IT Manager

• Overseeing the networks, servers, and operating systems to ensure seamless functionality, stability, and high performance across all sites, including managing legacy systems and integrating new technologies like IoT and cloud solutions.
• Leading the implementation of IT projects, including system upgrades, migrations, and new technology rollouts, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Collaborating with senior management to develop and execute the IT strategy, identifying and recommending technology solutions to improve operational efficiency, production processes, and business growth within the manufacturing environment.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations (e.g., GMP and FDA guidelines in the pharmaceutical industry).
• Implementing and maintaining robust security measures, including firewalls, antivirus solutions, and intrusion detection systems, to protect sensitive data and systems from cyber threats, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and best practices (e.g., SOX, ISO 27001, ISO 22301).

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Proficient in IT infrastructure, networks, operating systems (e.g., Microsoft and Linux), databases, and cloud solutions (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, risk management, threat detection, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to manage, analyze, and leverage data effectively for process optimization, forecasting, and improved decision-making.
• Familiarity with technologies shaping manufacturing, such as Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT, AI, Machine Learning, Robotics, Automation, Digital Twins, Additive Manufacturing, and AR/VR.
• Practical experience in integrating Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) systems within manufacturing environments (e.g., ERP, MES, SCADA, ICS).
• Network Infrastructure, ERP Systems, Operational Technology (OT), Cybersecurity, Industrial Automation & IoT, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, Server Management.
• Active Directory configuration
• DNS/DHCP Server