Client-Facing Automation & OT Consultant (Life Sciences)

NNIT; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dynamic workplace

Friendly culture

Global life-science clients

Career development

Competitive compensation

Job summary

NNIT is seeking an Automation/OT Consultant in Ireland with 2–3 years of experience to join its Smart Factory team. The role involves client-facing consultancy and leading delivery on modern automation projects across Life Sciences clients in Ireland and Europe.

You will shape high-value digitalisation initiatives, ensure compliance with validation and data integrity, and collaborate with customers to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years experience in Automation/ OT consulting within Life Sciences is preferred.
• Client-facing consultancy experience with delivery on automation projects.
• Knowledge of validation and compliance in GxP environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy IT/OT solutions across PLC/SCADA, Batch, OEE, and Historian systems.
• Lead technical delivery on client engagements and ensure alignment with requirements.
• Drive integration of automation across Level 2 / DCS / MES / enterprise systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote reusable standards.

Skills

PLC

HMI/SCADA

Historian

OPC UA/DA

MQTT

Kafka

MS SQL

PostgreSQL

Python

C#

.NET

Java

Azure DevOps

Client facing

Tools

Rockwell

Siemens

Aveva

Job description

NNIT is seeking an Automation/OT Consultant in Ireland with 2–3 years of experience to join its Smart Factory team. The role involves client-facing consultancy and leading delivery on modern automation projects across Life Sciences clients in Ireland and Europe.

You will shape high-value digitalisation initiatives, ensure compliance with validation and data integrity, and collaborate with customers to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.