Digital Foundations Lead - IT/OT for GMP Manufacturing

Merck & Co.

Wilmington (DE)

On-site

USD 117,000 - 184,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Job summary

Merck & Co. in Wilmington, Delaware, seeks a Senior Specialist, Digital Foundations Lead to support GMP manufacturing IT/OT infrastructure and cybersecure digital ecosystems.

You will work across Manufacturing, Engineering, Automation, Quality, Cybersecurity, and IT teams to ensure reliable, compliant operations and scalable digital foundations. The role combines infrastructure engineering, industrial networking, cybersecurity, and SDLC practices to enable secure manufacturing environments and

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a computing or cybersecurity field or equivalent experience.
  • Five+ years of experience supporting IT/OT infrastructure or manufacturing technology environments.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day support for manufacturing IT and OT infrastructure environments.
  • Support infrastructure & shop floor hardware hosting manufacturing systems including DeltaV, MES/eBR, SCADA platforms, laboratory systems, and OEM supplied systems.
  • Monitor infrastructure health, availability, and performance.
  • Participate in on-call support for business-critical manufacturing systems.
  • Coordinate infrastructure changes with enterprise networking teams.
  • Assist with firewall management, network segmentation, and cybersecurity controls.
  • Maintain system documentation and audit readiness.

Skills

IT/OT infrastructure experience
Industrial networking
Cybersecurity basics

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / IT / Information Systems / Computer Engineering / Cybersecurity / Network Engineering

Tools

VMware
Windows Server
Active Directory
Azure
Backup and Recovery

Job description

Merck & Co. in Wilmington, Delaware, seeks a Senior Specialist, Digital Foundations Lead to support GMP manufacturing IT/OT infrastructure and cybersecure digital ecosystems.

You will work across Manufacturing, Engineering, Automation, Quality, Cybersecurity, and IT teams to ensure reliable, compliant operations and scalable digital foundations. The role combines infrastructure engineering, industrial networking, cybersecurity, and SDLC practices to enable secure manufacturing environments and

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