Infra Controls & Automation Architect

Alibaba Cloud; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 142,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Alibaba Cloud’s Infrastructure Operations Team seeks engineers to help standardize BMS/EPMS/EMS integration, build automation, and robust monitoring across regional data centers. You will bridge global HQ engineering with regional deployment, driving reliability through governance, data quality, and scalable platform development.

Strong coding skills and cloud experience are essential for success. Applicants should be prepared to collaborate across cultures, document complex systems, and travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field; 8+ years in infrastructure operations with leadership experience.
• Deep understanding of BMS/EPMS platform architectures and industrial protocols (Modbus, BACnet, SNMP, MQTT).
• Experience with monitoring configuration, data mapping, and protocol troubleshooting across multi-vendor environments.
• Cloud service delivery, automation, or reliability engineering experience including observability stacks, CI/CD, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Own regional technical standards for BMS/EPMS/EMS integration and monitoring coverage.
• Lead EMS integration projects with regional colo providers and cross-functional teams to ensure telemetry access and data quality.
• Develop integration tools, data validation scripts, and automation pipelines to improve deployment efficiency and reduce errors.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

Observability

CI/CD

Data validation

API development

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Modbus

BACnet

SNMP

MQTT

Job description

Alibaba Cloud’s Infrastructure Operations Team seeks engineers to help standardize BMS/EPMS/EMS integration, build automation, and robust monitoring across regional data centers. You will bridge global HQ engineering with regional deployment, driving reliability through governance, data quality, and scalable platform development.

Strong coding skills and cloud experience are essential for success. Applicants should be prepared to collaborate across cultures, document complex systems, and travel