Job Title: Waters Empower Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Work Arrangement: 100% Remote
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Waters Empower Cloud Infrastructure Architect to lead the technical architecture, infrastructure assessment, and design of Waters Empower within a cloud or hybrid environment.
Experience working in pharmaceutical or life sciences environments, particularly within GxP-regulated Quality Control (QC) laboratories, is highly desirable.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a technical architect who understands both the Waters Empower platform and the infrastructure requirements of regulated laboratory environments. The candidate should be capable of translating existing infrastructure requirements into a secure, scalable, and compliant cloud or hybrid architecture while supporting migration and qualification activities.
Key Responsibilities
· Assess the existing Waters Empower infrastructure, including application servers, database servers, storage, network connectivity, and associated components.
· Design and develop scalable, secure, and reliable cloud or hybrid infrastructure architecture for the Waters Empower platform.
· Evaluate infrastructure requirements, application dependencies, database configurations, laboratory instruments, and system integrations.
· Define target-state architecture, infrastructure specifications, and technical design documentation.
· Assess cloud readiness and identify infrastructure requirements, constraints, risks, and dependencies associated with migration.
· Develop infrastructure migration strategies, including planning, sequencing, testing, validation, and transition to the target environment.
· Collaborate with infrastructure, database, networking, cybersecurity, laboratory IT, and application teams.
· Support implementation, configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization of the Empower platform.
· Ensure infrastructure architecture aligns with applicable GxP, data integrity, security, and compliance requirements.
· Support system qualification, validation activities, and technical documentation as required.
· Coordinate with Waters and other technology vendors to evaluate platform compatibility, deployment options, licensing, and support requirements.
Required Qualifications
· Strong hands-on experience with Waters Empower chromatography data system (CDS) infrastructure and architecture.
· Experience designing and supporting cloud-based or hybrid infrastructure environments.
· Strong understanding of application servers, database servers, storage architecture, networking, and infrastructure security.
· Experience with database architecture, laboratory instrument connectivity, and application dependencies within the Empower ecosystem.
· Knowledge of infrastructure migration planning, architecture assessments, and deployment strategies.
· Ability to develop infrastructure architecture diagrams, technical specifications, migration plans, and implementation documentation.
· Experience collaborating with cross-functional technical teams and external vendors.
Preferred Qualifications
· Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences organizations.
· Knowledge of GxP-regulated environments and computer system validation (CSV).
· Experience with laboratory Quality Control (QC) systems and chromatography data management.
· Familiarity with Waters Empower platform design, configuration, and infrastructure qualification.
· Understanding of data integrity principles, audit trails, access controls, and regulatory compliance requirements.
· Experience with enterprise cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or equivalent.
Thanks and Regard,
Joseph Adams
