AirTrunk

Manages hyperscale data centers for cloud

Distributed Control System/Building Management System Service Engineer

HVAC & Building SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew South Wales, AustraliaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience maintaining, programming, and integrating Tridium Niagara-based control systems; data centre experience is preferred.
Awareness of mission-critical data centre infrastructure, including redundant electrical systems and chilled water plant control strategies.
Working knowledge of HVAC, electrical systems, UPS, associated plant, and automation protocols such as BACnet, Modbus, and DNP3.
Ability to construct PLC code from scratch and understand existing code, including industrial PLC ladder logic and DDC visual logic.
Ability to interpret mechanical and electrical drawings and specifications.
Technical implementation background in DDC/PLC logic, BACnet/Modbus configuration, ICT/networking, and server administration.
Experience working with DDC, BMS, and SCADA products and platforms such as Distech Controls, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric, Honeywell, and Moxa.
Familiarity with relevant codes and standards such as ASHRAE, BCA, and AS.
Hands-on experience in plant optimization and tuning.
Strong computer and networking skills.
Ability to communicate and interact with people at all professional levels within an organization.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise relating to the DCS, with a focus on maintenance, system optimization, and root cause analysis.
Maintain existing systems to high standards so the control system provides reliable information and allows system errors to be addressed, prevented, or anticipated quickly.
Lead and manage small-scale improvement projects aimed at enhancing system performance and efficiency.
Maintain the Distributed Control System (DCS) and Central Monitoring System (CMS), from servers to field devices across multiple sites, according to the maintenance scope of work.
Conduct system backups, ensure ICT and cybersecurity compliance, and update firmware and software in collaboration with third-party providers.
Provide risk-mitigated plant optimization strategies, including system optimization and energy-efficiency initiatives.
Analyze data to generate actionable insights and recommendations using analytics-based approaches to enhance system performance and reliability.
Attend to controls-related incidents, including event investigations, root cause analysis, and problem management.
Provide Level 1 to Level 3 technical support across site teams and other locations as required, adhering to response priority service-level agreements.
Address performance issues within Niagara applications and maintain communication protocols, resolving issues that cause delays or high processor utilization.
Work with site operations teams during maintenance activities, communicate and integrate with them, and contribute to resolving post-construction controls-related defects.
Lead and support DCS-related projects that optimize systems and improve data centre facility operations.
Ensure adherence to system baselines, safe work practices, and change management procedures.
Support infrastructure across Asia, Australia, and India as part of the wider in-sourced DCS Service & Support Team.

Desired Qualifications

Data centre experience.

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a hyperscale data centre 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 the digital infrastructure 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 APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

Your Impact

As the DCS (Distributed Control System)/BMS (Building Management System) Service Engineer, you will report to the DCS Regional Manager (who is based in Australia), and work closely with the rest of the Technical Operations 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, Australia and India.

What You'll Do

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.

What You'll Bring

3+ years experience in the maintenance, programming, and integration of Tridium Niagara based control systems (essential); 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 amplify your impact. Whilst you’re helping scale our region’s digital future, we’ll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.

The pace in which we operate 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 make sure you have everything you need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.

Now’s your chance to Grow@Hyperscale.

**To all recruitment agencies: AirTrunk does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, AirTrunk employees or any other organisation location. AirTrunk is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.**

About the Company

AirTrunk

Manages hyperscale data centers for cloud

AirTrunk builds and runs large-scale data center campuses in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region to support cloud computing, content delivery, and large enterprise clients. Its hyperscale facilities house the physical infrastructure—space and power—needed for cloud services, delivering reliable, energy-efficient data center capacity under long-term lease contracts with major cloud providers. The company designs, constructs, and operates these campuses to provide scalable, predictable infrastructure for customers who require substantial storage and processing capacity. AirTrunk differentiates itself by focusing on APJ regional expertise, large-scale campus design, and emphasis on reliability and energy efficiency to meet hyperscale demand. Its goal is to accelerate the growth of cloud services across the APJ region by offering scalable, sustainable digital infrastructure through long-term partnerships with cloud service providers.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $9.9B
Headquarters: Sydney NSW, Australia
Founded: 2015

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