Data Centre Systems & Controls Leader

Dikshatek Malaysia; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Dikshatek Malaysia is seeking a System & Control Manager to oversee the data centre's system and control platforms, ensuring reliability, governance and financial accountability across BMS, CPOS, DCIM, and NOC operations.

You will lead architecture, change management, asset lifecycle, and KPI reporting while coordinating with vendors and service providers to maintain uptime and compliance in a 24/7 environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Instrumentation & Control, or Building Services Engineering.
• 8–12 years of data centre or mission-critical facility experience.
• Proven experience managing BMS, DCIM, or OT platforms.
• Strong knowledge of data centre operations, alarms, and energy management.
• Experience leading teams and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all system and control functions across the data centre campus, including BMS, CPOS, DCIM, control & instrumentation, and NOC operations.
• Establish, operate, and continuously improve system architectures for new and existing data centre facilities, covering design review, integration, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Oversee day-to-day reliability, performance, and resilience of all system platforms to ensure maximum uptime and operational stability.
• Act as escalation authority for complex system faults, incidents, and abnormal operating conditions, and lead root cause analysis to drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure system logic, alarms, interlocks, and monitoring strategies support safe, efficient, and compliant operations.
• Govern system changes, upgrades, and enhancements in accordance with formal change management and technical governance processes.
• Own the annual CAPEX and OPEX planning process for system and control functions, including financial forecasting, budget control, and lifecycle investment strategy.
• Develop structured business cases and provide financial governance for system upgrades, enhancements, and new technology investments.
• Establish vendor governance frameworks and manage system vendors, integrators, and service providers to ensure contractual compliance, SLA performance, and commercial accountability.
• Oversee asset lifecycle strategy, including asset registry governance, configuration control standards, calibration planning, version management, and documentation integrity.
• Drive system integration and data accuracy across BMS,CPOS, DCIM, and analytics platforms to support data-driven operational decision-making.
• Set, monitor, and report department-level KPIs aligned with uptime, SLA adherence, energy efficiency, safety, and compliance objectives.
• Lead structured performance management, competency development planning, and succession management to ensure sustainable team capability.
• Ensure effective 24/7 monitoring and alarm response through NOC operations, including escalation protocols and roster governance.
• Drive strategic cost optimization, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives across all system and control platforms.
• Support audits, inspections, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance requirements related to systems and controls.

Skills

BMS

DCIM

NOC operations

Root cause analysis

24/7 operations

Vendor governance

Cross-functional leadership

Performance management

Energy management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Instrumentation & Control, or Building Services Engineering

Tools

Power BI

CMMS

PLC/SCADA

Job description

Dikshatek Malaysia is seeking a System & Control Manager to oversee the data centre's system and control platforms, ensuring reliability, governance and financial accountability across BMS, CPOS, DCIM, and NOC operations.

You will lead architecture, change management, asset lifecycle, and KPI reporting while coordinating with vendors and service providers to maintain uptime and compliance in a 24/7 environment.