Senior Database Engineer

Have you ever wanted to make a difference?

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:

The Senior Database Engineer leads the support and maintenance of the manufacturing operation data systems including hardware and software for plant OT systems. They ensure OT systems meet Abbott IT system and Cybersecurity requirements while proactively maintaining maximum system uptime.

Responsibilities

Support and maintain manufacturing operation data systems including hardware and software for the manufacturing plant Operational Technology (OT) systems. For example: OSI PI, iTAC, Oracle manufacturing databases, etc.

Coordinate with IT support team as needed to maintain secured OT infrastructure for manufacturing operation and actively participate in Cyber Security compliance initiatives.

Provide Manufacturing Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) architecture support

Work with Division teams to deploy manufacturing operations data systems as part of cross-functional capital project delivery team.

Coordinate with internal quality and process authority organizations to ensure regulatory compliance

Maintain solutions for Critical Process Parameters Monitoring and Process Data Reporting

Resolve underlying problems: Identify customer/ client needs and propose solutions to address them; make alterations in products or services to better meet (recognized or unrecognized) customer need, e.g., partners with an outside vendor to provide a better deliverable.

Provide on call support of plant OT systems

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum Level 7 NFQ qualification in Engineering /Computer Science or equivalent preferred.

A Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a similar position.

Ability to interpret data, discuss findings and resolve complex analytical problems.

Recognize adverse trends and emerging issues.

Propose and implement solutions to internal and external issues.

Strong problem solving.

What we Offer

Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as

Family health insurance,

Life assurance

Fantastic new facility

Growing business plus access to many more benefits.

Connect with us at or on LinkedIn at on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Have you ever wanted to make a difference?

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:

The Senior Database Engineer leads the support and maintenance of the manufacturing operation data systems including hardware and software for plant OT systems. They ensure OT systems meet Abbott IT system and Cybersecurity requirements while proactively maintaining maximum system uptime.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain manufacturing operation data systems including hardware and software for the manufacturing plant Operational Technology (OT) systems. For example: OSI PI, iTAC, Oracle manufacturing databases, etc.

• Coordinate with IT support team as needed to maintain secured OT infrastructure for manufacturing operation and actively participate in Cyber Security compliance initiatives.

• Provide Manufacturing Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) architecture support

• Work with Division teams to deploy manufacturing operations data systems as part of cross-functional capital project delivery team.

• Coordinate with internal quality and process authority organizations to ensure regulatory compliance

• Maintain solutions for Critical Process Parameters Monitoring and Process Data Reporting

• Resolve underlying problems: Identify customer/ client needs and propose solutions to address them; make alterations in products or services to better meet (recognized or unrecognized) customer need, e.g., partners with an outside vendor to provide a better deliverable.

• Provide on call support of plant OT systems

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum Level 7 NFQ qualification in Engineering /Computer Science or equivalent preferred.

• A Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a similar position.

• Ability to interpret data, discuss findings and resolve complex analytical problems.

• Recognize adverse trends and emerging issues.

• Propose and implement solutions to internal and external issues.

• Strong problem solving.

What we Offer

Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as

• Family health insurance,

• Excellent pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Career Development

• Fantastic new facility

• Growing business plus access to many more benefits.

Connect with us at or on LinkedIn at on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Engineering DIVISION: ADC Diabetes Care LOCATION: Ireland > Kilkenny : Kilkenny Business and Technology Park ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Ie - Shftpre0 (Ireland) TRAVEL: Yes, 20 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable #J-18808-Ljbffr

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