System Administrator; Hybrid

Application System Administrator (Hybrid)

Client: Major Pharmaceutical Client

Duration: 6+ Months Contract

Pay Rate: $70.00-$90.00/ Hr on W2

We are seeking an experienced Application Systems Administrator to provide operational support, administration, and maintenance of manufacturing, laboratory, and automation systems in a regulated environment. This role is responsible for ensuring systems remain reliable, secure, compliant, and audit‑ready while supporting day‑to‑day operations, troubleshooting, change management, and system lifecycle activities.

• Perform routine administration and support of manufacturing, laboratory, and automation applications.
• Maintain systems in a validated and compliant state.
• Execute system maintenance activities, including patch coordination, system health checks, backups, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure systems remain secure, reliable, and properly documented.

• Administer user accounts, roles, and permissions.
• Support periodic access reviews and security audits.
• Investigate and resolve user access issues.
• Ensure compliance with data integrity and security requirements.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and alerts.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system incidents and user‑reported issues.
• Escalate critical issues as required.
• Support root cause investigations, deviations, and corrective/preventive actions.

• Execute system changes through approved change management processes.
• Maintain configuration documentation and system inventories.
• Support system upgrades, patching, enhancements, and lifecycle management activities.

• Monitor and maintain backup and recovery processes.
• Support disaster recovery testing and backup verification activities.
• Maintain recovery documentation and procedures.

• Maintain accurate administration logs and operational records.
• Ensure all documentation remains current, complete, and audit‑ready.
• Support the development and maintenance of SOPs, work instructions, and technical procedures.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, quality, and data integrity requirements.
• Conduct periodic system reviews and health checks.
• Review user access, audit trails, antivirus logs, and system performance metrics.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and system optimization.
• Ensure timely resolution of critical system issues.

• Partner with engineering, IT, quality, laboratory, and operations teams.
• Provide technical support for manufacturing and operational activities.
• Support audits, inspections, and compliance initiatives as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience administering computerized systems within a regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing, laboratory, and automation systems.
• Experience with user access management, system monitoring, incident management, and change control.
• Knowledge of data integrity principles and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Understanding of computerized system validation (CSV) methodologies.
• Experience supporting audits, inspections, and compliance activities.
• Strong documentation, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross‑functional environments.