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Operations Engineer - Digital Solutions

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Office

Job Description


About Thermo Fisher Scientific:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving sophisticated analytical challenges, growing efficiency in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacturer of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our globally distributed team exceeding 100,000 colleagues delivers an outstanding combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

At MSD, we empower customers to innovate groundbreaking discoveries and tackle global challenges. Our team crafts high-performance microscopy and spectroscopy workflows for wafers and single chips, delivering images and insights at micro-, nano-, and picometer scales. With expertise in electron and ion microscopy, we support materials science, life sciences, electronics, and natural resources industries.

How will you make an impact?

As an Operations Engineer, you will collaborate with the R&D Software Delivery Platform team to implement cloud infrastructure solutions. Your focus will be deploying cloud solutions for customers, representing Manufacturing and Service. You will also provide training and support to field service engineers.

What will you do?

  • Engage with cloud solutions engineer and architect early in the Product Management Process (PMP) for new cloud Solutions and PC/server. Specific attention will be placed on design for testability, reliability, sustainability and serviceability by defining and agreeing system specifications.

  • Work closely with hypervisor suppliers, SLA management, License management

  • Evaluate existing applications and platforms, give recommendations for improving performance via gap analysis, identifying the most practical alternative solutions and assisting with modifications

  • Make software modules ready for production and service use; moving them according to defined procedures and detailing knowledge transfer

  • Develop and maintain appropriate system documentation and procedures

  • Validate and implement automated deployments using configuration management technology

  • Provide second line field support by solving hardware, application, server and network issues; Identify root causes and provide solutions for permanent fixes

  • Validation of cloud-based SW applications for release

How will you get there?

  • A degree in a technical field such as Engineering (BSc Software Engineering), or equivalent experience in engineering that demonstrates required skills.

  • Experience with virtualization like VMWare/KVM infrastructure

  • Experience with servers, networking, storage i.e HPE/DELL

  • Experience with Microsoft Windows Server and Linux server OS

  • Knowledge of scripting languages like bash, python, PowerShell

  • Experience with analyze/monitoring tools like Elasticsearch, Kibana, Grafana

  • Experience with incident management process

  • Experience with PC/server obsolescence management

  • Knowledge of Kubernetes, Dockers and Ansible is a plus

  • Problem solving skills and analytical in your approaches

  • Experience in optimizing guidelines, work instructions and procedures

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Of course, we all know a list of job requirements is like a wish list. You list the highest priorities on top, but you know you can be surprised with items you didn’t think of yourself. The same goes for this position. Are you certain you are the ideal candidate, but you do not match every part of the requirements? We are excited to get to know you and to discuss a possible fit.

Our offer

  • Direct contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific with a competitive salary, 13th month, holiday allowance and annual incentive bonus

  • A flexible working hours arrangement

  • Excellent career progression opportunities within a growing global employer

  • Training and courses available via our Thermo Fisher University to continuously develop yourself

  • Collaborative work in an international environment

  • Strong Team Spirit and many company and team activities

  • Very attractive 40 holidays a year

  • This is a full-time position (40 hours). Working part-time is an option in case you’re available for at least 32 hours.


We welcome candidates that enjoy working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, groundbreaking technology environment where personal development and team cooperation are key to success, to make the impossible, possible for our customers.


Diversity in our teams is an important element to build an effective and challenging working environment. Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement are key values that we expect of all that are part of our community.

Join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and be a part of something truly outstanding!

P lease submit your CV and a cover letter

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