Automation Engineer

Morgan McKinley; Athlone; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Morgan McKinley is seeking an Automation Engineer (IT/OT) to plan and deliver projects spanning enterprise IT and OT environments. This role centers on Work Package Ownership with a project management mindset, delivering safe, compliant, and reliable outcomes while balancing cybersecurity, quality, cost, and schedule.

You will coordinate with engineering, operations, maintenance, IT security, vendors and system integrators to align objectives, lead requirements gathering and solution design for

Qualifikationen

• Proven IT/OT project delivery experience.
• Governance, controls, and reporting proficiency.
• Stakeholder management across technical and operational groups.
• Experience in Pharma FDA/GAMP processes (change management, commissioning).
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated.

Aufgaben

• Lead end-to-end IT/OT project delivery from initiation through handover.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align objectives and delivery plans.
• Lead requirements gathering and solution design for OT systems and IT integrations.
• Ensure safety and compliance embedded in delivery (change control, site access).
• Oversee testing, commissioning, documentation, training and handover to support teams.
• Run governance routines (steerco, cadences) and capture lessons learned.

Kenntnisse

IT/OT Delivery

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Documentation & Communication

Governance & Compliance

Cybersecurity Awareness

Tools

Siemens PLC

Schneider PLC

Ignition

Aveva PI

MES PAS-X

ITIL / ServiceNOW

Jobbeschreibung

The Automation Engineer (IT/OT) is responsible for planning and delivering projects that span enterprise IT systems and Operational Technology (OT) environments (e.g., industrial control systems and plant networks). This role is focused on Work Package Ownership activities relating to IT/OT delivery with a project management mindset. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver safe, compliant, and reliable outcomes—balancing cybersecurity, quality, cost, and schedule.

KEY AREAS OF JOB ACCOUNTABILITY: (list of key objectives and quantifying standards)

• Work Package Ownership of end-to-end delivery of specific IT/OT projects from initiation through handover, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, and benefits realization.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, maintenance, IT security & infrastructure, vendors, and system integrators to align objectives and delivery plans
• Lead requirements gathering and solution design support for OT systems (e.g., PLC/SCADA/DCS, historian, MES, OT networking) and related IT integrations (e.g., Enterprise applications, cloud/edge, data platforms).
• Ensure safety and compliance requirements are embedded in delivery (e.g., change control, permit-to-work, site access, and operational readiness).
• Manage procurement and vendor performance: statements of work, acceptance criteria, delivery milestones, and commercial change control.
• Testing and commissioning activities (e.g. FAT/SAT), user acceptance testing, documentation (generation, review, approval), training, and handover to support teams.
• Run governance routines where required (steerco, daily/weekly execution cadences) and continuously improve delivery using lessons learned.

Required qualifications:

• Proven experience delivering projects in IT and/or OT environments, ideally involving both (e.g., plant networking, SCADA installations / upgrades, FMS/BMS deployments, data integration, Process equipment deployment and integration).
• Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies and practical application of governance, controls, and reporting.
• Experience with stakeholder management across technical and operational groups, including senior leadership communication.
• Experience of Pharma lifecycle processes (FDA regulated environment, GAMP) including change management, commissioning, cutover, and operational readiness.
• Excellent documentation, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Must be detail oriented and self-motivating

Preferred qualifications:

• Hardware/Software: Experience with PLC & SCADA (Siemens, Schneider), Computerised Equipment, Ignition, ThinManager, Aveva PI, and similar Manufacturing Solution Applications. Experience with MES solutions (PAS-X) an advantage
• Working knowledge of Active Directory application Design, and implementation
• Knowledge of ITIL processes relating to Project and Service Delivery (ServiceNOW)