Technical Manager – Data Centers

InflexionPoint; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

PTO and health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

InflexionPoint, LLC is seeking a Technical Manager for its Data Centers vertical. You will serve as the senior technical authority, ensuring engineering excellence, quality commissioning, and development of technical talent across multiple mission‑critical projects.

You will oversee control/automation design, programming, and deployment, collaborating with business leadership to expand capabilities. This full‑time, exempt role requires travel to customer sites and strong leadership across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 10–15+ years of controls, automation, PLC, or SCADA leadership experience.
• Strong experience commissioning, startup, and deployment of systems in production environments.
• Excellent communication for customer/vendor interface and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Establish technical standards, governance, and engineering best practices.
• Lead architecture reviews, risk management, and quality assurance.
• Support complex projects from estimation through FAT/SAT, startup, and commissioning.
• Mentor engineers and technical leads.
• Act as trusted advisor to customers and project teams.
• Partner with leadership to expand capabilities and market relevance.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA design

Project management

Industrial networking

Cybersecurity practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Ignition

Rockwell FactoryTalk

Wonderware

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

See Your Future in Our Future. As an independent systems integrator, InflexionPoint, LLC specializes in process control, manufacturing intelligence, cyber security, and industrial networking. Inflexionpoint provides services and solutions from initial requirements definition and system design through the implementation and commissioning of plant-wide systems. The cornerstone of our commitment to building long‑term relationships with our customers is making every interaction an outstanding experience. At each step we strive to create lasting relationships built on quality, service, and responsiveness.

Technical Manager – Data Centers

As the Technical Manager, you will serve as the senior technical authority for InflexionPoint’s Data Center business vertical, ensuring engineering excellence, technical quality commissioning success, and development of technical talent. This includes overseeing the design, development, and implementation of control and automation solutions for mission critical applications, with an emphasis on quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. The Technical Manager will manage multidisciplinary teams contributing to system architecture, hardware design, functional/software design, programming, commissioning, and operational support for systems across multiple projects in mission‑critical environments such as data centers. This is a full‑time, salaried, exempt position reporting to the General Manager – Data Centers.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish technical standards, governance, and engineering best practices
• Lead architecture reviews, technical risk management, and quality assurance
• Support complex project pursuits, estimating, design reviews, FAT/SAT, startup, and commissioning
• Mentor engineers and technical leads
• Act as trusted advisor to customers and project teams
• Partner with business leadership to expand technical capabilities and market relevance

Requirements

Technical Requirements

• Experience in mission‑critical, industrial, or infrastructure environments (e.g., data centers), including utility coordination, automation integration, and operational protocols
• Familiarity with GAMP requirements and validation in regulated environments
• Experience with project management and simultaneous execution of multiple projects
• Proficiency in programming Allen Bradley Logix Family PLCs; experience with Siemens, Schneider, GE, Opto 22 is a plus.
• Experience in HMI/SCADA systems design and configuration (Ignition, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Wonderware, etc.)
• Experience with instrumentation and control devices and related troubleshooting in the field.
• Familiarity with network architecture for industrial controls and cybersecurity practices

Education, Certifications and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (e.g., Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics)
• 10-15+ years of controls, automation, PLC, or SCADA leadership experience
• Strong experience in commissioning, startup, and deployment of systems in production environments
• Excellent communication skills for customer and vendor interface, internal collaboration, and documentation
• Experience at a Systems Integration firm highly desirable
• DDC/BAS experience a plus

Working Environment

Duties are performed in an office environment and/or remotely (hybrid), but will also require travel to customer sites/locations to perform installation supervision, on-site deployment, site testing, training, maintenance & troubleshooting, etc. Must be willing to travel approximately 75%; must be willing to work in a variety of locations. Willing to work in industrial / noisy environment with appropriate PPE when on-site.

Physical Demands

Must be able to sit and/or stand for prolonged hours consistent with the average workday; to operate a computer and other office equipment, including but not limited to computer, printer, etc. Must be able to perform frequent site walk throughs, climb stairs and/or ladders, occasionally access/inspect interior of equipment; must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl; must be able to move, transport, position, place, install, remove and/or replace various types of equipment; must be able to lift 30-50 lbs. unassisted.

EEO

InflexionPoint is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. InflexionPoint is looking for dedicated individuals to join our team and share in our success. The Company provides a supportive and engaging work environment that demonstrates that we value our employees. Our employees receive competitive salary, performance-based advancement, paid time off (PTO), health benefits and 401(k) with employer match, as well as other great incentives. Qualified applicants may submit their resume for consideration.

Salary Description

$146,000 - $183,000 per year