IT Infrastructure Lead, Mergers & Acquisitions

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The Opportunity

The IT Infrastructure Lead will drive the physical and network IT integration of acquired companies into the Roche environment. This role demands strong technical leadership in integrating consolidating and optimizing infrastructure across diverse environments ensuring seamless transitions and minimal business disruption.

Bridging technical expertise with tactical execution you will lead site readiness system migrations structured cabling and corporate network deployments. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on experience in enterprise networking system architecture physical layer installation and IT security alongside the ability to manage vendors field technicians and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• M&A Strategy & Due Diligence: Lead infrastructure due diligence during M&A assessments to identify risks gaps and integration opportunities. Collaborate with business teams to align infrastructure strategy with M&A timelines and compliance requirements.

• Site Readiness & Integration: Lead critical Site Readiness efforts overseeing the integration of enterprise infrastructureincluding networking cloud systems AV/meeting spaces voice print services and information security. Design and execute integration plans for acquired entities encompassing data center consolidation site relocation network integration and systems alignment.

• Architecture & Systems Migration: Plan and execute system migrations hardware relocations consolidations and upgrades with minimal downtime.

• Network Design & Physical Build-Outs: Design and implement network integration strategies with networking SMEs including IP schema alignment firewall rule harmonization and secure interconnectivity. Oversee site surveys scope MDF/IDF retrofits and manage cabling installations while ensuring network performance redundancy and security during transitional phases.

• Security & Compliance Alignment: Partner with Corporate Information Security to integrate security controls across merged infrastructures enforcing network isolation during transitions and ensuring unified policies and standard security postures

• Technical Leadership & Collaboration: Act as the primary technical liaison providing strategic guidance and hands-on oversight to local teams at acquired sites. Lead infrastructure teams through integration projects mentor junior engineers and partner with cross-functional teams (IT security legal business units). Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders providing regular updates on progress and risks.

• Decommissioning & Documentation: Develop end-to-end decommissioning plans for closing sites ensuring secure hardware wipes compliant e-waste disposal and strict chain-of-custody tracking. Maintain detailed documentation of architecture integration plans and operational procedures.

Who You Are

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Informatics or a related field; or equivalent work experience.

• 8 years of hands-on IT infrastructure experience (Networking Systems Architecture Physical Layer IT Operations). Regulated life sciences or pharmaceutical environments (GxP knowledge) is highly preferred.

• Integration Expertise: Proven track record managing physical IT integrations data center migrations and office build-outs.

• Technical Acumen: Deep hands-on knowledge of enterprise networking (LAN/WAN Wi-Fi firewalls) system architecture (VMWare Nutanix Windows/Linux) enterprise storage (SAN NAS) and physical infrastructure (MDF/IDF design rack logistics cabling standards).

• Vendor Management: Strong capability to negotiate with and supervise low-voltage contractors logistics vendors and ISP providers.

• Travel: Ability to travel (approx. 2540%) to acquired sites for physical surveys migration weekends and critical deployment phases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications in networking systems or physical layer design (e.g. Cisco CCNA/CCNP VCP BICSI RCDD).

• Familiarity with ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Indianapolis IN is between $118700 - $220400. Actual pay will be determined based on experience qualifications geographic location and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

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