Spclst , Infrastructure Engineering

MSD Malaysia; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Hyderabad is seeking a skilled IT professional to lead data archival initiatives, cloud engineering, and automation across a range of platforms.

The role focuses on designing and deploying scalable archival solutions, integrating with databases and cloud storage, and advancing the SDLC for enterprise data management. You will work within Tech Centers that drive digital transformation and collaborate with global teams to deliver data-driven health solutions.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years relevant IT Technical Experience in Data Archival platforms, Cloud & automation technologies.
• Cloud Engineering & Architecture (AWS; Azure is plus)
• Automation CI/CD methodologies
• AWS Cloud (PaaS, IaaS, SaaS)
• Scripting knowledge such as Python, Powershell or Shell Scripting including the ability to write efficient and maintainable code to automate tasks
• At least 3-5 years relevant IT Systems Administration experience in Data Archival, Cloud & Automation related Infrastructure: Understanding Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile framework
• 4-5 years of experience designing & developing scalable and high-performance Data archival & retrieval solutions
• 5+ Experience with integrating archival products with databases, file systems and cloud storage
• Experience on System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) is preferred.
• Experience with Archival product vendors (OpenText Info Archival, SOLIX, Informatica, etc)
• Experience on Databases like Oracle, SQL, CITUS, Hive, etc & Querying Knowledge
• Building data pipelines for efficient data ingestion and retrieval from source systems to archive.
• Experience on Solix CDP 2.6 or above with sound knowledge of various functionalities which Solix offers such as Active Archiving, Retention Policies, Reports, Forms, etc.
• Must have experience in end-to-end application archiving for structured, semi-structured and unstructured data from different databases and file sources
• Expertise on Infrastructure as a Code (IaC) automation technologies and tools including Ansible, Python and Cloudformation & Terraform
• Experience with designing and deploying AWS Services like Elastic Compute (EC2), Storages (S3, EBS), EMR, Lambda, Cloud Watch, Cloud Formation and RDS

Responsibilities

• Manage the design, procurement, installation, upgrading, operation, control, maintenance, and effective use of specific technology services.
• Collaborate with business and IT teams to develop Data Archival solutions for Application retirement, Decommissioning and Live Data Archival.
• Carry out and also improve system software development and maintenance tasks by updating the product design to automate routine system administration tasks using standard tools and software development practices.
• Provide help with strategic direction and oversight for the design, development and support of Data Archival infrastructure that includes the full life cycle of technical work within a matrix organizational structure, reporting to both the functional manager and the Product manager.
• Participate in Product planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring alignment with Product goals.

Skills

Animal Vaccination

Availability Management

Biopharmaceutical Industry

Capacity Management

Change Controls

Cloud Engineering

Computer Science

Configuration Management

Design Applications

Digital Transformation

Incident Management

IT Infrastructure

IaC

Infrastructure Engineering

IT Executive Management

IT Operation

ITSM

Procurement

Product Planning

Software Configurations

Software Development

SDLC

Solution Architecture

System Administration

Education

High School diploma

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

OpenText Info Archival

SOLIX

Informatica

Ansible

Python

CloudFormation

Terraform

EC2

S3

Job description

Required Skills

• Animal Vaccination
• Animal Vaccination
• Availability Management
• Biopharmaceutical Industry
• Capacity Management
• Change Controls
• Cloud Engineering
• Computer Science
• Configuration Management (CM)
• Design Applications
• Digital Transformation
• Incident Management
• Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure
• Infrastructure As Code (IaC)
• Infrastructure Engineering
• IT Executive Management
• IT Operation
• IT Service Management (ITSM)
• Procurement
• Product Planning
• Software Configurations
• Software Development
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Solution Architecture
• System Administration {+ 1 more}

Preferred Skills

• Secondary Language(s)

The Opportunity Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130-year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats. Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy. A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

What will you do in this role:

• Manage the design, procurement, installation, upgrading, operation, control, maintenance, and effective use of specific technology services.
• Collaborate with business and IT teams to develop Data Archival solutions for Application retirement, Decommissioning and Live Data Archival.
• Carry out and also improve system software development and maintenance tasks by updating the product design to automate routine system administration tasks using standard tools and software development practices.
• Provide help with strategic direction and oversight for the design, development and support of Data Archival infrastructure that includes the full life cycle of technical work within a matrix organizational structure, reporting to both the functional manager and the Product manager.
• Participate in Product planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring alignment with Product goals.

What should you have:

• 3-4 years relevant IT Technical Experience in Data Archival platforms, Cloud & automation technologies.
• Cloud Engineering & Architecture (AWS; Azure is plus)
• Automation CI/CD methodologies
• AWS Cloud (PaaS, IaaS, SaaS)
• Scripting knowledge such as Python, Powershell or Shell Scripting including the ability to write efficient and maintainable code to automate tasks
• At least 3-5 years relevant IT Systems Administration experience in Data Archival, Cloud & Automation related Infrastructure: Understanding Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile framework
• 4-5 years of experience designing & developing scalable and high-performance Data archival & retrieval solutions
• 5+ Experience with integrating archival products with databases, file systems and cloud storage
• Experience on System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) is preferred.
• Experience with Archival product vendors (OpenText Info Archival, SOLIX, Informatica, etc)
• Experience on Databases like Oracle, SQL, CITUS, Hive, etc & Querying Knowledge
• Building data pipelines for efficient data ingestion and retrieval from source systems to archive.
• Experience on Solix CDP 2.6 or above with sound knowledge of various functionalities which Solix offers such as Active Archiving, Retention Policies, Reports, Forms, etc.
• Must have experience in end-to-end application archiving for structured, semi-structured and unstructured data from different databases and file sources
• Expertise on Infrastructure as a Code (IaC) automation technologies and tools including Ansible, Python and Cloudformation & Terraform
• Experience with designing and deploying AWS Services like Elastic Compute (EC2), Storages (S3, EBS), EMR, Lambda, Cloud Watch, Cloud Formation and RDS

Education Minimum Requirement

• High School diploma.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with relevant experience in Computer Science, IT Engineering, Math, or equivalent experience.

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.

Who we are:

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

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Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.