Automation Operations Specialist

1 week ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Quanta Full time

Automation Operations Specialist
- Data Centre
- Contract - Johannesburg

This is your opportunity to work for a global data centre operator that has been recognised for as one of fastest growing and well-known groups in the industry.

Having received significant investment, this established data centre group is in their next phase of growth and require the expertise of an Automation Operations Specialist. They have established partnerships with many of the well-known technology powerhouses and tailor to their development to their client's requirements.

**Automation Operations Specialist Responsibilities**:
Collaborate with members of the Design, Engineering, and Construction team during projects, as well as members of the Operations Engineering team, and Site Operations team for sustaining existing automation architecture in commissioned buildings
Work with leading edge automation systems from large scale industrial controls vendors
Coordinate integration support schedules, allowing for sufficient time to program, test, and commission mission critical control systems
Question the status quo, and think outside of the box to build ultra-reliable, ultra-efficient data center automation systems
Support in the design of Controls Architecture Documents to include Networking Topology & IP Scheme for newly built and operational data centers
Troubleshoot and resolve PLC, SCADA, network and other critical control system issues during incidents
Support training and alignment sessions with the onboarding for Site-Ops for new and existing buildings

**About you**:
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Mechatronics or equivalent work experience is preferred but not required
Industrial automation system commissioning experience is required
Data Center experience is strongly preferred, but not required
Skilled at developing automation control logic from scratch, and performing full scale integration and testing
Knowledge of automation systems (control loops, field IO, etc.) in a mission critical environment
Experience with industry leading software platforms for SCADA systems is preferred
Are you a good fit for an Automation Operations Specialist? Get in touch with us today.

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