Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Japan’s (APJ) largest data centre business and ‘Grow@Hyperscale’?
AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers, the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.
Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APJ region. With backing from our investors, including Macquarie Group, this is just the beginning…
Join us at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.
A Snapshot
As the DCS (Distributed Control System)/BMS (Building Management System) Service Engineer, you will report to the Senior Manager – DCS Service (who is based in Australia), and work closely with the rest of the Critical Environments team, making your mark in a number of ways:
- Providing technical expertise relating to the DCS with a heavy emphasis on maintenance, system optimisation and root cause analysis
- Ensuring that the existing systems are maintained to the highest possible standards with the ultimate goal: a fine-tuned control system that provides information that can be heavily relied on and quickly address, prevent and/or anticipate any system errors that may arise
- Lead and manage small-scale improvement projects aimed at enhancing system performance and efficiency.
- Being part of a wider in-sourced DCS Service & Support Team supporting infrastructure across the whole of Asia
Your Day to Day
- DCS and CMS Maintenance: Fully maintain the Distributed Control System (DCS) and Central Monitoring System (CMS) from servers to field devices across multiple sites, ensuring efficient operation as per the maintenance scope of works. This includes conducting system backups, ensuring ICT and cybersecurity compliance, and updating firmware/software in collaboration with 3rd party providers.
- Optimization and Risk Mitigation: Provide risk-mitigated plant optimization strategies, including system optimization and energy efficiency initiatives. Analyze vast amounts of data to generate actionable insights and recommendations, using analytics-based approaches to enhance system performance and reliability.
- Incident Management and Technical Support: Attend to controls-related incidents, including event investigations, root cause analysis, and problem management. Provide L1 to L3 technical support across site teams and other locations as required, ensuring adherence to response priority SLAs.
- Niagara Diagnostics and Communication Protocols: Address performance issues within Niagara applications, ensuring optimal functionality. Maintain communication protocols at peak efficiency, resolving issues that cause lags or high processor utilization.
- Collaboration and Site Confidence: Work closely with site operations teams during maintenance activities, ensuring open communication and integration with site teams to build strong relationships and confidence in system operations. Contribute to the successful resolution of post-construction controls-related defects.
- Continual Improvement and Project Delivery: Lead and support DCS-related projects aimed at system optimization and operational improvements that benefit data center facilities. Ensure adherence to system baselines, safe work practices, and change management procedures.
Requirements
- 5-8 years experiences in the maintenance, programming, and integration of Tridium Niagara based control systems (essential); with at least 1-2 years of people management experiences;
- Data centre experience preferred
- Awareness of mission critical Data Centre infrastructure such as redundant electrical systems and chilled water plant control strategies
- A working knowledge of HVAC, Electrical, UPS, and associated plant and the different automation protocols, e.g. BACnet, Modbus, DNP3, etc.
- Ability to construct PLC code from scratch and fully understand existing code including industrial PLC ladder logic and DDC visual logic
- Ability to interpret mechanical and electrical drawings and specifications
- Possess strong technical implementation background in DDC/PLC logic, Bacnet/Modbus configuration, ICT/networking and server administration
- Experience working with a range of DDC, BMS and SCADA products and platforms such as Distech Controls, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric, Honeywell, Moxa and so forth.
- Familiarity with relevant codes and standards such as ASHRAE, BCA, AS.
- Hands-on experience in plant optimisation and tuning
- Strong computer and networking skills
- Strong communicator with the ability to interact with all professional levels within an organisation
- Proficient in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
The AirTrunk Culture
Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and make a positive impact. At AirTrunk, we’ll help you Grow@Hyperscale.
The pace of our industry means you’ll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values; going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent and responsive.
Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We’ve created a flexible and safe working environment where everyone feels welcome, heard, and equal regardless of age, disability, gender, gender expression, marital or parental status, race, colour, religion or belief, national origin, sexual orientation or veteran status.
With a range of exciting employee benefits for you to choose from, we’ll help you stay positively charged in both your work and life.
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