IT Lead at Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Network, Server, Security, Desk Side Support, Project Management, Technical Analysis, Decision Making, Troubleshooting, Communication, Customer Focused, Performance Driven, Innovative, Flexible, Adaptive, Managerial Skills

Industry

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Description

Company Description At Dr Reddy's "Good Health Can't Wait" By joining Dr Reddy’s, you will contribute to making the breakthroughs of tomorrow a reality today! From making medicines more affordable to discovering innovative treatment options to satisfy unmet medical needs, we are dedicated to helping people lead longer and healthier lives. We are seeking dynamic and energetic individuals ready to inspire, ready to make a difference for their community and every community. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Dr Reddy’s, we are deeply committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and is valued for their contributions to the team. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the role and are open to exploring candidates with a less traditional background. Job Description Job Summary We are looking for an adept IT Lead to oversee and innovate the technological backbone of our organization, manage end-user support operations, local implementation of global IT initiatives and best practices. This individual will act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for all IT-related support, ensuring timely resolution of local issues and coordination with centralized IT teams for backend infrastructure and enterprise application support. Roles & Responsibilities You will be responsible for managing the IT infrastructure of the respective vertical in all the locations in the country, exploring the latest technologies in servers, network, data centres, desk side and security of the organization. You will be responsible for working on IT projects, ensuring achievement of project objectives and timelines. You will analyse the requirements building networks, servers and data centres for new unit/office locations, incorporating inputs from the ground team. Your role involves supporting supervisors in decision-making based on technical and functional inputs, providing information to SCM for commercial negotiations to design the required IT infrastructure and completing the installation, configuration, validation and testing till the commissioning of the project. You will be responsible for timely review of the project status, reporting the same to the supervisor. You will analyse the risks of delay and execute the POA with the supervisor's guidance in order to ensure timely completion of the project. You will plan IT Infrastructure related projects with the supervisor's guidance and drive the execution of the same in various business units. Your responsibilities include reviewing the status of the project, troubleshooting technical issues, seeking approval from various departments and sharing with the team for execution, and coordinating with the SME (Subject Matter Expert) and vendor to streamline projects. You will be responsible for managing the infrastructure in units and data centres to provide the uptime and availability as per agreed SLAs (Service Level Agreements). You will explore new technologies to improve availability of the IT infrastructure and reduce cost in order to improve the service. Qualifications Educational qualification: Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree Minimum work experience: 5+ years Skills & attributes: Deep knowledge of the vertical technology like network, server, security and desk side support. Ability to conceptualize and establish adequate processes and controls. Good grasp of the business environment to support management in decision making. Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced, high energy organization. Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills. High level of integrity and adherence to all compliance guidelines. Customer-focused and performance-driven. Innovative, flexible and adaptive. Good communication skills. Ability to work under pressure. Good managerial skills. Additional Information Benefits Offered At Dr Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs. The benefits you will enjoy at Dr Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards. They include, among other things and other essential equipment, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself. Our Work Culture Ask any employee at Dr Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.

Responsibilities

The IT Lead will oversee and innovate the technological backbone of the organization, managing end-user support operations and local implementation of global IT initiatives. Responsibilities include managing IT infrastructure, analyzing requirements for new locations, and ensuring timely project completion.