Senior Automation Systems Engineer, NA

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. They are seeking a Senior Automation Systems Engineer to lead Ignition and PLC software development for mission-critical data center infrastructure, ensuring technical ownership and cross-team influence.

Responsibilities:

• Support and maintain graphics, UDT, and PLC code repositories, including change management, version control practices, and controlled release into production environments
• Coordinate with internal Automation Engineering stakeholders, project teams, and contractors to ensure alignment with company goals, standards, and critical continuous improvement initiatives
• Drive, develop, and manage automation standards, architecture guidelines, SOPs, and user documentation supporting both regional and portfolio-wide needs
• Design and evolve automation architectures, data models, UDT frameworks, and reusable logic to support new construction and sustaining operations
• Support development, testing, and controlled deployment of new automation applications and updates
• Provide development-focused support during commissioning activities, including validation of software functionality, alarming behavior, and data integrity
• Collaborate with Design, Engineering, Construction, Reliability Engineering, Site Operations, and Automation Engineering peers to deliver and sustain reliable automation solutions
• Act as an escalation and advisory resource for complex automation issues impacting live, mission-critical systems
• Develop automation logic and visualization applications based on project documentation including drawings, sequences of operation, bills of material, and instrumentation diagrams
• Design and maintain Ignition gateway architectures, including redundancy, performance, and long-term maintainability considerations
• Promote abstraction, reuse, and standardization of automation logic across the portfolio
• Provide technical leadership to integration team members and staff augmentation resources without direct people management responsibility

Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of the Ignition (Inductive Automation) SCADA platform is required
• Five years of experience in industrial automation SCADA development required, with seven to nine years preferred
• Strong understanding of automation systems including control loops, field I/O, and mission-critical control system behavior
• Experience with industrial PLC platforms, including but not limited to Rockwell Automation and Carel systems
• Demonstrated ability to take technical ownership, influence across teams, and make sound engineering decisions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint
• Travel required up to approximately 25 percent, with potential variation based on business needs
• Data center experience strongly preferred but not required
• Familiarity with software development tools and practices such as version control systems and structured code reviews preferred