Historian Technical Architect - Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager - IT

Zydus Healthcare Limited; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Zydus Lifesciences is seeking a Historian Technical Architect to design, implement, and govern enterprise process data historian solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturing. You will own end-to-end architecture for collecting, contextualizing, storing, and serving time-series data from shop-floor systems to analytics platforms, ensuring GxP compliance and 21 CFR Part 11/EU Annex 11.

Role requires 7–10 years of total experience, with at least 6 years in historian architecture, and strong

Qualifications

• Need 7–10 years total with ≥6 years in process historian architecture.
• Pharma/biotech manufacturing domain with GxP/regulatory experience.
• Experience deploying validated historian solutions in GxP environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise historian architecture across sites.
• Lead deployments, upgrades, migrations, and site rollouts.
• Architect data collection from DCS/PLC/SCADA using OPC interfaces.
• Ensure compliance with 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, and ALCOA+ data integrity.

Skills

AVEVA PI System

PI Data Archive

PI AF

PI Vision

OPC DA/UA

ISA-95/ISA-88

GxP compliance

DCS/PLC integration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Instrumentation/Electrical/Chemical/Computer Eng

Tools

AVEVA PI System

OSIsoft PI

Körber PAS-X

Emerson DeltaV

Siemens PCS 7/WinCC

ERP/WMS integration tools

Job description

Historian Technical Architect - Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager - IT INFOTECH Corporate Office|Corp. Office, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 7 - 10 Years

Job Description

Job Description: Historian Technical Architect (PharmaManufacturing)

Role: Historian Technical Architect – PharmaceuticalManufacturing
Experience: 7-10 years total, with at least 6 years in process historianarchitecture
Domain: Pharma / Biotech / Life Sciences Manufacturing (GxP-regulated)
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary

We are looking for a Historian Technical Architect todesign, implement, and govern enterprise process data historian solutionsacross our pharmaceutical manufacturing sites. You will own the end-to-endarchitecture for collecting, contextualizing, storing, and serving time-seriesmanufacturing data from shop-floor systems to enterprise and analyticsplatforms. Every solution must stay compliant with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and EUAnnex 11.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture and Design

• Definethe enterprise historian architecture, including site-level andenterprise-level historians, tiered or federated topologies, highavailability, redundancy, and disaster recovery.
• Designdata collection strategies from DCS, PLC, SCADA, and standalone equipmentusing OPC DA/UA, interfaces, and connectors.
• Buildasset hierarchies and data models, such as PI Asset Framework templates,aligned with ISA-95 and ISA-88 batch structures.
• Definestandards for tag naming, data compression and exception settings, eventframes, and batch context.
• Architectintegrations with MES (e.g., Körber PAS-X, Emerson Syncade), LIMS, ERP(SAP), QMS, and cloud or analytics platforms.

Implementation and Delivery

• Leadhistorian deployments, upgrades, migrations, and site rollouts acrossmultiple manufacturing plants.
• Configureand optimize interfaces, buffering, collectives, AF, notifications, andvisualization tools (PI Vision, dashboards).
• Guidedevelopment teams and system integrators, and review designs,configurations, and code.
• Troubleshootperformance, data loss, latency, and scalability issues.

GxP Compliance and Validation

• Ensuresolutions meet 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, GAMP 5, and ALCOA+ dataintegrity principles.
• Authoror review validation deliverables: URS, FS, DS, risk assessments,IQ/OQ/PQ, and traceability matrices.
• SupportCSV/CSA activities, change control, periodic reviews, and audit orinspection readiness.
• Defineaudit trail, electronic record, access control, and backup/restorestrategies.

Data and Analytics Enablement

• Enableuse cases such as batch analytics, CPV (Continued Process Verification),golden batch comparison, OEE, energy monitoring, and environmentalmonitoring.
• Architectdata pipelines from historian to data lakes and cloud platforms (Azure,AWS, AVEVA CONNECT) for advanced analytics, AI/ML, and digital twininitiatives.

Governance and Leadership

• Establishhistorian standards, templates, and best practices for global deployment.
• Collaboratewith OT/IT, Quality, Automation, Manufacturing, and Cybersecurity teams.
• AlignOT architecture with network security (ISA/IEC 62443, Purdue model, DMZdesign).
• Mentorengineers and act as the technical point of contact with vendors andstakeholders.

Required Skills and Experience

• Stronghands-on expertise in at least one enterprise historian: AVEVA PISystem (OSIsoft PI) preferred; alternatives include AspenTech IP.21,Honeywell PHD, AVEVA/Wonderware Historian, or GE Proficy Historian.
• Deepknowledge of PI Data Archive, PI AF, PI Interfaces/Connectors, PI Vision,Event Frames, PI Integrators, and PI Web API.
• Experienceintegrating historians with DCS/PLC platforms such as Emerson DeltaV,Siemens PCS 7/WinCC, Rockwell, and ABB.
• Soundunderstanding of OPC DA, OPC UA, MQTT, and industrial communicationprotocols.
• Workingknowledge of ISA-95, ISA-88, and batch manufacturing processes (API and/orformulations, biologics a plus).
• Provenexperience delivering validated systems in GxP environments.
• Solidgrounding in Windows Server, SQL Server, virtualization, networking, andOT cybersecurity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor'sor Master's degree in Instrumentation, Electronics, Chemical, ComputerEngineering, or a related field.
• AVEVA/OSIsoftPI certifications.
• Exposureto cloud data platforms (Azure Data Lake, Databricks, Snowflake) andIndustry 4.0 or Pharma 4.0 programs.
• Experiencewith multi-site global rollouts and regulatory audits (USFDA, EMA, MHRA,WHO-GMP).

Job Snapshot

Updated Date

24-09-2026

Job ID

JOB11142

Division

INFOTECH

Location

Location Corporate Office|Corp. Office, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

At Zydus Lifesciences, w e nurture a culture of innovation, excellence, and inclusivity , driving meaningful advancement in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Fueled by creativity , we constantly exploring new ways to improve patient care and expand healthcare accessibility.

Our commitment to a positive and empowering work environment has earned us recognition as one of India's Best Workplaces in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals.