Senior Automation Design Engineer, EMEA

About Vantage Data Centers Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Location:

London - hybrid

At Vantage Data Centers, we're looking for a Senior Automation Design Engineer to help drive the next generation of secure, scalable automation solutions across our rapidly expanding EMEA platform. This isn't your typical automation engineering role. Rather than focusing solely on project delivery, you'll sit at the heart of our Automation Design team, working across design authority, architecture, technical governance and innovation.

You'll influence how our automation standards evolve, collaborate with industry-leading vendors, and support some of Europe's largest hyperscale data centre developments. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, influencing engineering standards and working across multiple disciplines, we'd love to hear from you. What you'll be doing As a Senior Automation Design Engineer, you'll provide technical expertise across multiple projects and engineering initiatives, including:
Supporting automation design from early concept through to detailed delivery  Developing and maintaining secure, scalable automation architectures  Reviewing consultant designs and providing technical guidance  Designing and improving OT networking solutions  Supporting automation standards and ensuring designs remain aligned with emerging technologies and cybersecurity requirements  Troubleshooting complex automation issues on live sites  Collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams across EMEA  Driving continuous improvement, innovation and engineering best practice  Producing high-quality technical documentation and design deliverables  Development and testing of PLC and SCADA Code Libraries.

No two days are the same, giving you exposure to everything from strategic initiatives and design reviews through to live operational support. What we're looking for We're looking for an experienced automation engineer who enjoys working beyond traditional project delivery and wants to influence engineering standards across a growing international business. Ideally, you'll bring experience in several of the following areas:
Automation & Control Systems SCADA platforms (Ignition experience would be highly advantageous)  PLC platforms such as Rockwell Control Logix or Compact Logix  Industrial automation design and control systems  EPMS or power monitoring systems  OT Networking & Cybersecurity You'll have a solid understanding of industrial networking technologies including:
Cisco or Stratix, Fortinet or Juniper networking  VLANs, routing and network redundancy  Industrial firewalls  OT Cybersecurity principles including IEC
62443  Industrial communication protocols including Modbus TCP/IP, MQTT and OPC  Network architecture including Purdue Model, CPwE and DMZ design  Engineering Design Experience producing or reviewing technical documentation such as:
Control system architectures  Network diagrams  IO Lists  Cable schedules  Instrumentation documentation  Control panel and IO system design  About you You're an experienced automation engineer with around six or more years' experience working within industrial automation, critical infrastructure, data centres, systems integration or an engineering consultancy. You enjoy solving complex technical challenges and are just as comfortable reviewing designs and developing engineering standards as you are supporting project delivery.

You take pride in producing high-quality technical documentation, have a naturally organised approach to your work, and enjoy collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust, scalable automation solutions. Strong communication skills, attention to detail and a proactive mindset are essential, as you'll be working closely with…