Senior IT/OT Infrastructure Engineer at Novo Nordisk Engineering

Shape the Digital Backbone of the World's Leading Pharma Facilities

Who We Are

We are a leading pharma engineering company shaping the future of API pharma engineering globally. Leveraging the expertise of 2,000+ employees across Denmark, India, and the US, we design, build and optimise pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are essential to the health and well-being of patients everywhere.

Our success is driven by passion, innovation, and collaboration — with our customers and across our teams and disciplines. If you share our dedication to a noble cause and our passion for API pharma engineering, then NNE is the place for you.

About The Role

At NNE, we design and build some of the most advanced pharmaceutical facilities in the world. As a Senior IT/OT Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering the infrastructure that enables industrial automation, manufacturing execution, data collection, and digital operations across large-scale life science projects.

You will join a team of highly skilled engineers working at the intersection of IT, Operational Technology (OT), Automation, and Cybersecurity, helping our customers create robust, compliant, and future-ready production environments.

As a Senior IT/OT Infrastructure Engineer, you will act as a technical subject matter expert, driving infrastructure solutions from concept through design, implementation, commissioning, and handover. The role requires a high degree of independence, technical leadership, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

You will be expected to take ownership of technical solution areas, support knowledge sharing within the team, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure high-quality technical deliveries.

Location Denmark - Kalundborg

Experience 4-5 years

Department IT & OT Infrastructure

How You Might Spend Your Days

As a Senior IT/OT Infrastructure Engineer, you'll:

• Design secure and scalable IT/OT infrastructure solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.
• Engineer industrial networks, server environments, and virtualization platforms.
• Configure and integrate infrastructure with OT, automation, and manufacturing systems.
• Resolve complex infrastructure, integration, and cybersecurity challenges.
• Lead technical reviews, commissioning activities, and customer handovers.

Who You Are

We care about who you are as a person. In the end, how you work, and your energy is what impacts the results we achieve as a team. As a person, you are:

• Curious and motivated by solving complex technical challenges.
• Comfortable collaborating across disciplines and project teams.
• Structured and quality-focused in your approach to engineering.
• Able to communicate technical topics clearly to a variety of stakeholders.
• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership of your work and deliveries.

What You Bring To The Role

In all positions, there are some things that are preferred, and others, a bonus. If you do not meet all the qualifications listed below, you are welcome to offer alternative experience that you think would be valuable in this role:

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Automation, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience within IT/OT infrastructure engineering.
• Strong understanding of industrial networking and infrastructure architectures.
• Experience with virtualization and server platforms.
• Experience working in project-based engineering environments.

Skills and experience:

• Industrial cybersecurity and ISA-95 / IEC 62443 principles.
• Cisco networking technologies.
• VMware virtualization.
• Microsoft Server technologies and Active Directory.
• OT platforms and automation environments.
• Manufacturing system integrations MES, DCS, historians, SCADA

Life at NNE

NNE is short for Novo Nordisk Engineering. And for all of us who work here, NNE means so much more.

At NNE, you become part of a vibrant, project-based environment built on close day-to-day collaboration. The role is therefore primarily on-site, with physical presence at the workplace expected five days a week. Limited flexibility for occasional remote work may be accommodated in line with business needs.

We are, at our core, a people business and, as such, committed to continuously developing our people and the way we work together. We do not expect you to know it all from day one, and we truly believe a great start makes a real difference. We therefore welcome new colleagues with our award-nominated onboarding programme, supported by a range of in-house talent and development initiatives designed to support your long-term growth.

You can read more about the benefits we offer here .

Did we spark your curiosity? If you’re ready to join our passion, let’s hear from you.

Deadline of application is 4th October 2026

Questions before applying? Send us a quick text to arrange a convenient time to chat. Contact Manager Ima Mir, +45 3075 5586

Please note:

• We only accept applications submitted through our online recruitment system
• You do not need to attach a cover letter, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV
• We invite to interviews on a running basis.

Fair hiring:

At NNE, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunities for all job applicants. To maintain fairness, we request that you refrain from including a personal photo in your CV.

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