Senior Control Systems Networking Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £160,000 - 200,000 per year
Requirements:- Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience managing the technical design and implementation of OT infrastructure and networking.
- Experience in industrial control system architecture as it pertains to network segmentation, standard protocols (e.g., BACnet, Modbus, OPC, IEC 61850), and system administration.
- Experience in industrial control system hardware (e.g., PLCs, relays, IEDs, IO modules) and networking layer integration.
- Preferred: Knowledge of, or experience in electrical and mechanical systems.
- Preferred: Knowledge of, or experience in data center infrastructure/critical infrastructure.
- Preferred: Ability to generate technical product specifications/requirements, conceptual schematics, and system architecture drawings to drive control networking system projects.
- Develop scope and requirements for networking initiatives to drive the design, implementation, and testing of secure and resilient operational technology (OT) security solutions.
- Perform design document development, implementation, and lab and on-site testing of networking solutions.
- Perform technical review of new control system infrastructure initiatives, embedding networking requirements into the lifecycle from initial design and testing to deployment.
- Serve as a technical liaison and collaborate between cross-functional teams to resolve complex design, integration, and deployment challenges in mission-critical environments.
- Perform sustaining and life cycling activities during pre- and post-deployment, and operations for networking solutions and OT infrastructure components (e.g., SCADA/HMI servers, clients, software).
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and maturation of the OT environment to drive risk reduction.
- Hardware
- Network
- Security
- AI
- Support
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We are the Data Center Control Engineering team within Technical Infrastructure, taking the control and networking design of our data centers into the future. Our team works like a research and product development department, where cutting-edge designs and strategies are incubated, developed, tested, and productized for construction. We focus on complex OT networking and infrastructure challenges to develop new technologies and improve processes that strengthen our networking posture and infrastructure across products. The role can be based in London, UK; Dublin, Ireland; or Amsterdam, Netherlands. Individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training, with advertised ranges for Ireland and the Netherlands plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
last updated 34 week of 2026
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