Vantage Data Centers · 7 hours ago
Senior Automation Specialist - Industrial IoT, Global
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expVantage 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 Industrial IoT, Global to lead global industrial automation initiatives and accelerate the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, developing scalable solutions across their global data center portfolio.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, engineering, IT, cybersecurity, operations, and sustainability to develop, implement, and optimize industrial automation designs and standards across Vantage’s global data center product line
Build relationships with regional peers and internal customers to understand their needs, discover opportunities, develop solutions, solicit feedback, capture lessons learned, and facilitate the transfer of knowledge globally
Provide industrial IoT expertise and guidance across all regions and organizational levels
Develop and maintain automation standards such as telemetry requirements, IIoT device specifications, MQTT broker specifications, pub/sub architectures, UNS specifications, etc
Create secure, robust, scalable, and cost-effective telemetry solutions that meet internal and external customer requirements
Lead the development of systems that optimize data integrity, availability, and throughput to enable advanced technologies such as machine learning, AI operators, and digital twins
Contribute to QA/QC standardization to enhance quality product turnover
Partner with regional teams to take new 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 to team members, contractors, and consultants
Qualification
Required
Deep understanding of Industry 4.0 technologies and concepts such as MQTT, OPC-UA, real-time telemetry, unified namespaces, IIoT devices, virtualization, Inductive Automation Ignition, etc
Knowledge of industry standards, including ISA-95, the Purdue model, and ISA/IEC 62443
Experience authoring automation design standards, specifications, and requirements
Knowledge of operational technology (OT) network topologies and protocols, such as device level ring (DLR) and resilient ethernet protocol (REP)
Experience with big data telemetry, analytics, and infrastructure monitoring
Experience with IIoT databases (ex. SQL, NoSQL, time-series) and scripting languages (ex. Python, JavaScript)
Experience selecting, managing, and collaborating with external vendors, contractors, and consultants
5+ years of industrial automation experience within mission critical environments required
Travel is expected to be 15% but may increase over time as the business evolves
This position is open to remote candidates
Preferred
Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent is desirable but not required
Benefits
Comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations
An array of benefits, recognition, training and development
Company
Vantage Data Centers
Vantage Data Centers designs and develops data center campuses to large cloud providers, AI enterprises, and other tech-driven businesses.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.61BKey Investors
La CaisseWells FargoDigitalBridge
2025-09-10Private Equity· $1.6B
2025-06-03Debt Financing· $5.82B
2024-12-16Private Equity· $1.47B
Leadership Team
Sureel Choksi
President and CEO
Corinne Chong
CFO, APAC
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