Data Center Controls Engineer - Operations & Automation

Equinix; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix LD8 Data Center in Harbour Exchange, London is seeking an Operations Controls Engineer to ensure reliable infrastructure, monitoring and automation across critical facilities. You will collaborate with engineering, operations and technology teams to support advanced monitoring and commissioning activities, spanning multiple regions.

The role involves working with BMS/DCIM platforms, power circuit monitoring, and performance metrics, while engaging with vendors and site teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Experience in controls engineering, building automation or critical facility environments.
• Strong troubleshooting across field devices, controllers, network components and supervisory systems.
• Knowledge of controls for electrical, HVAC, fire protection and other critical infrastructure.
• Experience with BACnet, Modbus and OPC communications protocols.

Responsibilities

• Configure, onboard and validate assets and alarms in BMS/DCIM platforms.
• Support power circuit monitoring within BCM systems.
• Review electrical hierarchies using one-line diagrams and schematics.
• Validate PUE and WUE metrics and improve system performance.
• Investigate data quality and integration issues across monitoring systems.
• Support controls integrations, mapping, alarming strategies and data flows.
• Participate in commissioning, startup and validation activities for controls deployments.
• Collaborate with vendors, consultants and site teams to deliver projects.

Skills

Data center ops

Controls engineering

BMS/DCIM

BACnet/Modbus/OPC

Schneider PLCs

AVEVA System Platform

Kepware/Matrikon

IP networking basics

SOPs & P&IDs

Tools

Schneider Electric PLCs

AVEVA System Platform

Kepware

Matrikon

Job description

Equinix LD8 Data Center in Harbour Exchange, London is seeking an Operations Controls Engineer to ensure reliable infrastructure, monitoring and automation across critical facilities. You will collaborate with engineering, operations and technology teams to support advanced monitoring and commissioning activities, spanning multiple regions.

The role involves working with BMS/DCIM platforms, power circuit monitoring, and performance metrics, while engaging with vendors and site teams to deliver