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As a Senior Building Automation Engineer - Data Center Facilities, you will serve as a senior technical expert for building automation and operational technology systems supporting OCI's mission-critical data center facilities. This role leads complex controls troubleshooting, governs technical quality of automation solutions, and supports the reliability, cybersecurity, and lifecycle performance of BMS, EPMS, PLC, SCADA, and OT infrastructure across sites.
You will operate as a senior individual contributor and technical peer to Facilities Operations, Reliability Engineering, Building Automation leadership, and site operations teams. This role is not a people manager, but it is expected to provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and guide critical decisions related to automation architecture, alarms, integration quality, controls reliability, and site supportability. This will be onsite in Saline Township, MI.
 

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US: Hiring Range in USD from: $126,200 to $264,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC5

• Serve as a senior technical resource for BMS, EPMS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, and OT network systems supporting mission-critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure. 

• Lead complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action development for controls, automation, integration, and OT network issues affecting uptime or operational readiness. 

• Review and improve control logic, sequences of operation, alarm philosophy, points structures, graphics, integrations, and configuration quality across supported sites. 

• Provide technical leadership for commissioning, startup, turnover, retrofits, and upgrades involving building automation and OT controls systems. 

• Support development and enforcement of standards for automation architecture, controls integration, cybersecurity practices, documentation, and operational supportability. 

• Act as a senior technical interface with vendors, system integrators, commissioning agents, construction teams, and site operations stakeholders. 

• Guide site teams on automation-related risk, abnormal operating conditions, recovery planning, and maintainability concerns. 

• Mentor Building Automation Engineers and related technical staff through coaching, design review, troubleshooting guidance, and best-practice sharing. 

• Partner with Reliability Engineering, Facilities Operations, Security, and Engineering teams to improve controls reliability, alarm quality, OT resilience, and data visibility. 

• Identify systemic issues, recurring failure modes, and opportunities to improve standardization, scalability, and supportability across the portfolio. 

• Support governance of OT cybersecurity controls, access practices, segmentation approaches, and platform lifecycle considerations in partnership with security teams. 

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 6-10 years of experience in building automation, controls engineering, industrial automation, instrumentation, OT systems, or mission-critical facility controls environments. 

• Deep experience supporting BMS, EPMS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, industrial networking, and integration of automation systems with mechanical and electrical infrastructure. 

• Strong working knowledge of data center or other high-availability environments such as utilities, manufacturing, semiconductor, healthcare, or industrial plants. 

• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions without formal people management. 

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls, Computer Engineering, Industrial Automation, or related field preferred; equivalent experience also valued. 

Skills and Competencies

• Advanced troubleshooting and systems thinking across controls, OT networking, automation logic, and facility infrastructure interfaces. 

• Strong technical judgment in time-sensitive or high-consequence situations. 

• Ability to influence standards, drive technical quality, and improve operational supportability without formal authority. 

• Clear communicator able to translate technical issues, risk, and recommended actions to varied audiences. 

• Strong documentation, procedure, and quality-review discipline. 

Preferred Skills / Certifications

• Deep experience with one or more major automation ecosystems such as Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Ignition, Niagara, Johnson Controls, or equivalent. 

• Experience with OT cybersecurity practices and frameworks such as IEC 62443 or NIST 800-82. 

• Experience supporting alarm rationalization, commissioning strategy, controls governance, data integration, trend analytics, and multi-site standardization. 

• OEM, platform, or advanced industry certifications in controls, networking, industrial cybersecurity, or BMS/SCADA systems are strongly preferred. 

• Experience with scripting, automation tooling, data analysis, or digital monitoring improvements is a plus. 

Physical Demands / Work Environment
 This is a mission-critical onsite role supporting 24/7 operations where continuous uptime is essential. To perform these duties, you must be able to frequently walk, stand, climb stairs, bend, stoop, and move throughout active operational environments. You may occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. These tasks must be performed safely, with or without reasonable accommodation, to support the continuous health of facility automation infrastructure.

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.

Culture built on operational excellence: Join an organization that values safety, process rigor, clear accountability, and continuous improvement as foundational to protecting uptime and customer trust.

Long-term career development: Benefit from internal mobility, role-based technical training, and development opportunities designed for professionals building long-term careers in cloud infrastructure and facilities operations.