Onsite UAE IoT & Industrial Automation Engineer

Datamatics Technologies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Datamatics Technologies in the UAE is seeking an experienced IoT & Automation Engineer to lead plant digitization and Industry 4.0 initiatives onsite for a 1-year term. You will design and implement automation solutions across multiple projects, coordinating with vendors and internal teams to ensure reliable performance and security.

Responsibilities include deploying IoT deployments, edge computing, device configuration, data collection, and scripting in Python/JavaScript.

Qualifications

• Experience in IoT and automation deployments.
• Strong knowledge of industrial protocols incl. MODBUS, Profinet, HART, Ethernet/IP and OPC UA/OPC HDA.
• Hands-on experience with OT-IT integration and edge platforms.

Responsibilities

• Conduct plant audits and document As-Is processes and data flow for digitization and Industry 4.0 transformation.
• Lead IoT deployments including device configuration, network integration, and data collection.
• Design, develop and manage automation solutions integrating industrial devices, sensors, gateways and enterprise platforms.
• Coordinate with vendors, ODMs and system integrators for solution delivery, installation, testing and commissioning.
• Mentor junior specialists and provide technical leadership across IoT and automation initiatives.
• Develop custom automation scripts using Python or JavaScript to support operations.

Skills

IoT architecture

Industrial automation

Python

JavaScript

C/C++

Edge computing

MQTT/AMQP

OPC UA/OPC HDA

OT/IT integration

Robot integration

Tools

ThingWorx

Azure IoT Hub

AWS IoT Core

Node-RED

Ansible

Job description

Datamatics Technologies in the UAE is seeking an experienced IoT & Automation Engineer to lead plant digitization and Industry 4.0 initiatives onsite for a 1-year term. You will design and implement automation solutions across multiple projects, coordinating with vendors and internal teams to ensure reliable performance and security.

Responsibilities include deploying IoT deployments, edge computing, device configuration, data collection, and scripting in Python/JavaScript.