Senior IT/OT Solution Architect – Barcelona

Novartis AG; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing programs

18 weeks parental leave

Job summary

Novartis AG in Barcelona, Spain, is seeking a Solution Architect, IT/OT, to strengthen its internal IT/OT architecture across Digital Labs, Digital Plant and data connectivity. You will own NORA-compliant architectures for lab and plant systems, drive SPINE Connect integration, and ensure security by design in a regulated environment.

The role requires 10+ years in IT/architecture with pharma or life sciences experience, strong collaboration with infrastructure, vendors and delivery teams, and a

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience including architecture or solution design.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong experience across IT/OT architecture, manufacturing technology, laboratory systems, infrastructure or OT security.
• Experience in regulated or validated environments, ideally pharma, life sciences, lab or manufacturing.
• Knowledge of APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture and enterprise integration technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement NORA-compliant solution architectures for lab and plant systems.
• Build and maintain inventories of IT/OT systems, connectivity and assets.
• Shape MES and Historian integration with SPINE alongside Digital Labs and Digital Plant architectures.
• Translate infra and security requirements into reusable architecture patterns.
• Create architecture decision records, diagrams and migration-readiness views.
• Ensure designs address regulatory impact, performance, operability and security by design.

Skills

IT/OT architecture

Manufacturing tech

Laboratory systems

Regulatory environments

APIs & microservices

Event-driven architecture

Enterprise integration

Security by design

Stakeholder collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Historian

Job description

Novartis AG in Barcelona, Spain, is seeking a Solution Architect, IT/OT, to strengthen its internal IT/OT architecture across Digital Labs, Digital Plant and data connectivity. You will own NORA-compliant architectures for lab and plant systems, drive SPINE Connect integration, and ensure security by design in a regulated environment.

The role requires 10+ years in IT/architecture with pharma or life sciences experience, strong collaboration with infrastructure, vendors and delivery teams, and a