Pharma IT/OT Technician - GxP, SCADA & MES

PolyPeptide Laboratories B.V.; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PolyPeptide Laboratories B.V. is seeking an IT/OT Technician to join the Site IT team in Torrance, CA.

The role focuses on ensuring reliability, availability, and compliance of manufacturing technology infrastructure supporting GMP operations. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of IT/OT infrastructure experience in regulated environments, hands-on Windows and network skills, and knowledge of GxP and lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years IT/OT infrastructure experience in regulated manufacturing.
• Hands-on with Windows-based systems, hardware, network connectivity, and lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of GxP, change control, documentation, and maintaining validated systems.
• Knowledge of OT infrastructure, cybersecurity, system availability, and technology obsolescence.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain manufacturing system hardware, servers, workstations, network connectivity, and equipment interfaces.
• Manage infrastructure upgrades, hardware replacement, obsolescence planning, system inventories, and end-of-support risks.
• Investigate infrastructure issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement improvements to minimize downtime.
• Ensure infrastructure changes are documented and controlled, working with Engineering, Quality, and Validation to maintain validated systems.
• Provide secondary site IT support for end-user computing, hardware deployment and replacement, Windows endpoints, and other local IT services.

Skills

IT/OT infrastructure

Windows-based systems

Networking

Lifecycle management

GxP compliance

OT cybersecurity

Collaboration

Tools

SCADA

DCS

MES

PLCs

HMIs

Job description

PolyPeptide Laboratories B.V. is seeking an IT/OT Technician to join the Site IT team in Torrance, CA.

The role focuses on ensuring reliability, availability, and compliance of manufacturing technology infrastructure supporting GMP operations. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of IT/OT infrastructure experience in regulated environments, hands-on Windows and network skills, and knowledge of GxP and lifecycle management.