The role focuses on ensuring secure, reliable, and high-performance digital platforms that support scientific research, laboratory instrumentation, data platforms, and advanced computational workloads.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and maintain HPC environments used for modeling, simulation, computational chemistry, materials science, bioinformatics, and advanced analytics.
- Collaborate with global IT teams to onboard new laboratories, instruments, and scientific applications, ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
- Adhere to established IT governance standards and processes across I&T centers, including laboratory hardware, operating systems, connectivity, and lifecycle management.
- Work closely with global IT teams to drive continuous improvements and implement new technology solutions.
- Serve as the primary owner responsible for:
- HPC compute, storage, and network infrastructure
- User access governance and environment configurations
- Integration with cloud platforms and lab data sources
- Support initiatives for secure laboratory data transfer and staging.
- Assist with integration of scientific platforms such as LIMS, ELN, and analytics tools.
- Help minimize instrument downtime through fast, efficient, and secure remote support.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge and experience with operating systems such as Red Hat, SUSE Linux, Ubuntu, and Hadoop (considered a plus).
- Experience with IT infrastructure supporting development laboratories, including desktops, servers, and instrument-connected systems.
- Familiarity with cloud services (e.g., Azure, AWS, and others).
- Experience with identity and access management, particularly Active Directory (AD).
- 5 years prior system administration experience preferred.
- Knowledge of remote access and remote-control solutions for laboratory environments, enabling secure collaboration with vendors and internal teams.
Work Model: 2 days remote and 3 days onsite.
Important: Advanced English conversational skills are required, as the team leader is based outside the country.
Skills Required
- Experience supporting and maintaining HPC environments for modeling, simulation, computational chemistry, materials science, or bioinformatics
- Advanced conversational English skills
- Based in Sao Paulo and able to work hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
- Ownership of HPC compute, storage, and network infrastructure and user access governance
- Integration experience with cloud platforms and lab data sources
- Ability to provide fast, secure remote support to minimize instrument downtime
- 5 years prior system administration experience
- Knowledge and experience with Red Hat, SUSE Linux, Ubuntu (Hadoop a plus)
- Familiarity with cloud services such as Azure and AWS
- Experience with identity and access management, particularly Active Directory (AD)
- Experience supporting IT infrastructure for development laboratories, including instrument-connected systems
- Experience with LIMS, ELN, and analytics tool integrations
- Knowledge of remote access and remote-control solutions for laboratory environments
What We Do
With a global vision of the future, oriented toward people and sustainability, Braskem is engaged in contributing to the value chain in order to strengthen the Circular Economy. Its almost 9,000 team members are dedicated to improving people’s lives through sustainable solutions in chemicals and plastics. With its corporate DNA rooted in innovation, Braskem offers a comprehensive portfolio of plastic resins and chemical products for diverse industries, such as food packaging, construction, manufacturing, automotive, agribusiness, health and hygiene, and more. Braskem is globally headquartered in Brazil. In total, there are more than 40 industrial units in Brazil, the United States, Mexico, and Germany, exporting its products to clients in over 80 countries.
