System Engineer

System Engineer in API IT, Kalundborg

Be the technical backbone of the integration platforms that keep our API manufacturing running – and help ensure life-saving medicines reach patients around the world.

Your new role

As IT System Engineer, you'll be the primary technical owner of IT systems within the GMS API IT portfolio. Either with focus on PI or DCS systems. This is a hands-on engineering role at the heart of our integration landscape, where your work directly enables manufacturing and business processes across our API sites. You'll architect, maintain, and operate our environments and underlying infrastructure to a high technical standard – all while keeping systems aligned with the regulatory frameworks that come with pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Day-to-day your tasks will include:

• Designing, building, and maintaining integration interfaces, message mappings, and middleware components (message brokers, adapters, communication channels) connecting ERP, MES, LIMS, databases, and third-party platforms
• Installing, configuring, and operating physical and virtual servers (Linux/Windows), managing performance, capacity, backup/restore, patching, and hardware lifecycle
• Leading technical investigation and resolution of incidents, troubleshooting failed messages and connectivity issues with a structured root-cause approach
• Initiating and coordinating change requests, assessing technical impact on validated state, and driving continuous improvement of the integration landscape
• Maintaining configuration baselines, interface catalogues, runbooks, and design specifications that accurately reflect the technical reality of the systems
• Administering user access, applying technical security hardening, managing firewall rules, VPNs, and vulnerability remediation across the platform
• Keeping systems audit-ready and aligned with cGMP, GAMP, and 21 CFR Part 11 principles, presenting architecture, dataflow, and lifecycle clearly during inspections

Your new department

In Global Manufacturing & Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

Within GMS sits API IT – the area that keeps the digital backbone of our active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing reliable, secure, and continuously improving. You'll join a group of engineers and IT System managers who take pride in technical craftsmanship, share knowledge openly, and know that every interface kept healthy and every server kept stable contributes directly to patient supply.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for an experienced engineer who enjoys owning systems end-to-end and thrives when solving complex technical problems that span infrastructure and integration layers. You'll bring with you:

• Strong proficiency with PI, including interface design, adapter configuration, and operational management, paired with solid knowledge of integration patterns and message formats (XML, JSON, IDoc, SOAP, REST, RFC)
• Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, VPN, firewall management, load balancing) and hands-on experience administering Linux and/or Windows servers in a production environment
• Scripting capability in Bash, PowerShell, or Python for automation, plus working knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and observability tooling; experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud integration services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is highly desirable
• Experience working in a regulated environment with cGMP, GAMP, and 21 CFR Part 11 principles, and comfort presenting systems during audits and inspections
• A proactive, structured troubleshooter who communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences and stays calm during live incidents and change windows
• Proficiency in Danish or English (speech and writing) is required

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

At Novo Nordisk, you’ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 651.000 to 956.900 DKK corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits:

The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

Contact:

Feel free to reach out to Sr Manager Maria Monajemzadeh Thrane on mail mbme@novonordisk.com if you have any questions.

Deadline:

19 June 2026. We look forward to receive your application.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.