Architect, IT Data Architecture at Baxter International in Deerfield, IL

Job description

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Role at Baxter As an Architect on Baxter's IT Data Architecture team, you will play a key role in designing and building the data services, pipelines, and application architecture that enable secure, scalable access to information across the enterprise. This role will help drive the continued evolution of Mosaic, a critical internal platform used by teams across Baxter, through the development of new capabilities, integrations, and innovative technical solutions. You will join a highly technical team focused on modern architecture, cloud technologies, and enterprise data solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on architect who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, learning new technologies quickly, and building solutions that have broad organizational impact. Success in this role will be measured by your ability to quickly ramp up on the Mosaic platform, contribute meaningful enhancements within your first few months, and deliver new features into production that create value for Baxter's internal customers. This is a hybrid role based in Deerfield, IL. What you'll be doing • Design and implement data pipelines, APIs, and endpoints that provide secure and scalable access to enterprise data. • Develop and enhance Mosaic platform capabilities using Python, SQL, Neo4j, Unix, and modern software development practices. • Design and implement microservices and architectural solutions that improve system scalability, reliability, and performance. • Build and maintain RESTful services that enable efficient access to data and support enterprise applications across Baxter. • Leverage Docker and containerization technologies to improve portability, deployment, and operational efficiency. • Partner with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions. • Ensure data privacy, security, and governance requirements are incorporated into application and architecture decisions. • Evaluate emerging technologies, AI tools, and machine learning capabilities to drive continuous innovation across the platform. What you'll bring • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field. • Approximately 8-12 years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, application architecture, or related technical roles, including experience designing, building, and supporting enterprise-scale applications, APIs, and data services. • Strong hands-on Python development experience is required, including building APIs, data services, automation, and enterprise applications in production environments. • 5+ years of experience working within AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or a comparable cloud computing environment. • Strong hands-on experience with Flask, gUnicorn, SQL, Neo4j, Unix/Linux, and RESTful API development. • Experience with Docker, Redis, microservices, architectural patterns, and distributed application development; experience with JavaScript, Node.js, UI/UX development, or equivalent technologies is a plus. • Strong understanding of data privacy, security, governance principles, and modern application architecture. •