Manager, Data Center Building Automation - Michigan

Key Responsibilities

• Lead building automation, controls, and OT engineering resources supporting one or more sites, campuses, or regions.

• Manage the day-to-day execution of BMS, controls integration, OT network support, alarm management, and automation-related operational initiatives.

• Ensure building automation systems are designed, implemented, commissioned, and maintained in a way that supports safe, reliable, and efficient facility operations.

• Partner with design, construction, and commissioning teams to review controls architecture, integration requirements, points lists, sequences of operation, alarming, and handoff expectations for new builds and retrofits.

• Oversee troubleshooting and escalation support for complex automation, controls, and OT system issues affecting facility operations.

• Ensure documentation quality and configuration control across BMS graphics, network diagrams, control narratives, sequences, device inventories, and change records.

• Support OT cybersecurity compliance by partnering with security and infrastructure teams on segmentation, patching coordination, device visibility, access control, and applicable standards.

• Drive consistency in alarm philosophy, monitoring expectations, system performance reporting, and change management practices across supported sites.

• Manage vendors, system integrators, and service providers to ensure quality delivery, technical compliance, and sustained supportability.

• Coach and develop automation engineers and technical staff in troubleshooting rigor, documentation discipline, cybersecurity awareness, and operational support practices.

• Contribute to automation roadmaps involving analytics, smarter alarming, remote support capabilities, and improved visibility into facility performance.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 5–8 years of experience in building automation, industrial automation, controls engineering, OT systems, or mission-critical facility automation; data center experience preferred, though adjacent experience in healthcare, pharma, semiconductor, utilities, manufacturing, or other high-availability environments is also relevant.

• 1–3 years of experience leading engineers, integrators, or technical programs in a controls, automation, or OT environment.

• Strong working knowledge of BMS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, and OT network fundamentals in multi-vendor environments.

• Experience supporting commissioning, troubleshooting, operational handoff, and post-occupancy support of automation systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Automation, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent technical experience also valued.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong people leadership with the ability to set priorities, drive execution, and develop technical talent.

• Strong technical judgment across controls architecture, operational risk, alarm quality, and system maintainability.

• Ability to align engineering, operations, IT, cybersecurity, and vendors around common standards and delivery expectations.

• Structured problem solving and effective escalation management in time-sensitive environments.

• Ability to communicate technical issues, risk, and program status clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills / Certifications

• Experience with BMS, SCADA, PLC, HMI, OT switching, industrial firewalls, controls integration, and high-availability automation architectures.

• Familiarity with platforms such as Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Ignition, Niagara, Johnson Controls, or similar automation ecosystems.

• Working knowledge of industrial and OT cybersecurity concepts, including segmentation, remote access controls, asset visibility, and standards such as IEC 62443 or NIST 800-82.

• Experience with commissioning workflows, sequence validation, controls graphics review, trend analysis, and alarm rationalization.

• Familiarity with data center infrastructure systems including mechanical cooling plants, electrical monitoring, EPMS, DCIM, and integrated controls visibility.

• Relevant OEM or platform training in BMS, PLC, SCADA, or OT networking is a plus.

• Certifications such as Schneider Electric EcoXpert, Niagara certification, Rockwell training/certification, Ignition credentials, Cisco industrial networking training, or cybersecurity training relevant to OT environments are a plus.

Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure?

Global impact at scale: Contribute directly to how mission-critical OCI data centers operate across regions and continents, influencing infrastructure reliability, security, sustainability, and long-term capacity growth.

Technically rigorous environment: Work alongside experienced engineers, automation specialists, and compliance teams in a rapidly scaling hyperscale cloud infrastructure, where disciplined execution and technical depth matter.