Data Center Controls Engineer – Reliability & Automation

Equinix, Inc.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and Benefits

25 days holiday

Private Healthcare

Stock Purchase Plan

Travel benefits

Career growth

Job summary

Equinix is seeking an Operations Controls Engineer for its Manchester data centre portfolio. You will support monitoring, automation and controls across facilities, collaborating with engineering and site teams to uphold high reliability and performance standards.

You will engage with BMS/DCIM platforms, power monitoring and analytics, while driving continuous improvement in system coverage and alarm quality. A global, collaborative environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Experience in controls engineering or building automation for critical facilities.
• Strong troubleshooting across field devices, controllers and networks.
• Knowledge of BACnet, Modbus and OPC protocols is essential.
• Familiarity with AVEVA System Platform or Schneider controllers desired.

Responsibilities

• Configure, onboard and validate assets and alarms in BMS/DCIM platforms.
• Validate power circuit monitoring and data flows across systems.
• Investigate data quality and performance issues across monitoring platforms.
• Participate in commissioning, startup and testing of controls deployments.

Skills

Controls engineering

Troubleshooting

IP networking

SO/PO & P&IDs

Operational excellence

Tools

AVEVA System Platform

Kepware

Matrikon

Schneider PLCs

Job description

Equinix is seeking an Operations Controls Engineer for its Manchester data centre portfolio. You will support monitoring, automation and controls across facilities, collaborating with engineering and site teams to uphold high reliability and performance standards.

You will engage with BMS/DCIM platforms, power monitoring and analytics, while driving continuous improvement in system coverage and alarm quality. A global, collaborative environment awaits.