Senior Automation Engineer

QCS Staffing; Roscommon; In loco; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

QCS Staffing seeks a Senior Automation Engineer for a life sciences project based in Ireland. You will lead end-to-end IT/OT project delivery, from initiation through handover, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks and benefits realisation.

The role focuses on OT systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS, historian, MES, OT networking) with IT integrations, cloud/edge, and data platforms. You will coordinate with engineering, operations, IT security, and external vendors to align objectives and

Competenze

• Strong and relevant experience in automation engineering and project delivery.
• Experience with MES solutions such as PAS-X is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of Active Directory integration with OT systems.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and ServiceNow in project delivery.

Mansioni

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT/OT projects from initiation through handover.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, maintenance, IT security, and vendors to align objectives.
• Lead requirements gathering and design oversight for OT systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS, MES, OT networking).
• Ensure safety, cybersecurity, and quality requirements are embedded throughout delivery.

Conoscenze

Project leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Security/compliance

ITIL processes

ServiceNow

OT/IT integration

Strumenti

Siemens PLC

Schneider PLC

Ignition

ThinManager

Aveva PI

PAS-X MES

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior Automation Engineer - Ireland, Roscommon - Initial 12-Month Contract - Life Sciences

Our client, a global pharmaceutical company, are looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to support the delivery their project based in Ireland. The company has grown to become a world leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of innovative pharmaceutical products to alleviate some of the world’s biggest health problems.

What You'll Deliver

• Lead Work Package Ownership for end-to-end delivery of significant IT/OT projects from initiation through handover, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, dependencies, and benefits realisation.
• Drive coordination with engineering, operations, maintenance, IT security and infrastructure, vendors, and system integrators to align objectives, resolve delivery issues, and maintain clear execution plans.
• Lead requirements gathering and provide solution design oversight for OT systems such as PLC/SCADA/DCS, historian, MES, OT networking, and related IT integrations including enterprise applications, cloud/edge, and data platforms.
• Ensure safety, compliance, cybersecurity, and quality requirements are embedded throughout delivery, including change control, permit-to-work, site access, commissioning, cutover, and operational readiness.

Experience required:

• Strong and relevant experience.
• Hardware/Software: Strong experience with PLC and SCADA systems such as Siemens or Schneider, Computerised Equipment, Ignition, ThinManager, Aveva PI, and similar Manufacturing Solution Applications. Experience with MES solutions such as PAS-X is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of Active Directory application design, implementation, and integration with manufacturing or OT systems.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes relating to Project and Service Delivery, including ServiceNow, with experience applying these processes in a project environment.