid architectures.

Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical strategies to executives, product managers, and external partners.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott , and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is $128,000.00 - $256,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com

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