Onsite IT/OT Automation Engineer – Long-Term Contract

eir business talent; Athlone; On-site; EUR 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

eir business talent in Athlone is seeking an IT/OT Automation Engineer to plan and deliver IT/OT projects spanning enterprise IT systems and OT environments. The role is a long-term, fully on-site contract based in Athlone, Ireland, with a 40-hour week from Monday to Friday.

The engineer will own work packages end-to-end, coordinate with multiple teams, and ensure safety, compliance, and operational readiness throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering projects in IT and OT environments, incl. plant networking and data integration.
• Strong understanding of project delivery 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.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery of 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.

Skills

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Attention to detail

Tools

Siemens PLC/SCADA

Schneider PLC/SCADA

Ignition

Aveva PI

Job description

eir business talent in Athlone is seeking an IT/OT Automation Engineer to plan and deliver IT/OT projects spanning enterprise IT systems and OT environments. The role is a long-term, fully on-site contract based in Athlone, Ireland, with a 40-hour week from Monday to Friday.

The engineer will own work packages end-to-end, coordinate with multiple teams, and ensure safety, compliance, and operational readiness throughout the project lifecycle.