Senior Automation / OT Consultant

Senior Automation / OT Consultant

Ireland
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Type of contract:Permanent

Location(s): Ireland

Language(s):English

Mobility:Travel Required

Application Deadline: 31/08/2026

We are seeking an experienced Senior Automation / OT Consultant to join our expanding team, supporting leading Life Sciences clients across Ireland and Europe.
This is a client-facing consultancy role where you will take ownership of technical solutions, lead delivery on complex automation projects, and act as a trusted advisor in the design and implementation of modern industrial systems.
You will play a key role in shaping high-value solutions across a variety of digitalisation initiatives, while mentoring engineers and driving best practices across projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of SCADA, Batch, OEE, and Historian systems
• Define and implement architectures, ideally leveraging the Ignition platform
• Act as a technical lead on client engagements, ensuring high-quality delivery and alignment with requirements
• Drive integration of automation systems across Level 2 / MES / enterprise systems
• Collaborate with clients to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Contribute to commercial aspects of projects, estimation, RFI/RFP development
• Mentor and support junior engineers, promoting technical excellence and reusable standards
• Ensure compliance with GxP, validation (CSV), and data integrity requirements

Technical Expertise:

• Strong controls background across PLC, HMI/ SCADA and middleware systems
• Proven experience developing and deploying OT solutions across a variety of platforms (Rockwell, Siemens, Ignition, Aveva)
• Deep understanding of industrial protocols (OPC DA/UA) and system integration
• Experience with modern OT/IT technologies, including MQTT, Kafka, or similar (desirable)
• Strong database expertise (MS SQL Server / PostgreSQL)
• Experience integrating with MES systems and manufacturing processes

Software Development Skills:

Proficiency in Python scripting for industrial applications
Experience with C#, .NET, or Java development environments
Strong understanding of software design, code quality, and maintainability

Industry Experience

• Proven experience within the Life Sciences / Pharma / Biotech sector
• Strong understanding of:
  
  GxP environments
  Validation processes (CSV / IQ / OQ / PQ)
  Regulatory and compliance requirements

Leadership & Consultancy Skills

• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams or project workstreams
• Strong communications management and client engagement skills to senior levels
• Ability to operate as a trusted advisor and influence technical decisions
• Experience in mentoring and promoting best practices

Ways of Working

• Experience working in Waterfall or Agile environments (Azure DevOps an advantage)
• Comfortable in onsite, client-facing roles with strong communication and documentation skills
• Flexibility to travel as required.

Location: Dublin/ Limerick/ Galway/ Sligo - onsite travel will be required to meet client requirements

Why should you join NNIT & what we offer toyou?

• A dynamic workplace with excellent working conditions, social activities, team events and a positive work life balance
• The opportunity to work in a multicultural company with a friendly and dynamic work environment
• A competitive salary and benefits package
• An informal and friendly working culture between NNIT colleagues
• The opportunity to work with high profile global life science manufacturing clients
• Diversity of projects, and the possibility of shaping your own career path
• A personal development model which defines your long-term career goals

What's next?
If you recognize yourself in this role, we'll belooking forward to hearing from you. Please apply with a full resumethat describes your abilities with regard to taking this impactful role inNNIT's Smart Factory team.

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About NNIT

NNIT is a publicly listed company that specializes in IT solutions to life sciences internationally, and to the public and enterprise sectors in Denmark. We focus on high complexity industries and thrive in environments where regulatory demands and complexity are high. We advise on and build sustainable digital solutions that work for the patients, citizens, employees, end users or customers. NNIT consists of group company NNIT A/S and subsidiaries SCALES, Excellis Health Solutions and SL Controls. Together, these companies employ more than 1,800 people in Europe, Asia, and USA.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All candidates are encouraged to apply for the given job regardless of their gender, age, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, national and social origin, political opinion, disability, race, skin colour, and ethnic origin.

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