Senior IT/OT Infrastructure Architect

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies U.S.A., Inc.; Billingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic global company as a Senior IT/OT Infrastructure Architect, where your expertise will shape the future of biopharmaceuticals. This role offers the chance to create and govern IT/OT architecture, ensuring alignment with business strategy while engaging with senior leadership. With a focus on innovation and improvement, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design complex technical solutions that have a real impact on people's lives. Enjoy a supportive environment that empowers you to define your career path while benefiting from competitive salary packages, generous holidays, and a commitment to your professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary plus bonus scheme

35 days holiday plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes for healthcare, bikes, dental

Generous pension scheme

Free parking and electric vehicle charging points

Qualifications

• Master’s or higher degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• Over 10 years of experience in a senior IT role or Architect position.
• Experience with OT/IT integration within biomedical services.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, and govern IT/OT architecture and strategy.
• Perform technical oversight and evaluation of enterprise-level IT/OT systems.
• Design enterprise-wide systems architecture across multiple platforms.

Skills

IT/OT Integration

Architectural Governance

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Technical Oversight

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Architectural Communication Techniques

Job description

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies

We are a trusted CDMO partner for life. At FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB), we encourage you to discover what inspires you every day, to follow your passion and your power – what we call Genki.

The work we do has the potential to transform people’s lives and to impact where it matters most. Each day is an opportunity to push the boundaries of your potential, so join us as Senior IT/OT Infrastructure Architect and become part of a fast-growing global company, united by Genki.

About Us

We are a dynamic global company focused on combining technical leadership in cell culture, microbial fermentation, and gene therapies with world-class cGMP manufacturing facilities to advance tomorrow’s medicines.

With sites in Billingham & Wilton UK, Hillerod Denmark, North Carolina, and Texas USA, our broad business scope offers significant opportunities for career growth, whether through role changes, relocations, or increased responsibilities.

Our teams are proud to partner with innovative companies reimagining what’s possible in biopharmaceuticals. Every day at FDB is a day for improvement, each challenge is an opportunity for growth, and every moment is a chance to evolve together.

Role & Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating, managing, and governing the IT/OT architecture, strategy, and 5-year roadmaps. Attend the global FDB Architectural Review Board (ARB) to ensure standards and alignment are maintained. (10%)
• Perform cross-functional, multidisciplinary technical oversight, including evaluation of project work, staff, methods, and procedures related to enterprise-level IT/OT systems. Compile technology documentation for GxP and critical IT technologies. Participate in system validation and testing, approve validation documentation with ITQ, and represent IT systems during audits and inspections. (40%)
• Consult with system administrators, vendors, and other departments to provide guidance and technical direction for enterprise solutions, ensuring alignment with business strategy and vision. (15%)
• Design enterprise-wide systems architecture and integration strategies across multiple platforms, technologies, or software systems. (35%)

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s or higher degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• Over 10 years of experience in a senior IT 4th line or 7+ years in an Architect position within an enterprise IT environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years in an Architect role within a global enterprise business, or 10+ years in a 4th Line / Architect role.
• Strong business acumen and confidence engaging with senior leadership.
• Experience with OT/IT integration within biomedical services.
• Experience tracking emerging issues, strategies, patterns, and technologies to assess opportunities and risks.
• Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders across organizational levels, using architecture communication techniques.
• Ability to gain support for architectural initiatives with high risk, impact, and complexity.
• Proficiency in architectural governance and risk management to inform design decisions.
• Experience enabling strategic implementation across organizations by advocating resources and removing blockers.
• Ability to define strategies or visions that align with organizational objectives and create appropriate roadmaps or plans.
• Good understanding of security concerning open-source technologies.
• Experience designing high-risk, high-impact, complex technical solutions.
• Experience representing architectural governance within wider governance frameworks, such as legal or commercial.

Why Work With Us?

At FDB, your passion – your Genki – is your power. We empower you to define what Genki means to you.

We will support your development through structured induction, ongoing training, and various benefits, including:

• Competitive salary plus bonus scheme
• 35 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for healthcare, bikes, dental, etc.
• Generous pension scheme
• Free parking and electric vehicle charging points

Closing date: 01/05/25