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• Automation Scripting, Automation Scripting, Availability Management, Bash (Programming Language), Business Alignment, Capacity Management, Change Controls, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management (CM), Design Applications, Disaster Recovery Planning, Incident Management, Information Technology (IT), Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Information Technology Management, IT Service Management (ITSM), Linux, Microsoft Azure, Operating System Concepts, Product Delivery, Product Rollouts, Red Hat Ansible, Scripting, Security Compliance, Security Solutions {+ 7 more}

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• The Opportunity

• Join a global biopharma company with a 130-year legacy and mission to achieve new milestones in healthcare. Be part of technology driven, data-led organization supporting a diversified portfolio of medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Work alongside passionate teams that use data, analytics, and insights to drive decisions, and tackle some of the world’s greatest health threats.

• Our Technology Centers are globally distributed hubs that enable our digital transformation and business outcomes across IT. They bring together diverse teams to collaborate, share best practices, and deliver solutions that save and improve lives.

• This role is based at our Hyderabad Tech Center and follows a hybrid working model (3 days onsite, 2 days remote). Candidates are expected to reside within commuting distance of the Hyderabad office.

• Role Overview

• An Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and supporting the infrastructure that enables an organization's IT systems and services to run smoothly. This includes working with hardware, networking, virtualization, cloud environments, and security systems to ensure the organization's IT infrastructure is efficient, reliable, and scalable. Infrastructure engineers often work closely with software engineers, IT support teams, and system administrators to optimize performance, mitigate risks, and deliver high-quality services to end-users.

• What will you do in this role

• Manage the design, procurement, installation, upgrading, operation, control, maintenance, and effective use of specific technology services.

• Follow standard approaches and established design patterns to create new designs for systems or system components. Apply agreed standards and tools to achieve a well-engineered result.

• Carry out and improve system software development and maintenance tasks by updating the product design to automate routine system administration tasks using standard tools and software development practices.

• Contribute to identification and prioritized adoption of Technology Engineering community practices within the products where you work.

• Work within a matrix organizational structure, reporting to both the functional manager and the Product manager.

• Participate in Product planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring alignment with Product goals.

• What should you have

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science or any Technology stream.

• 3-7 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, working with network principles, system administration for Linux/Unix and Windows servers.

• Primary skills (must-have)

• Experience with traditional disaster recovery & data backup solutions (Commvault, Acronis).

• Cloud and Virtualization Platforms: Proficiency in virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix) and familiarity with cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) platforms.

• Networking: Understanding of virtual networks, VPNs, and firewalls.

• Operating Systems: Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.

• Scripting and Automation: Skills in scripting languages like Bash or PowerShell and familiarity with infrastructure automation and management tools (Ansible, Terraform).

• DevOps practices: Experience with Git, infrastructure as code (IaC), observability, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).

• Security Best Practices: Familiarity with IT security practices and compliance.

• Problem-Solving: Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.

• Product and customer-centric approach.

• Familiarity with Prompt Engineering and AI-Powered Coding Assistants like GitHub Copilot.

• Familiarity with Agile way of working.

• Secondary skills (nice to have)

• Relevant certifications (ideally AWS)

• Experience with other programming languages (Python, Java)

• Who we are

• We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD 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.

• What we look for

• 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.

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