IT Engineer with architect capabilities

Are you passionate about enterprise infrastructure ensuring that solutions are reliable, scalable, and secure? Do you have hands-on experience designing, operating, and governing secure, scalable Microsoft-based infrastructure solutions?

If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new IT Engineer with architect capabilities. 

Ascendis Pharma is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we are applying our innovative TransCon® technology platform to fulfill our mission of developing new therapies that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.  

At our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark, research facilities in Heidelberg, Germany, and additional offices across Europe and the United States, we are advancing programs in our Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology portfolios. We also collaborate with partners on the development of TransCon-based products in other therapeutic areas and markets.  

We are seeking a passionate IT Engineer to join our team. As a member of the Ascendis Pharma team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring scalable and secure solutions and aligning with architectural standards and setting the strategic direction. You will work closely with internal product teams, product owners, and external operation partners to deliver high-quality platforms and services  

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results. 

You will be joining the Infrastructure & SmartOffice team, and report directly to Jakob Monajemzadeh Thrane, People Leader in Global IT based in Hellerup. You will also be based in Hellerup. 

Your key responsibilities will be: 

• Contribute to day‑to‑day engineering and operational activities while shaping long‑term architectural direction.

• Act as subject matter expert (SME) across Microsoft hybrid infrastructure platform,  virtualization, storage and network.
• Lead and participate in deployment, configuration, operations, and troubleshooting of infrastructure solutions across on‑premises and cloud platforms.
• Provide guidance and support for complex incident resolution, root cause analysis, and performance optimization.
• Drive technical assessments, proofs of concept (PoCs), modernization initiatives, and platform upgrade strategies.

Qualifications and Skills: 

You hold a relevant academic degree, preferable a master's degree, with +5 years of experience in a similar role, preferably from a regulated industry. 

Experience from a fast‑growing organization and experience with agile or product‑oriented methodologies will be considered an advantage. 

Furthermore, you have: 

• Strong understanding of virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, Hyper V).  

• Solid experience with enterprise storage (SAN/NAS), data protection, and DR solutions.  

• Strong foundation in networking: TCP/IP, routing, VLANs, firewalls, load balancing.  

• Deep experience in Microsoft infrastructure platforms (AD DS, Windows Server, Azure AD).  
• Hands‑on experience designing, deploying, operating, and optimizing hybrid cloud environments (on‑premises + Azure).

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code for automated and consistent deployment of infrastructure is a plus.

Key competencies: 

You are a strong team player, analytical, and have a can-do attitude.  

You possess an entrepreneurial mindset and can thrive in an informal, open environment where innovation and change are key.  

In Global IT, we operate as self‑organizing teams where shared ownership is fundamental to our success. We are seeking a candidate who is committed to contributing to team development, actively engages in collaborative decision‑making, and helps foster a strong, supportive team culture. 

To succeed in this role, we expect you to  

• Possess excellent technical knowledge. 

• Competent in communicating clearly with the business and stakeholders. 

• Have a holistic approach. 

Travel: approx. 20-30 days per year. 

Office: Tuborg Boulevard 12, 2900 Hellerup 

Apply now. 

We evaluate applications when received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note that we conduct interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to remove the job posting at any time.    

To ensure your application is reviewed, please submit it through the specified platform - applications sent by email or other channels will not be evaluated.  

For more details about the position or the company, please contact People Leader, Jakob Monajemzadeh Thrane, jmt@ascendispharma.com

You can learn more about Ascendis by visiting our website www.ascendispharma.com   

Applications must be submitted in English and will be treated confidentially. 

A note to recruiters:  

We do not allow external search party solicitation.  Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma HR team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed.  If this occurs, your ownership of these cand