Senior Controls Engineer (Operational Technology Fleet Management)

Join our team as a Senior Controls Engineer, where you will be responsible for advancing the security, reliability, supportability, and lifecycle health of operational technology systems across our data center fleet. You will lead Threat Vulnerability Management execution, provide advanced technical support for industrial controls, and offer hands-on technical leadership for OT networks and server environments.

About Equinix

Experience operating within a global, matrixed organization and coordinating delivery across multiple countries, time zones, and technical disciplines

Responsibilities

• Additionally, you will define scopes of work for vendors and contractors, develop and deliver training for local and regional Controls Engineers, and promote consistent engineering practices across sites.
• Assurer la sécurité, la fiabilité et la durabilité des systèmes de technologie opérationnelle dans l'ensemble du parc de centres de données.
• Diriger l'exécution de la gestion des vulnérabilités et des risques technologiques pour les plateformes de gestion des bâtiments, de contrôle de supervision, de surveillance de l'énergie, etc.
• Former et encadrer les ingénieurs locaux en contrôle, développer des formations pratiques et établir des méthodes répétables.
• The successful candidate is equally comfortable troubleshooting a programmable logic controller, reviewing an OT network architecture, assessing a Windows or SQL Server dependency, leading a vendor remediation call, and explaining risk and progress to technical and operational stakeholders
• Advanced working knowledge of OT infrastructure, including Windows Server, SQL Server, TCP/IP networking, VLANs, firewalls, routing, switching, virtualization, backup/recovery, identity and access, and remote support technologies

Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment in live operational environments, and the ability to manage several priorities with disciplined follow-through
• Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and influence engineers and cross-functional stakeholders without relying on direct authority
• Bachelor’s degree in controls engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, automation, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• Ability to create clear technical scopes, implementation plans, test procedures, acceptance criteria, risk assessments, and executive-ready status updates
• Experience directing vendors, contractors, or system integrators through technically complex, multi-site remediation or modernization work
• Demonstrated experience with at least two major industrial controls platforms, with practical exposure to platforms such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, ABB, Ignition, AVEVA System Platform, or Schneider Electric
• Experience assessing and remediating vulnerabilities or lifecycle risks in OT environments, including patching, upgrades, unsupported software, legacy operating systems, database dependencies, and compensating controls
• 7+ years of progressive experience in industrial controls, automation, BMS, SCADA, or OT engineering, including work in operational or mission-critical environments
• Strong knowledge of PLCs, BMS/SCADA applications, HMIs, historians, gateways, controls networks, field instrumentation, alarming, trending, and system integration
• Ability to travel regionally and internationally as required to support site assessments, remediation execution, and training
• Experience in data centers, critical facilities, manufacturing, utilities, pharmaceuticals, energy, or other high-availability industrial environments
• Knowledge of OT cybersecurity practices and frameworks, including IEC 62443, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-82, or equivalent industry guidance
• Relevant certifications in industrial automation, networking, Windows or cloud infrastructure, virtualization, cybersecurity, or project/program management
• Experience with change management, incident response, root-cause analysis, configuration management, ServiceNow or comparable work-management platforms, and audit evidence collection