System Integration EngineerVerified as a real position

Who we’re looking for

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in system integration, platform engineering, DevOps, system testing, or a similar role within a complex software and hardware environment.
• Practical knowledge of virtualization, KVM, Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms, networking, logging, resource management, configuration management, scripting, and deployment automation.
• Strong understanding of multi-component software platforms, including deployment, upgrades, version compatibility, monitoring, recovery, troubleshooting, and service support.
• Ability to collaborate across software development, platform infrastructure, system architecture, validation, and service organizations.
• Strong ownership mindset, systems thinking, and structured problem-solving skills, particularly when diagnosing issues across complex or unclear component boundaries.
• Ability to translate troubleshooting outcomes into documented, maintainable, and sustainable solutions.
• Strong English communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with scientific instruments, microscopy, or other highly complex systems is an advantage.

What you’ll do

• Own the system integration of a virtualization- and Kubernetes-based software deployment platform used in electron microscope systems.
• Ensure platform services, application modules, configuration, networking, startup, shutdown, recovery, and upgrade processes function together as a cohesive solution.
• Maintain a system-level view of interfaces, dependencies, version baselines, resource allocation, and configuration changes across platform, application, validation, and service teams.
• Define and continuously improve integration, deployment, upgrade, and recovery testing strategies to support predictable, repeatable, and low-risk releases.
• Lead structured troubleshooting of integration issues across software, infrastructure, and system boundaries.
• Provide technical input to installation, upgrade, recovery, and service documentation.

About the position

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and make a meaningful impact. In this role, you will provide technical leadership and architectural guidance while developing innovative software solutions that help our customers make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.