Beschreibung
Application Manager/Architect, required to work on a long term project within a major Pharmaceutical company in Switzerland.
Purpose of the Job;
Manage an application test and deployment service for a global pharma research organization. The ideal candidate will be accountable for the service design and management aspects to guarantee timely, efficient, accurate, and uninterrupted access to applications for 5,800 researchers. Application test service includes evaluation, implementation, training, maintenance and support of an automatic application test system as well as its integration into the client build process. Application deployment includes consulting application owners to choose the best method for deployment as well as defining the processes and interfaces to get packaging and sequencing done the most efficient way.
This role coordinates closely with client architects, package and sequence builders and administrators who maintain electronic software delivery systems.
Our scientist customers discover and deliver life-saving medicines and deserve and require the best possible desktop environment. If you want to help solve scientific problems, employing the latest Microsoft, Mac and Linux technologies in a demanding, unconstrained IT environment, we'd like to talk to you.
Main Tasks:
- Develop short and long range strategic service plans for application test and deployment
- Lead the AppServices team consisting of 4 people providing application test and deployment services
- Evaluate, implement, train, maintain and support of an automatic application test system
- Manage global application portfolios and application catalogs
- Consult application owners for the best application test and deployment method
- Define interfaces, processes and metrics for application test and deployment services
- Guides evaluation, selection and implementation of application deployment related vendor supplied software packages, including: installation, customization, and ongoing support
- Plans, and implements or oversees coordinated testing of new applications as requested by client service managers to ensure compatibility with existing desktop software applications
- Software Packaging and Deployment Support
- Software Integration of components for standard Workstation software platforms
- Coordinate global software deployment projects
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and interact with key executives
- Professionalism and confidence
- Ensure proper implementation of global standards, policies and regulatory compliance (GLP & GCP)
Main Skills to have:
- Minimum of 5 years experience in design, development, implementation, and management of IT services for large organizations
- Experience in planning and managing the technical design, construction, and delivery of technology solutions including a strong focus on the technical elements of desktop architecture
- Experience as a Desktop Architect/Engineer with extensive Windows systems build and deployment/migration experience
- Experience with Scripting and SW packaging
- Several years experience leading a team
- Advanced user of all Microsoft Office applications, as well as SharePoint 2010
- Fluent in English
Desirable skills:
- Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline, computer science, engineering or mathematics
- Scripting and/or programming skills; experience with PowerShell/VBScript .Net
Location: Basel - Switzerland
Duration: January 2014 to December 2014 (with option for extension)
"Assistance will be provided for obtaining Swiss Work Permit, Housing, and opening Swiss Bank account."
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