Server Administrator - Manufacturing and IT Oprations

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll be part of an inquisitive team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.

Play a vital role in ensuringsecure, reliable, and compliant server infrastructuresupporting pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory operations. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced IT professionals passionate about managingenterprise-grade server environmentsinhighly regulated (GxP) Life Sciences settings.

Key Responsibilities Server Infrastructure Administration

• Deploy, configure, and maintainWindows and Linux serverssupportingmanufacturing, laboratory, and quality systems.
• Manage server infrastructure acrossOn-Premises, Virtualized (VMware/Hyper-V), and Cloud environments (IaaS/PaaS).
• Design, implement, and supporthigh availability (HA) architectures, including clustering, failover, load balancing, and redundancy.
• Performcapacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle managementfor server environments.
• Plan and manageStorage Area Network (SAN)infrastructure, including storage allocation, replication, backup integration, and performance optimization.

Laboratory & Manufacturing Systems Support

• Provide server infrastructure support forLaboratory Systems, including:
  • LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems)
  • CDS (Chromatography Data Systems)
  • SDMS (Scientific Data Management Systems)
  • eLN (Electronic Laboratory Notebooks)
• SupportManufacturing and OT systems, including:
  • MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
  • DCS (Distributed Control Systems)
  • Serialization Systems
  • Historian Systems
  • EMS (Environmental Monitoring Systems)
• Work closely with application owners, vendors, OT engineers, and quality teams to ensurevalidated, performant, and compliant system operations.

Legacy Systems & Platform Management

• Provide support forlegacy operating systemsrequired by manufacturing and laboratory platforms.
• Executeupgrade, migration, remediation, or isolation strategiesfor end-of-life systems while maintaining validated state.
• Ensure security hardening, patching strategies, risk assessments, and documentation for legacy environments.

Monitoring, Backup & Business Continuity

• Monitorserver health, availability, capacity, and performanceusing enterprise monitoring tools.
• Managebackup, restore, and disaster recovery (DR)solutions for critical GxP systems.
• Supportbusiness continuity planning (BCP)and participate in periodic DR testing.

IT Service Management & Automation

• Perform server management activities usingServiceNow, including:
  • Incident, problem, change, and configuration management
  • Server provisioning, patching, and compliance automation
  • Asset and lifecycle management
• Ensure adherence toITIL/ITSM processes, change control, and validation documentation standards.

Security, Compliance & IT/OT Segregation

• Manage servers insecured environmentsaligned with corporate cybersecurity policies and regulatory expectations.
• Ensure compliance withGxP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, data integrity, and internal security standards.
• SupportIT and OT network segregation, ensuring proper isolation between enterprise IT, laboratory, and manufacturing networks.
• Configure and managefirewalls, VLANs, access controls, and routing policiesin collaboration with network teams.
• SupportVPNs and secure remote accessfor internal users, vendors, and OEMs.
• Implement cybersecurity best practices to protect systems frominternal and external threats, including:
  • Server hardening and patching
  • Antivirus/EDR
  • Least-privilege access
  • Logging, monitoring, and audit readiness
  • Vulnerability remediation and incident support

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely withdomain administrators, network teams, OT engineers, application owners, quality, and cybersecurity teams.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis forserver-related incidentsimpacting manufacturing and laboratory operations.
• Participate inglobal infrastructure initiatives, migrations, upgrades, and audit support activities.

Qualifications & Experience Education

• BE / B.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent

Experience

• 7-10 years of overall IT infrastructure experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry
• Proven experience supportingGxP-regulated manufacturing and laboratory environments

Key Skills & Competencies

• Windows & Linux server administration
• On-Prem, Virtual, and Cloud infrastructure
• High availability and disaster recovery architectures
• SAN and enterprise storage management
• Laboratory and Manufacturing systems infrastructure (LIMS, MES, DCS, etc.)
• ServiceNow-based server automation and ITSM
• IT/OT security and network segmentation
• Firewall, VPN, and secure access management
• Strong understanding ofGxP, data integrity, and audit readiness
• Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills

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