Sr IT Engineering Specialist

Were here for one reason and one reason only to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. Weve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But were not finished yet.

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We are seeking a Solutions Engineer who is responsible for designing evaluating and implementing technology solutions that align business objectives with enterprise architecture standards. This role works closely with business stakeholders application teams infrastructure engineers security teams and vendors to develop scalable secure and supportable solutions across Windows Linux database cloud and container platforms.

They will bridge business requirements and technical implementation by designing secure scalable supportable solutions that align with enterprise architecture governance and operational standards. It is well suited to complex environments including manufacturing quality and large-scale enterprise IT.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Act as the primary liaison between business teams and IT organizations.

• Facilitate technical discussions architecture reviews and solution assessments.

• Develop cost-effective and supportable technology recommendations.

Solution Architecture & Design

• Create architecture diagrams data flow diagrams and solution design documents.

• Evaluate new technologies and recommend platforms that align with enterprise standards.

• Ensure solutions comply with security governance and architecture policies.

• Define integration patterns between applications databases infrastructure and cloud services.

• Design and support solutions across Windows Server and Linux environments.

• Collaborate with infrastructure teams on compute storage networking and virtualization platforms.

• Evaluate high availability disaster recovery and system resiliency requirements.

• Support hybrid cloud and on-premises deployments.

Database & Data Management

• Design and support database solutions including Microsoft SQL Server PostgreSQL and Oracle.

• Understand database architecture backup and recovery strategies replication and performance tuning.

• Work with data integration ETL reporting and analytics teams.

• Ensure data security integrity and compliance requirements are met.

• Design and deploy applications on container platforms such as Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes.

• Support container orchestration CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.

• Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve deployment reliability and scalability.

• Evaluate cloud-native architectures and modernization opportunities.

• Support the transition of solutions into production operations.

• Develop implementation plans operational procedures and support documentation.

• Participate in troubleshooting complex infrastructure and application issues.

• Drive standardization reuse and continuous improvement initiatives.

Minimum Required Education and Years of Experience

Bachelors Degree and Five Years Experience OR

Masters Degree and Three Years Expereince

Required Qualifications & Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of Windows Server administration Active Directory DNS DHCP Group Policy IIS and enterprise infrastructure.

• Strong knowledge of Linux administration including RHEL Ubuntu or similar distributions.

• Experience with database platforms including SQL Server PostgreSQL or Oracle.

• Experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes OpenShift Docker EKS or NKP.

• Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware Nutanix or Hyper-V.

• Understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP load balancing firewalls and security architecture.

• Understanding of manufacturing related systems: MES SDH or PCS.

• Understanding of quality related systems: QMS LIMS ELN LES SDMS

• Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell Bash Python or Ansible.

Professional Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

• Ability to lead technical discussions across multiple IT disciplines.

• Experience balancing business requirements with technical and operational constraints.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in regulated environments such as healthcare biotechnology manufacturing or pharmaceuticals.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or AWS.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools Git and Infrastructure as Code. Experience with manufacturing systems (MES) SAP integrations and enterprise application architectures.

Typical Deliverables:

Architecture & Design

Solution architecture diagrams

• Infrastructure design

• Database designs

• Data flow diagrams

• Architecture Design Specifications (ADS)

Assessment & Delivery

Technical assessments

• Cloud and container platform designs

• Deployment documentation

• Operational readiness documentation

• Disaster recovery and high availability designs

The salary range for this position is: $115260.00 - $149160.00. Kite considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation including experience qualifications and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role) paid time off and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical dental vision and life insurance plans*.

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Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune systems ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica CA. For more information on Kite please visit . Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at jobs in the United States:

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