IT OT Infrastructure Engineer

Behind every product sold by Roche is Pharma Global Technical Operations (PT). Starting with Phase I of the development process and continuing through to product maturity, PT makes lifesaving medicines at 11 locations, with the support of partners from around the world. Information (IT) and Automation Technology (OT) teams are key in producing and delivering medicine to patients. The organization is currently undergoing a transformation towards digitalization, advancing fundamental elements to meet future needs, such as using new technologies.

Are you passionate about Information (IT) and Automation Technology (OT) and seeking to make a meaningful impact? Are you curious and ready to craft a digital manufacturing architecture to advance competitiveness on the market? 

The IT OT Infrastructure Engineer is a key role in a highly automated pharmaceutical drug substance and drug product manufacturing facility. The site employs highly integrated computer control systems to handle plant operations and manufacturing data. This role will report to the Controls and Infrastructure Lead.

Key Responsibilities:

Own “OT Infrastructure” for Manufacturing System Platforms including Syncade MES, DeltaV Distributed Control System, PLC's, Lab Data Systems (Smartline Data Cockpit) 

Act as the Site Lead for Global Cyber Security Initiatives

Be a driver for reliability and continuous improvement of new and existing Infrastructure supporting manufacturing

Lead and coordinate with Global Infrastructure solutions at site (e.g. support of AD and firewall policies to allow accurate access and communication from either AD security or network firewall policies, and commissioning and startup support)

Collaborate with IT Engineers and Architects, Automation Engineers 

Lead and/or provide support for the evaluation, installation, and maintenance of Manufacturing infrastructure including installation and upgrade of control systems hardware, software, control networks, user administration, database administration, security, system monitoring, backup and recovery of Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems and SQL Databases

Lead and/or support implementation of OT infrastructure standards and best practices across all Site OT and Process Automation platforms, working with other process automation engineers, IT and OT professionals

Support commissioning and startup activity of new process control systems and manufacturing systems (Syncade, DeltaV, PLC’s, OSI PI historian, etc,)

Be the go to Infrastructure expert at the site who bridges the gap between Automation and underlying Storage Compute and Network infrastructure

Execute control system virtualization administration, user administration, system monitoring, capacity planning, design, installation, configuration, and upgrade of platform

Execute computer system validation and control system lifecycle management

Work to find opportunities to create additional value and improve business processes and patient outcomes, enhance the benefits of standardization of technologies and leverage across sites

Lead or coordinate technical discussions and vendor negotiation

Lead or coordinate proposal development for local and global digital governance bodies, collaborate with Site IT Business Partner to meet the needs of the South San Francisco Manufacturing. Through Agile delivery model, provide technical expertise and local implementation experience as a member of Build and Run Squads

Present during internal audits and regulatory inspections

Mentor those with similar or less expertise to develop their skill

In collaboration with IT Business Partners, monitor and improve stakeholder and user experience and ensure strong support of Product Transfers and Make/Assess/Release

Lead multi-functional projects or teams of moderate scope and drive project/process improvements

Advance organizational and technological capabilities

Develop solutions to sophisticated problems requiring the regular use of resourcefulness and innovation

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or an equivalent field; or an equivalent experience.

A minimum of 10 years systems/networking engineering/IT experience involved in the design, implementation, and/or support of automation systems.

Experience in a regulated (Pharmaceutical) industry is a plus.

24X7 support, participate in an on-call environment to meet business continuity requirements, including weekends and holidays as required.

Experience with Operating Systems, Virtualization, LAN/WAN, Firewalls, SQL Servers client-server and terminal virtualization as a System Administrator.

Experience with industrial networking, monitoring and support.

Certifications in these areas is an advantage: Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Specialist certification, Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP).

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of CA state is $115,900 - $215,300  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

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