Senior Automation Specialist - OT, Global

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Innovation Group

The global Innovation team curates efficient and agile strategies and solutions to enable rapid, quality deployments through consistent and scalable products across Vantage's company wide portfolio. We collaborate with a wide breadth ofglobal and regional teamsandrecognize that continuous learning and development requires a culture of openness, transparency, and trust. We are dedicated to investing in channels for collaboration that encourage our team members to amplify their individual ideas and impact.

We believe in the power of data and technology to drive progress, and we invest in the tools and resources that will help us stay ahead of the curve. By embracing innovation, we cultivate meaningful and lasting impact for the company,itsshareholders,andourcustomers.

Position Overview

Vantage is seeking aSenior

OTSpecialist to lead global industrial automation initiatives anddriveadvancementsin

Operational Technology (OT). In this role, you will combine technicalexpertisewith strategic oversight to develop, standardize, and implement scalable automation solutions across our global data centerproductline. You will work closely with cross-functional teams tocreatesecureand reliable

OTnetworkand infrastructuredesigns.

You will alsobe responsible forestablishingand maintaining global standards, promoting best practices, and driving continuous improvement.

Essential Job Functions

• Collaborate withcross-functional teams including design, engineering,IT,cybersecurity,operations, and sustainabilityto develop, implement, andoptimizeindustrial automationdesigns andstandardsacross Vantage's global data center product line.

• Build relationships withregionalpeers and internal customers to understand their needs,discover opportunities,develop solutions,solicitfeedback, capturelessons learned, andfacilitatethetransferof knowledge globally.

• Provide operational technologyexpertiseand guidance across all regions and organizational levels.

• Develop andmaintainglobalautomation standards such asindustrial control network specifications and architecture drawings,switch andfirewallspecifications, detailed design specifications,ICS network monitoring and security specifications, etc.

• Createrobust and adaptable
  
  OTsolutions that meet internal and external customer requirements while ensuring compliance withcybersecurity standards andOTbest practices.

• Develop
  
  OT architecturesthatenable digital transformation, including
  
  IIoTdevices, MQTT brokers,machine learning, AI operators, and digital twins.

• Work with multi-functional partners in support of internal and external telemetry for customer billing, enterprise reporting, and notification.

• Contribute to QA/QC standardizationto enhance quality product turnover.

• Partner with regional teams to takenew technologies and designs from concept to first-of-kind deployment.

• Craft business cases for research and development opportunities including cost, schedule, performance, and testing requirements.

• Provide leadership and training toteam members, contractors, and consultants.

Job Requirements

• Knowledge of industry standards, including ISA-95, the Purdue model, ISA/IEC 62443, etc.

• Experience authoring automation design standards, specifications, and requirements.

• Deep understanding of OT network topologies and protocols, such as device level ring (DLR),resilient ethernet protocol (REP),Ether Net/IP, Modbus, andOPC-UA.

• Experiencewithdesigning
  
  OT/ICS networks and security to include firewalls,switches, and secure remote access solutions.

• Experience working with virtualization platforms,high availability and redundancy configurations,Windows and Linux server software,Active Directory, DNS, and Domain Controllers.

• Knowledge of Rockwell Automation hardware and software.

• Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition
  
  SCADAsoftware.

• Experience selecting, managing, and collaborating with external vendors, contractors, and consultants.

• 5+years ofindustrialautomationexperiencewithin missioncriticalenvironmentsrequired.

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent is desirable but not required.

• Travel is expected to be 15% but may increase over timeas the businessevolves.

• This position is open to remote candidates.

The expected salary range for this role is $,000 + Bonus per year. Actual compensation will be determined by skills, experience, and internal equity.

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