Senior Controls Engineer – Technical Operations

STACK Infrastructure

Senior Controls Engineer overseeing controls and monitoring systems for STACK Infrastructure’s EMEA portfolio. Collaborating with operations, engineering, and IT/OT teams to enhance performance and reliability.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeMilano • 🇮🇹 ItalySenior💰 €56,250 - €71,250 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership and expert guidance on controls and monitoring systems across the EMEA portfolio.
Develop and maintain controls standards, integration principles, alarming philosophies and resilience requirements aligned to STACK operational objectives.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, automation, system optimization and alarm quality.
Review controls designs, technical submissions, commissioning documentation and integration strategies to ensure compliance with operational requirements.
Support commissioning, operational acceptance and handover activities for new facilities, expansions and major upgrades.
Define and assure controls acceptance criteria, testing requirements and evidence standards, ensuring smooth transition into live operations.
Provide technical support and escalation guidance during major incidents, helping to drive high-quality root cause analysis and long-term corrective actions.
Maintain governance standards for controls systems including backups, version control, testing, validation and change management.
Partner with vendors, consultants and internal stakeholders to ensure consistent delivery and operational performance across the portfolio.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience working with controls, BMS or SCADA systems within mission-critical environments, ideally data centres.
Experience reviewing mechanical systems designs within critical environments.
Strong understanding of controls architecture, integration principles, networking and operational technologies.
Experience supporting design reviews, commissioning, operational acceptance and technical governance activities.
Experience improving controls performance, alarm quality and overall system reliability.
Understanding of OT security principles and remote access governance concepts.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a structured approach to problem solving.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple disciplines.
Coaching and mentoring mindset with a passion for developing technical capability within operational teams.
Degree, HND/HNC or equivalent in Controls Engineering, Automation, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Strong written and verbal English language skills.
Experience working across multiple European markets is preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Buoni pasto e piano welfare aziendale
Assistenza sanitaria e accesso al fondo pensione Font.Te, secondo quanto previsto dal CCNL

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Hard Skills & Tools

controls systemsBMS systemsSCADA systemscontrols architectureintegration principlesnetworkingoperational technologiesOT security principlestroubleshootingcontrols performance

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem solvingstakeholder managementcommunication skillscoachingmentoringstructured approachpassion for developmentcollaborationleadership

Certifications

Degree in Controls EngineeringHND in AutomationHNC in Electrical Engineering