IT Software Engineering Expert - Pharma Medicines TechOps

Role overview

IT Software Engineering Expert - Pharma Medicines TechOps at Roche

In this role, you will lead small to medium initiatives, prioritize effectively with stakeholders, and maintain a "bigger picture" view of how various components align with the overall strategy.

Required qualifications

• Education / Experience
• Demonstrated experience taking ownership of ambiguous tasks, acting as a technical mentor, and successfully driving small to medium initiatives at the project or product level in the domain of ICS - Industrial Control Systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional linked teams to solve complex business or systems issues.
• Proven track record of engaging in knowledge-sharing initiatives, speaking at internal technical events, and navigating group dynamics in diversified settings.

Required skills

• Strong capability in analyzing complex business problems and recommending, designing, and implementing automated system solutions and integrations.
• Expertise in optimizing system configurations and settings for efficiency and performance.
• Proficiency in developing comprehensive test strategies and plans.
• Deep understanding of the broader technical landscape beyond immediate components, with the ability to formulate and implement technical strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
• 3 years of experience with event-driven architecture (EDA) in the pharma gxp manufacturing context including MQTT Message broker or other similar relevant IT and OT technologies such as containerization of OT application.
• 2 years experience in Industrial process and building automation, robotics, pharma OEM, batch manufacturing .
• Additional Qualifications
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to challenge the status quo and propose innovative process improvements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of prioritizing effectively and maintaining a "bigger picture" view of how technical components fit organizational goals.
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate difficult concepts and influence stakeholders to adopt different perspectives.
• Proactive mindset to identify opportunities to enhance value, improve existing solutions, manage technical debt, and lead teams in identifying innovative solutions.
• With a global team and the main stakeholders in NALA and EMEA the position requires regular availability for meetings outside of standard business hours
• Availability to travel up to 20% of the time

Employment details

• Shift: CET time zone #Hyderabad2026
• Who we are
• A healthier future drives us to innovate.
• Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
• Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products.
• We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
• Let’s build a healthier future, together.
• Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Location: Hyderabad [India]

About the employer

• At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
• Join Roche, where every voice matters.

Additional role details

• Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
• This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
• The Position
• The ICS Software Engineering Expert takes ownership of ambiguous tasks, challenges the status quo, and acts as a technical mentor while fostering strong collaboration across teams in the domain of Operational Technologies for Pharma manufacturing.
• You will analyze complex business problems to recommend technical solutions, identify and implement technology improvements, and optimize system configurations for peak efficiency.
• By developing comprehensive test strategies, leading cross-functional teams, and designing system integrations, you will leverage a deep understanding of the broader technical landscape to drive high-quality outcomes.
• Description of the area
• Job Responsibilities
• Scope / (Content Leadership) & Accountability/Problem Solving: Takes ownership of ambiguous tasks and topics in the "grey zone" (where there is no defined owner) and successfully drives small to medium (S/M) initiatives at the project, squad, or product level.
• Challenges the status quo, skillfully navigates group dynamics in diversified settings, and fosters good collaboration, coaching, and mentoring.
• Analyzes complex business problems to recommend technical solutions, identifies technical improvements, optimizes system configurations, and designs and implements system integrations.
• Stakeholder Management: Prioritizes and communicates with stakeholders effectively.
• Maintains a bigger picture view to thoroughly understand how various technical components fit into the overall product strategy and goals.
• Impact/Strategy: Acts as a technical mentor and aligns development plans with the global strategy.
• Actively gives speeches and shares knowledge in internal events (e.g., DevOps Days, Tech Talk, Tech Live).
• Engages in the organization of knowledge-sharing events and gets involved in initiatives or tasks reaching outside of the regular project scope.
• Complexity / (Product Size): Operates at the Product or Site level, making a direct impact on the technical decisions within the product and the ways of working of other chapter members.
• Leads cross-functional linked teams to address business or systems issues.
• Business / Technical ability: Possesses a deep understanding of the broader technical landscape beyond the specific component being worked on.
• Formulates and implements technical strategies aligned with organizational objectives, and invests time and energy in initiatives that boost creativity and innovation while maintaining the highest engineering quality.