Senior IT/OT Automation Engineer – Pharma GMP Systems

SimoTech; Athlone; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression

Educational support

Job summary

SimoTech is seeking multiple Senior Automation Engineers (IT/OT) to support a major greenfield expansion within a pharmaceutical Oral Solid Dose site. You will own key automation and digital technology areas across PLC/SCADA, Ignition, AVEVA PI, and related systems.

As part of a multidisciplinary project team, you will lead design, implementation, integration, commissioning, and operational readiness while collaborating with manufacturing, validation, quality, cybersecurity, and global IT teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in automation, control systems, CS, IT, or engineering.
• 5-8 years IT/OT automation project delivery experience in regulated environments.
• Proven end-to-end IT/OT project delivery with GMP/GAMP lifecycle management and governance.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of major IT/OT work packages from project initiation through handover, managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, and resource planning.
• Lead technical and delivery alignment across engineering, IT, cybersecurity, QA, vendors, and system integrators.
• Define and review technical requirements and oversee OT system design (PLC/SCADA/DCS, historians, MES).
• Embed GMP, cybersecurity, and quality standards throughout delivery with compliance to GAMP and change control.
• Manage vendor performance including drafting/approving statements of work and acceptance criteria.
• Direct testing and commissioning activities (FAT/SAT/UAT) and structured handover.
• Prepare governance reporting and support steering committees and risk reviews.
• Mentor junior automation engineers to ensure delivery excellence and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Control Systems, Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Active Directory

ServiceNow

ITIL frameworks

Job description

SimoTech is seeking multiple Senior Automation Engineers (IT/OT) to support a major greenfield expansion within a pharmaceutical Oral Solid Dose site. You will own key automation and digital technology areas across PLC/SCADA, Ignition, AVEVA PI, and related systems.

As part of a multidisciplinary project team, you will lead design, implementation, integration, commissioning, and operational readiness while collaborating with manufacturing, validation, quality, cybersecurity, and global IT teams