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Get Access To All JobsAbout Vantage Data Centers
Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.
Innovation Group
The global Innovation team curates efficient and agile strategies and solutions to enable rapid, quality deployments through consistent and scalable products across Vantage’s companywide portfolio. We collaborate with a wide breadth of global and regional teams and recognize that continuous learning and development requires a culture of openness, transparency, and trust. We are dedicated to investing in channels for collaboration that encourage our team members to amplify their individual ideas and impact. We believe in the power of data and technology to drive progress, and we invest in the tools and resources that will help us stay ahead of the curve. By embracing innovation, we cultivate meaningful and lasting impact for the company, its shareholders, and our customers.
Position Overview
Vantage is seeking a Senior OT Specialist to lead global industrial automation initiatives and drive advancements in Operational Technology (OT). In this role, you will combine technical expertise with strategic oversight to develop, standardize, and implement scalable automation solutions across our global data center product line. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to create secure and reliable OT network and infrastructure designs. You will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining global standards, promoting best practices, and driving continuous improvement.
Essential Job Functions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, engineering, IT, cybersecurity, operations, and sustainability to develop, implement, and optimize industrial automation designs and standards across Vantage’s global data center product line.
- Build relationships with regional peers and internal customers to understand their needs, discover opportunities, develop solutions, solicit feedback, capture lessons learned, and facilitate the transfer of knowledge globally.
- Provide operational technology expertise and guidance across all regions and organizational levels.
- Develop and maintain global automation standards such as industrial control network specifications and architecture drawings, switch and firewall specifications, detailed design specifications, ICS network monitoring and security specifications, etc.
- Create robust and adaptable OT solutions that meet internal and external customer requirements while ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards and OT best practices.
- Develop OT architectures that enable digital transformation, including IIoT devices, MQTT brokers, machine learning, AI operators, and digital twins.
- Work with multi-functional partners in support of internal and external telemetry for customer billing, enterprise reporting, and notification.
- Contribute to QA/QC standardization to enhance quality product turnover.
- Partner with regional teams to take new technologies and designs from concept to first-of-kind deployment.
- Craft business cases for research and development opportunities including cost, schedule, performance, and testing requirements.
- Provide leadership and training to team members, contractors, and consultants.
Job Requirements
- Knowledge of industry standards, including ISA-95, the Purdue model, ISA/IEC 62443, etc.
- Experience authoring automation design standards, specifications, and requirements.
- Deep understanding of OT network topologies and protocols, such as device level ring (DLR), resilient ethernet protocol (REP), EtherNet/IP, Modbus, and OPC-UA.
- Experience with designing OT/ICS networks and security to include firewalls, switches, and secure remote access solutions.
- Experience working with virtualization platforms, high availability and redundancy configurations, Windows and Linux server software, Active Directory, DNS, and Domain Controllers.
- Knowledge of Rockwell Automation hardware and software.
- Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA software.
- Experience selecting, managing, and collaborating with external vendors, contractors, and consultants.
- 5+ years of industrial automation experience within mission critical environments required.
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent is desirable but not required.
- Travel is expected to be 15% but may increase over time as the business evolves.
- This position is open to remote candidates.
The expected salary range for this role is $150,000-160,000 + Bonus per year. Actual compensation will be determined by skills, experience, and internal equity.
We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations. Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.
Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.
We’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon—we’re excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!
About Vantage Data Centers
Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.
Innovation Group
The global Innovation team curates efficient and agile strategies and solutions to enable rapid, quality deployments through consistent and scalable products across Vantage’s companywide portfolio. We collaborate with a wide breadth of global and regional teams and recognize that continuous learning and development requires a culture of openness, transparency, and trust. We are dedicated to investing in channels for collaboration that encourage our team members to amplify their individual ideas and impact. We believe in the power of data and technology to drive progress, and we invest in the tools and resources that will help us stay ahead of the curve. By embracing innovation, we cultivate meaningful and lasting impact for the company, its shareholders, and our customers.
Position Overview
Vantage is seeking a Senior OT Specialist to lead global industrial automation initiatives and drive advancements in Operational Technology (OT). In this role, you will combine technical expertise with strategic oversight to develop, standardize, and implement scalable automation solutions across our global data center product line. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to create secure and reliable OT network and infrastructure designs. You will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining global standards, promoting best practices, and driving continuous improvement.
Essential Job Functions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, engineering, IT, cybersecurity, operations, and sustainability to develop, implement, and optimize industrial automation designs and standards across Vantage’s global data center product line.
- Build relationships with regional peers and internal customers to understand their needs, discover opportunities, develop solutions, solicit feedback, capture lessons learned, and facilitate the transfer of knowledge globally.
- Provide operational technology expertise and guidance across all regions and organizational levels.
- Develop and maintain global automation standards such as industrial control network specifications and architecture drawings, switch and firewall specifications, detailed design specifications, ICS network monitoring and security specifications, etc.
