Title : IT Engineering Specialist

Duration : 06+ months Contract With Extn

Location : Frederick, MD 21704 ONSITE

Pay Rate : $78/hr on w2.

Job Description:

Everyone at Kite is grounded by one common goal - curing cancer. Every single day, we seek to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work. Would you like to join us in this mission?

We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative individual to join our company as an IT Engineering Specialist. This individual will be responsible for gathering requirements, authoring specifications, managing development, performing deployment, providing operational support of information technology solutions, and other corporate systems in accordance with IT standards, to meet current regulatory and corporate compliance requirements.

Based out of our multi-vector manufacturing facility in Frederick, MD, you will be an integral and highly visible part of Kite's IT organization, reporting to the Sr. Manager for Global IT Lab Support team.

Responsibilities of the IT Engineering Specialist include, but are not limited to:

Perform installation, configuration, support, and administration of computer systems and lab instruments in a regulated GMP environment

Provide preventative maintenance on assigned technologies, following established procedures

Work alongside business groups to capture requirements and their priorities

Document process steps and systems enhancements required to support process

Coordinate testing of changes and enhancements with the business to ensure successful delivery

Respond to IT support requests to address operational issues with quality and manufacturing systems and applications

Meet with internal clients and stakeholders to diagnose quality and manufacturing systems issues

Provide technical support on-site or via remote-access systems; pro-active escalation if required

Participate in the projects, provide information & documentation, execute on assignments and changes

Work closely with various domain architects in Corporate IT to ensure both hardware and software are available for projects, daily operations, and are working properly

Support the architectural aspects of all IT system and application projects in the global Tech Ops IT portfolio

Work closely with project management teams to successfully implement and monitor progress of initiatives

Account for possible project challenges on constraints including risks, time, resources, and scope

Continue to develop an understanding of the business processes and all applicable procedures

Align with other manufacturing sites and corporate IT to ensure global consistency

Maintain good client and stakeholder relations

Track and manage work records and compile job reports

Influence changes to standards when necessary

Assist and align with the domain architecture team(s) on solutions design and management

Direct the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership

Provide analysis of security protection technologies, as necessary, in accordance with Corporate IT security policies and guidelines in relationship with MES EBR and other enterprise solutions

Provide detailed specifications and guidelines for site specific, regional, and other corporate enterprise solutions

Qualifications:

Experience with quality, lab, and manufacturing instruments, IT solutions, operating systems and configurations, and infrastructure

Good understanding of and experience with commissioning, qualification, and validation

Experience working in GxP environment supporting technology solutions in a biotech/pharma industry

Experience in system integration in paperless electronic batch records

Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders - at all levels, in an international environment - to achieve objectives

Demonstrated ability to communicate the complexities of technical programs to non-technical audiences

Ability to work under indirect supervision

Versatile worker with the ability to deliver against a broad set of objectives and competing priorities concurrently

Consistent excellence in both planning and execution

Organized and disciplined with a systematic approach to problem solving

10+ years of experience related to IT systems management, IT operational support or other information technology solutions roles, preferably in an international environment

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

High attention to detail regarding accounting skills

Broad understanding of information technology topics

Proficiency with information technologies in a secure network environment

Resilient with the ability to perform in an ambiguous environment and under pressure

Honest and credible, with strong communication skills

Experience and Education:

Master's degree in computer science or information systems and 3+ years of industry experience OR

Bachelor's degree in computer science or information systems and 5+ years of industry experience OR

High School diploma and 9+ years of industry experience