Sr. Principal or Principal Systems Engineer

Description

At Boehringer Ingelheim, we are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of humans and animals. Our Enterprise Compute team plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and innovation of our IT infrastructure. We are seeking a motivated and skilled professional to join our team as an Enterprise Compute Specialist, focusing on Data Center management and cross-site service coordination.

This role is located on site in our Data Center in Ashburn, VA.  

 

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies´ success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim´s high regard for our employees.

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies´ success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim´s high regard for our employees.

Compensation Data

This position offers a base salary typically between $90,000 to $160,000.  This position may be eligible for a role specific variable or performance based bonus and or other compensation elements.  For an overview of our benefits please click here. ​

 

Duties & Responsibilities

Data Center Management:

• • Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Data Centers, ensuring optimal performance, security, and compliance with company standards.

• • Obtain quotes and order necessary hardware for internal teams.

• Coordinate hardware installations, maintenance, and upgrades in collaboration with internal teams and external vendors.
• Monitor environmental conditions (e.g. cooling, power supply) to ensure uninterrupted operations.
• Contract and vendor management with external vendors and service providers.

• • Supervise two external technical resources in the Data Centers located in Ashburn and Ridgefield.

• • Perform a yearly Disaster Recovery Test.

Service Liaison:

• • Act as the primary point of contact for colleagues at other production sites regarding Enterprise Compute services.
  • Provide expert guidance and support for services such as hardware servers, virtualization, storage, databases, and cloud services.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address service-related inquiries, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements.

Continuous Improvement:

• • • Identify opportunities to enhance data center operations and service delivery.
    • Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation within the Enterprise Compute team.

Requirements

Sr. Principal Systems Engineer:

Associate degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, MIS or related field with minimum eleven (11) years of experience; Or Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, or MIS, or related field with a minimum nine (9) years of experience; Or Masters degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, MIS, or related experience with minimum of seven (7) years of experience; Or Relevant Business or IT experience of minimum of eleven (11) years.

Principal Systems Engineer

Associate degree in Computer Science, MIS or a related field with 7 years experience; or Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS or a related field with 5 years of experience; or a Master in Comp