Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Instrumentation & Controls

T5 Data CentersCheyenne, WyomingOn-siteFull-timeJunior, 1–2 yearsListed 4 days ago

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About this role

Key Responsibilities

- Own and maintain the performance, reliability, and operational readiness of all controls and monitoring systems.

- Provide technical leadership for BMS, BAS, SCADA, PLCs, alarm management, monitoring platforms, and system integrations.

- Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Coordinate controls-related maintenance, upgrades, commissioning activities, and vendor-supported work.

- Review and provide technical oversight of programming changes, testing plans, maintenance activities, and operational procedures.

- Partner with Operations, Engineering, Construction, and Commissioning teams to support projects and system enhancements.

- Maintain controls documentation, system architecture records, alarm matrices, network diagrams, and change management records.

- Deliver training and technical coaching to operations and maintenance teams.

- Provide technical escalation support during critical incidents and emergency response events.

- Ensure compliance with safety, cybersecurity, regulatory, and operational standards.

- Communicate system status, risks, performance trends, and project updates to leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Controls, Automation, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

- 5+ years of experience supporting controls systems in mission-critical, industrial, manufacturing, or data center environments.

- Strong expertise in BMS, BAS, SCADA, PLCs, automation systems, alarm management, trending, controls logic, and system integrations.

- Experience with commissioning, vendor management, maintenance planning, and change management processes.

- Proven ability to develop procedures, training materials, and technical documentation.Strong troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.

- Technical school, military, or mission-critical operations experience is a plus.

Preferred Experience

- Data centers, critical facilities, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, utility, or other highly regulated environments.

- Experience working with system integrators, commissioning agents, and third-party service providers.

- Knowledge of CMMS platforms, operational procedures (SOPs, MOPs, EOPs), and critical facility operations.