Senior Principal Engineer-Digital Marketing Cloud Platform Engineering

Overview

A senior principal, T-shaped technical leadership role for GSK's Digital Marketing Cloud Platform Services team, accountable for cloud hosting solution design, implementation and continuous improvement of Commercial D&T / GSK Internet Cloud systems under Agile and DevOps principles.

What you'll do

• Design, enhance, implement and support adoption of Internet Cloud standards across GSK Digital Marketing Services and other tech teams.
• Act as technical leader within the Digital Marketing Platform Services team and with internal and external stakeholders to influence technical standards, architecture and decision making.
• Contribute and align solutions to the Digital Marketing Platform roadmap and Target Architecture, working with GSK Enterprise Architecture teams.
• Manage large DNS services for the GSK Internet platform (over 3,000 domains managed).
• Deliver technology solutions from product roadmaps adopting SRE, Agile and DevOps principles, ensuring compliance with GSK Security, Quality and Regulatory standards.
• Support product teams to deliver value continuously, maintaining close links with customers and related solution groups such as Global Therapy Areas, Marketing Operations Center (MOC), Design Center (DC) and GP&T.
• Manage and keep technical documentation up to date in support of lifecycle plans and audits/reviews.
• Engage in experimentation and innovation to drive improvement in cloud hosting, UX/DQ/DI and reduce technical debt and risk.
• Provide technical leadership, direction and GSK expertise to teams of GSK FTEs, strategic partners and software vendors.
• Contribute to release planning and roadmaps with Digital Marketing stakeholders, and to the advancement of Cloud Hosting practices (DevSecOps, Cloud FinOps, Cyber Security).
• Support planning across Tech on Cloud strategy alignment, dependencies, risks and capacity, including complex cross-team and cross-department facilitation and dependency management.
• Devise a multi-year technical roadmap for Digital Marketing Cloud Platforms and design and develop scalable, secure, high-performance digital marketing cloud architectures.
• Lead architectural design and implementation of cloud-based marketing platforms aligned with GSK's strategic goals, and evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and processes.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure and AWS, and oversee development and deployment of marketing technology hosting solutions.
• Manage project timelines, budgets and resources for successful delivery of digital marketing projects.
• Act as security champion, creating secure-by-design solutions following current industry standards.
• Ensure integration of digital marketing tools and platforms into a seamless technology ecosystem.
• Collaborate with cross-functional GSK tech teams to define and execute digital marketing strategies, and analyze platform data and metrics to identify trends and optimization opportunities.
• Ensure digital marketing solutions comply with GSK and industry standards, security protocols and regulatory requirements, and implement robust measures to protect sensitive data.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 15+ years of experience in digital marketing technology, cloud platforms and architecture, or related fields.
• Proven experience designing, implementing and supporting cloud-based marketing solutions using Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure or AWS.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to manage and develop high-performing technical teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about technology and its impact on business outcomes.

Nice to have

• Web development experience using Java or DotNet, and coding expertise using Go, Python or JavaScript.
• Certifications in cloud technologies (e.g., GCP Certified, Microsoft Certified).
• Experience in cloud and internet computing, DevSecOps, CI/CD engineering, IaaC, and automation (test / release).
• Experience in solution design, program and product delivery and service management.
• Experience delivering business impact through process and cloud-enabled solutions.
• Experience of vendor and strategic partner management.
• Excellent relationship management, strong influencing and communication skills.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru Luxor North Tower.