Cognizant is a world leader in delivering digital transformation solutions to Life Sciences. Through our knowledge and expertise in Automation, MES & Digital, we deliver stable manufacturing systems that are optimized to improve operational efficiencies, whilst maintaining compliance.
Our specialist engineering teams have the aptitude to deliver and support Pharma 4.0 architectures and solutions covering all IT, OT and IoT applications, infrastructures, and services.
Operating across 5 continents and with over 300.000 skilled employees, Cognizant partners with the leading Life Sciences companies globally to provide performance improvements, reduced costs and improve time to market. We are your single end to end partner for consultancy, design implementation, optimization, and support for all applications in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Manufacturing stack.
We’re looking for dedicated, innovative, and driven talent to join our expanding team.
The successful candidate will manage and provide for the development of all DCS, PLCs and SCADA systems to industry standards, GAMP5. Successful candidate will provide and ensure the design, development, maintenance and troubleshooting of automated systems on site, is completed in a compliant manner as per GAMP5 and EU GMP Annex 11.
Desired Background/Experience/Attributes:
* Designing, Testing, and implementing HMI and SCADA (ABB) systems in Life Sciences industry.
* Designing and Programming PLC (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi) Systems in Life Sciences industry.
* Designing, coding, debugging VB6 & VB.net.
* Fault-Find complex automation equipment.
* Developing, debugging, and validating Control System software programs.
* Analyzing, understanding, fault-find and modifying software programs written by other developers.
* Preparation and review of Design Documentation, Tender Documents and URS documents as required for the purpose of purchasing new equipment or services.
* Performing technical review of updates to SOPs related to the equipment / process.
* Troubleshooting of Industrial communications (OPC-Modbus), Good understanding of Cyber Security principles, DCOM, Equipment Interfaces.
* Integration of Automation systems with MES.
* Good experience in Automated Control Systems & working within GMP environment.
* Experience in working in a Validated environment with strong discipline about change control.
* Good experience in integration of SCADA systems with MES.
* Strong knowledge of Window Operating Systems.
* Experience of working with PAS|X an advantage.
* Experience of working with SQL databases an advantage