Infrastructure Architect (Contract)
Industry: Pharma
Location: remote (EU)
Workload: 100%
Duration: 12 months
Start date: ASAP
Summary
The Infrastructure Architect is responsible for designing the IT/OT infrastructure that supports the
organization’s development and manufacturing operations.
This role ensures that the infrastructure is secure, scalable, and also compliant with industry
regulations.
Description
• Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Design Experience with large-scale, multi-site
infrastructure. Knowledge of TOGAF, Zachman, and ITIL frameworks. Designing resilient,
scalable, and high-performance infrastructure systems.
• Virtualization, Containerization & Edge Computing. Proficiency in VMware, AHV, and KVM.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift for microservices-based applications.
Understanding edge computing for smart manufacturing.
• Scripting, Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Expertise in Terraform, Ansible,
PowerShell, Python, and Bash. Automating deployments and configurations using CI/CD
pipelines. Self-healing infrastructure with AIOps and automation tools.
• Performance Monitoring & IT Service Management, Expertise in observability tools (Splunk,
Elastic, Prometheus, Grafana). ITSM knowledge (ServiceNow) for large-scale incident
response. Proactive capacity planning and performance tuning
• Compliance, Governance & Risk Management deep understanding of GxP, FDA 21 CFR Part
11, ISO Standards. Ensuring IT infrastructure aligns with pharmaceutical quality standards.
Implementing audit-ready and validated systems.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies are in place.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, security, manufacturing, and regulatory
affairs, to align infrastructure with business needs.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure documentation, policies, and best practices
• Networking & Security in a Regulated Environment. Strong knowledge of LAN/WAN, SD-WAN,
VPNs, Firewalls, and Load Balancing. Deep understanding of Zero Trust Security, IAM, SIEM,
and NIST/CIS frameworks.
Education
Bachelor in Information Technology or equivalent
Language
Fluent English
Experience
Advanced - 5-10 years in IT/OT Infrastructure
Behaviors
• Challenges the status quo and looks for opportunities to make improvements in his/her area
of the business and beyond
• Introduce disruption into current ways of working
• Learns from experience, errors, and setbacks
• Can build consensus amongst senior members of various business, OT and IT representatives.
• Uses knowledge of his/her business area and related areas to make correct and timely
decisions
• Generously shares information and knowledge with others across IT teams and business
functions
• Proactively seeks to understand internal customer needs and requirements
• Develops insights that can be used to enhance customer satisfaction or other metrics
• Helps peers (and team) overcome performance obstacles and challenges
• Appropriately prioritizes multiple demands and leads defined work to a successful conclusion
on time
• Takes personal accountability for outcomes resulting from choices and behaviors of self and
team
Responsibilities
• 3 direct reports
• No indirect reports
• Responsible for performing Budget mgmt. activities to track and manage costs and to
perform financial planning and analysis activities
Skills
• 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience
• Experience with DevOps delivery pipelines
• Experience working with a globally distributed, cross-functional engineering teams
• Demonstrated experience in communication with all levels including executive leadership,
both verbally and written
• Proven experience with simplification, standardization and automation skills
• Drive cultural and technological disruption
• Experience building, scaling & monitoring infrastructure needed within the Engineering
services
• Strong Leadership and team building skills
• Ability to anticipate risks and devise solutions
• Technical infrastructure knowledge
