Spclst, Scitara Technical Analyst
MSD Malaysia
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Job summary
Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a Job Description Spclst, Scitara Technical Analyst in Hyderabad to design, develop, test, and sustain Scitara DLX Adaptive Workflows and cloud integrations. You will deploy on AWS using EKS, Helm, and IaC, while ensuring GxP compliance and validated data exchange across laboratory systems.
You will collaborate with QA/Validation teams, develop robust integrations, and contribute to secure, scalable data platforms in a regulated laboratory environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Science, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience supporting integration middleware or workflow platforms.
- Demonstrated experience designing and developing Adaptive Workflows using best practices.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and JavaScript; working knowledge of C++.
- Experience developing parsers and orchestration logic with Python and JavaScript.
- Experience with automated testing (unittest/pytest; Jest/Mocha).
- Experience with Tosca and Robot Framework for validation.
- Experience with NoSQL databases (DynamoDB/Redis) and relational databases (Oracle/Postgres).
- Hands-on AWS deployment experience (Kubernetes/EKS, Helm).
- Experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).
- Proficiency with JSON Schema mapping and data governance concepts.
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence for tracking and documentation.
Responsibilities
- Perform technical analysis and solution design for laboratory instrument and system integrations.
- Design, develop, test, and sustain Scitara DLX Adaptive Workflows, including APIs and parsers.
- Translate business requirements into detailed, testable technical implementations.
- Develop backend integration services using modern integration patterns and messaging architectures.
- Integrate Scitara DLX with lab platforms to enable compliant data capture and flow.
- Execute automated unit tests to support validation and release readiness.
- Assist QA/validation in testing activities and troubleshoot defects across environments.
- Contribute to reusable workflow patterns and integration standards.
- Deploy and operate COTS components using Helm on AWS EKS and manage IaC.
- Support CI/CD pipelines and cloud services configuration; maintain security and monitoring.
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Job description
- 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.
The Lab Integration Platform is a critical enabler of digital transformation strategy, supporting secure, compliant, and efficient data exchange across laboratory systems. The Technical Analyst / Developer (TA) is responsible for the design, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment of instrument integration solutions, with a primary focus on Scitara DLX Adaptive Workflow development. The role also includes supporting cloud platform engineering responsibilities required to deploy, operate, and sustain Scitara DLX and related COTS components in AWS-hosted environments. This role combines hands-on integration development with pragmatic cloud and operational ownership, ensuring solutions are compliant, scalable, and fit for use in GxP-regulated laboratory environments.
- Perform technical analysis and solution design for laboratory instrument and system integrations.
- Design, develop, test, and sustain Scitara DLX Adaptive Workflows, including APIs, OPCUAs, parsers, orchestration logic, and supporting JSON schemas.
- Translate business and functional requirements into detailed, testable technical implementations.
- Develop backend integration services using modern integration patterns, including APIs, orchestration, and messaging/event-driven architectures.
- Integrate Scitara DLX with laboratory and execution platforms (e.g., Empower, BIOVIA, MODA, GLIMS, LabX) to enable compliant instrument data capture and data flow.
- Execute automated unit tests to support validation, release readiness, and regression coverage.
- Support system, integration, and validation testing activities in collaboration with QA and validation partners.
- Troubleshoot integration defects, data issues, and workflow failures across environments.
- Contribute to reusable workflow patterns, libraries, and integration standards.
- Deploy and operate COTS components using Helm on AWS EKS (Kubernetes).
- Support the application lifecycle, including environment setup, upgrades, rollbacks, backup configuration, and disaster recovery readiness.
- Contribute to and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or CloudFormation for AWS resources supporting Scitara DLX.
- Support CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) for controlled deployment of workflows and platform components.
- Follow and contribute to IaC Patterns/modules where implemented.
- Configure and support required cloud services, as applicable:
- AWS RDS (MS SQL Server)
- Amazon S3 / MinIO-compatible storage
- Amazon MQ (RabbitMQ)
- Amazon ElastiCache (Redis)
- Support platform security, monitoring, and logging configurations in alignment with enterprise standards.