- Create robust and adaptable OT solutions that meet internal and external customer requirements while ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards and OT best practices.
- Develop OT architectures that enable digital transformation, including IIoT devices, MQTT brokers, machine learning, AI operators, and digital twins.
- Work with multi-functional partners in support of internal and external telemetry for customer billing, enterprise reporting, and notification.
- Contribute to QA/QC standardization to enhance quality product turnover.
- Partner with regional teams to take new technologies and designs from concept to first-of-kind deployment.
- Craft business cases for research and development opportunities including cost, schedule, performance, and testing requirements.
- Provide leadership and training to team members, contractors, and consultants.
Job Requirements
- Knowledge of industry standards, including ISA-95, the Purdue model, ISA/IEC 62443, etc.
- Experience authoring automation design standards, specifications, and requirements.
- Deep understanding of OT network topologies and protocols, such as device level ring (DLR), resilient ethernet protocol (REP), EtherNet/IP, Modbus, and OPC-UA.
- Experience with designing OT/ICS networks and security to include firewalls, switches, and secure remote access solutions.
- Experience working with virtualization platforms, high availability and redundancy configurations, Windows and Linux server software, Active Directory, DNS, and Domain Controllers.
- Knowledge of Rockwell Automation hardware and software.
- Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA software.
- Experience selecting, managing, and collaborating with external vendors, contractors, and consultants.
- 5+ years of industrial automation experience within mission critical environments required.
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent is desirable but not required.
- Travel is expected to be 15% but may increase over time as the business evolves.
- This position is open to remote candidates.
The expected salary range for this role is $150,000-160,000 + Bonus per year. Actual compensation will be determined by skills, experience, and internal equity.
We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations. Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.
Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.
We’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon—we’re excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Senior Automation Specialist
Document your automation credentials precisely
PERM requires your employer to advertise the role and prove no qualified U.S. worker is available. Your degree, certifications like PLC programming or SCADA, and documented project outcomes need to match the advertised job duties exactly to survive DOL audit.
Target manufacturers already running PERM cases
Automotive, aerospace, and semiconductor manufacturers file PERM for automation roles regularly. Search for companies with active labor certification history through the DOL's OFLC disclosure data, filtering by SOC code 17-2112 for industrial engineers and adjacent automation titles.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 before accepting an offer
If your role requires only a bachelor's degree, the employer may file EB-3. If it requires a master's or equivalent experience, push for EB-2 filing. Your priority date and wait time differ significantly depending on your birth country and the category filed.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Search for Senior Automation Specialist roles with green card sponsorship history using Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers by their actual PERM and I-140 filing records, not just job posting claims, so you spend time on genuinely viable opportunities.
Confirm your employer's E-Verify enrollment early
PERM-sponsoring employers are not automatically enrolled in E-Verify, but certain federal contractors are required to be. Confirming enrollment before you accept an offer avoids delays when USCIS processes your I-140 and eventual adjustment of status application.
Negotiate portability protections into your employment terms
Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is current, AC21 portability lets you change to a same-or-similar role after 180 days without restarting the green card process. Get written clarity from your employer on how they handle job changes mid-process.
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Find Senior Automation Specialist JobsSenior Automation Specialist Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Automation Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Both categories are possible depending on how your employer defines the position. EB-3 applies when the role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science. EB-2 applies when the position requires a master's degree or equivalent, typically demonstrated through a bachelor's plus five years of progressive automation experience in roles like controls engineering, robotics, or PLC programming.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B is a temporary status requiring renewal every three years with no direct path to permanence. Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 leads to lawful permanent residency. There's no annual lottery for EB-2 or EB-3 petitions, though priority date backlogs affect applicants born in India and China. For most other nationalities, the EB-3 category is current or moves faster than H-1B renewal cycles.
What does the PERM labor certification process look like for automation roles?
Your employer files a PERM application with the DOL certifying that no qualified U.S. worker is available for your specific position. For Senior Automation Specialist roles, the advertised job duties must reflect what you actually do, including specific systems like SCADA, DCS, or robotics platforms. DOL audits are common in engineering categories, so documentation of your technical qualifications needs to be airtight before filing.
Where can I find employers who actively sponsor green cards for automation roles?
Migrate Mate lets you filter job listings by verified PERM and I-140 filing history, so you can identify manufacturers, utilities, and engineering firms that have actually sponsored automation specialists before. Searching by employer filing record is more reliable than relying on job postings that mention sponsorship without a track record to back it up.
Can I switch employers after my I-140 is approved without losing my place in line?
Yes, under AC21 portability rules enforced by USCIS, you can change to a same-or-similar role after your I-140 has been approved for at least 180 days. Senior Automation Specialist and related titles like controls engineer or process automation engineer generally satisfy the same-or-similar standard, but you should confirm with your immigration attorney before making a move.
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