Operational Technology Systems Engineer (Pharma)
Role Title: Operational Technology Systems Engineer (Pharma)
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This role supports the lifecycle management of Operational Technology systems & applications across the Westport Manufacturing Site.
The OT Systems Engineer will be expected to support all aspects of the Production OT systems and provide development and installation support for new hardware and software solutions.
* Support of Operating System platforms and OT software applications
* Provision of technical support and direction to Manufacturing Operations, Validation Engineers, and IT support staff as part of Manufacturing project support and project execution including transfer to production
* Provision of support for root cause problem solving and the implementation of CAPA's
Key Responsibilities:
1. Support operational excellence activities to continuously improve our processes and eliminate waste.
2. Assist with design and build of secure, robust, highly available fit-for-purpose and future-proofed application environments.
3. Follow the OT lifecycle management processes that meet or exceed regulatory expectation in respect of data integrity: data backup regimes and system recovery testing.
4. Creation of technical documents required to complete SDLC document set, and knowledge articles required by Tier 2 and Tier 3 support teams.
5. Support any safety or quality initiatives that require Operational Technology support.
6. Support cost savings initiatives onsite and within the Automation team.
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Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Engineering, or related discipline/equivalent experience
* 3 to 5 years' experience delivering IT services preferably within the Pharmaceutical and/or medical device industry
* System Admin Windows 10 and Windows Server Expertise
* Experience in SCADA, Historian, Thin Client Manager, Active Directory and group policy permissions, XML/XSL, SQL DBA and the development of SQL Queries, Stored Procedures and Reporting
* Aseptic processing and/or packaging equipment experience
* Experience with delivering complex projects ideally related to manufacturing modernization/manufacturing system upgrades to support business critical process equipment