- Collaborate with laboratory, quality, and validation teams to ensure solutions support GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11, and ALCOA++ expectations.
- Provide technical input and evidence to support validation activities, including automated testing alignment (e.g., Tosca/Xray).
- Author and maintain technical documentation such as design specifications, workflow logic descriptions, runbooks, and architecture diagrams.
- Support change control and release readiness activities for regulated deployments.
- Work closely with Business Analysts, Testers, Platform, Infrastructure, and Networking teams.
- Participate in Agile delivery, sprint planning, estimation, and day-to-day task tracking using Jira and Confluence.
- Proactively identify integration risks, technical debt, and opportunities for improvement.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Science, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- 3+ years of experience supporting integration middleware or workflow platforms, including Scitara DLX or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience designing and developing Adaptive Workflows using design best practices.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and JavaScript; working knowledge of C++.
- Experience developing parsers and custom orchestration logic using Python and JavaScript.
- Proficiency with automated testing for validation purposes, including but not limited to:
- Python frameworks (unittest, pytest, doctest, nose2, hypothesis)
- JavaScript frameworks (Jest, Mocha, Chai, Jasmine, AVA)
- Experience developing automated tests using Tosca and Robot Framework for Systems and Integrations.
- Experience with NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, Redis) and working knowledge of relational databases (Oracle, Postgres).
- Practical experience deploying or supporting applications on AWS, including:
- Kubernetes / EKS environments
- Helm-based application deployment
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in GitHub Actions: workflow design, workflow_call reusability, composite action authoring, matrix build strategies, and environment-scoped secret management.
- Working knowledge of JSON Schema mapping, Data governance concepts and FAIR data standards.
- Experience using Jira and Confluence for task tracking and documentation.
- Ability to work within enterprise deployment, release, and change management processes.
- Hands-on experience developing and sustaining Scitara DLX workflows in regulated environments.
- AWS professional-level certification (e.g., Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional), strongly preferred; expected to be obtained within the first 3 months of starting the role.
- Experience in implementing AWS services such as RDS SQL Server, S3 and message broker like RabbitMQ and datastore like Redis.
- Experience with observability and logging platforms (CloudWatch, Grafana, nobl9).
- Experience with Xray for requirements and test traceability.
- Hands-on experience developing and maintaining JSON schemas.
- Hands on experience in Allotrope data models.
- Familiarity with Postman or Swagger for API testing and documentation.
- Experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
- Experience working in pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other regulated IT environments.
- Independently delivers at least one production-ready Scitara DLX Adaptive Workflow or integration.
- Demonstrates strong ownership of Adaptive Workflow logic, data handling, review and validation support.
- Contributes to cloud-hosted deployments of Scitara DLX and supports upgrades or releases.
- Independently delivers at least three production-ready Scitara DLX Adaptive Workflow or integration.
- Demonstrates strong ownership of workflow logic, data handling and validation support.
- Contributes to cloud-hosted deployments of Scitara DLX (EKS/Helm) and supports upgrades or releases.
- Establishes automated unit tests aligned with validation expectations.
- Produces workflow and operational documentation actively used by the team.
- Builds trusted partnerships with Business Analysts, QA/Validation, and Platform teams.
- Owns multiple Scitara DLX workflows and integrations with minimal oversight.
- Demonstrates measurable improvements in laboratory data flow, compliance, or operational efficiency.
- Contributes reusable workflow patterns, integration standards, or testing utilities.
- Provides technical review and mentoring support to peers on Scitara development practices.
- Recognized as a key technical contributor to instrument integration and digital lab capabilities.
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and 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.
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.
- Employee Status: Regular
- Relocation: VISA Sponsorship:
- Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements: Not Applicable
- Shift: Valid Driving License: Hazardous Material(s):
- Job Posting End Date: 09/30/2026
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.
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