Critical Facility Engineer II

Skybox Critical Operations•Lancaster, TX

About The Position

Skybox Critical Operations is seeking a skilled Critical Facility Engineer – Controls SME to join their team. This role is responsible for the design, deployment, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the industrial controls platform across mission-critical data center facilities. The position encompasses the entire controls technology stack, including field devices, PLC hardware, the Ignition SCADA platform, databases, networking, and operator interfaces. The ideal candidate will be adept at troubleshooting communication issues, modifying PLC logic, configuring Ignition Gateways, and training operations personnel. This is a systems engineering role focused on the integration of modern industrial controls systems, rather than a traditional PLC programming position.

Requirements

5+ years of industrial controls engineering experience
3+ years of Ignition SCADA development and administration
Extensive Allen-Bradley ControlLogix experience
Strong understanding of OPC-UA architecture
Experience with SQL databases
Experience configuring industrial Ethernet networks
Experience with industrial communication protocols: Ethernet/IP, OPC-UA, Modbus TCP, BACnet/IP
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Excellent technical documentation skills

Nice To Haves

Mission-critical facility or data center experience
Experience with BMS and EPMS systems
Delta Controls experience
Experience with power monitoring systems
Experience with Schneider, Eaton, Vertiv, ABB, or Siemens equipment
VMware or Hyper-V administration
Microsoft Windows Server administration
Fiber optic networking experience
Cybersecurity experience for Operational Technology (OT)

Responsibilities

Ignition Platform Administration: Configure and maintain Ignition Gateways, develop and support Vision and Perspective applications, configure OPC-UA device connections, manage Tag Providers and Tag History, configure Alarm Pipelines and notification systems, create reports and dashboards, develop Gateway scripting using Python/Jython, manage user authentication, roles, and security, configure redundancy and disaster recovery, perform Gateway backups, restores, and system upgrades, monitor system health and optimize performance.
PLC & Industrial Controls: Develop and troubleshoot Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix PLCs, create and maintain structured PLC code using UDTs and AOIs, configure Ethernet/IP communications, integrate Modbus TCP and BACnet devices, perform online troubleshooting and commissioning, review and validate Sequence of Operations, support commissioning and functional testing.
Controls Infrastructure Design: Design and maintain industrial network architecture, configure managed Ethernet switches, troubleshoot VLAN, RSTP, multicast, and network communication issues, support OPC-UA communications, coordinate server deployments and virtualization, maintain system documentation and network diagrams.
Database & Historian: Develop SQL queries, create Named Queries, support SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases, troubleshoot historian performance, optimize reporting and data collection.
System Architecture: Design scalable controls architectures, develop control standards, review vendor submittals, participate in equipment selection, review control panel designs, develop commissioning strategies, support disaster recovery planning, ensure cybersecurity best practices are followed.
Operations Support: Provide Tier III controls support, troubleshoot critical facility control issues, develop operating procedures, train operations personnel, support after-hours troubleshooting during major events when required.