Controls Support Specialist - MQTT
- Compensation
- $80K–$110K / yr
- Location
- Remote, USA
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Support
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related discipline; equivalent industry or military experience may be considered in lieu of a de
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in controls engineering, including programming development, system start-up, and/or commissioning of critical infrastructure systems.
- Hands-on experience implementing or integrating MQTT-based telemetry or messaging architectures within industrial, building automation, or mission-critical environments.
- Proficiency with industry-standard programming environments, including PLCs, SCADA systems, and scripted programming languages.
- Ability to read, interpret, and validate engineering documentation, including electrical one- lines, control diagrams, control network schematics, control panel bills of material (BOMs), and panel sch
Full description
Serverfarm is a leading developer and operator of data centers with over 750+ locations and key customer relationships in 45 countries. We're revolutionizing how data centers operate across North America, Western Europe, and Israel, serving the world's leading technology and hyperscale companies. With Manulife Investment Management's acquisition in 2023 and our award-winning InCommand platform we're positioned for explosive growth as AI adoption and cloud migration drive unprecedented demand for data center capacity.
A career at Serverfarm means being at the forefront of digital infrastructure innovation, where your work directly impacts how the world's data is managed and secured. As we target 4x growth over the next four years, you'll have unprecedented opportunities to take on new challenges, develop cutting-edge skills, and grow your career across our expanding global operations.
Join our team of innovators and help shape the future of sustainable data centers while building a career without boundaries.
The Controls Support Specialist - MQTT provides support for the successful deployment, validation, and handover of data center control and monitoring systems that provide MQTT data services across new build and retrofit projects. The position supports and coordinates with Operation Engineering’s implementation of the MQTT-based messaging architectures into the daily operation of data center infrastructure.
Key Accountabilities
- Support the deployment of data center control systems, ensuring on-time delivery with minimal defects through effective management of vendors during construction and L1–L5 commissioning phases.
- Support final validation of controls, monitoring, and data transport systems, ensuring all functional, performance, cybersecurity, and documentation criteria are complete, accurate, and ready for handover to Operations and customers at PFHO.
- Support the implementation of MQTT-based data ingestion and messaging solutions to enable scalable, low-latency telemetry exchange between field devices, control systems, analytics platforms, and enterprise monitoring tools.
- Support MQTT topic structures, naming conventions, Quality of Service (QoS) levels, retained message strategies, and payload standards to ensure data consistency, reliability, and operational usability.
- Coordinate integration of MQTT brokers with BMS, EPMS, PLCs, SCADA systems, and third-party platforms, ensuring compatibility, redundancy, and secure data exchange across multiple vendors and protocols.
- Work with Operations Engineering to support point-to-point verification, MQTT message validation, software logic testing, and graphics validation to ensure operability, data integrity, and quality prior to on-site deployment.