Digital Platform Engineer

Function: Manufacturing Tech

Duration: 15/07/2026 – 15/07/2027

Role Overview

The Digital Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining digital infrastructure to enable machine connectivity, real-time data integration, and data visualization within manufacturing environments.

This role focuses on establishing reliable data pipelines from shopfloor equipment, such as new plating line machines, ensuring seamless integration with SCADA systems, and enabling real-time monitoring and analytics through platforms such as Grafana.

The position plays a critical role in building scalable and secure digital foundations to support smart factory initiatives and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Setup & Configuration

Design and implement the infrastructure required to support machine connectivity and data acquisition, including edge devices, gateways, and network configurations.
Configure environments for data ingestion, processing, and visualization across on-premise, cloud, or hybrid setups.
Ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of all platform components.

Machine Connectivity & OT Integration

Establish connectivity with manufacturing equipment, including plating line machines, sensors, and PLCs.
Integrate machine data using industrial protocols such as OPC-UA, MQTT, Modbus, and REST APIs.
Ensure stable and secure communication between OT and IT environments.
Collaborate with automation engineers to interface seamlessly with SCADA systems and PLCs, such as Siemens and Rockwell, to extract telemetry and status data.
Ensure continuous, low-latency ingestion of high-frequency machine data from the shop floor to core databases.

Real-Time Data & Visualization

Own the administration, configuration, and optimization of Grafana for the manufacturing environment.
Build, maintain, and standardize real-time dashboards to track OEE, chemical parameters for the plating line, energy consumption, and machine health.
Manage and optimize time-series databases, such as InfluxDB, Prometheus, and TimescaleDB, to store and query high-volume machine logs efficiently.

Collaboration & Governance

Partner with Manufacturing Automation, Maintenance, and Plating Operations teams to translate production needs into technical requirements.
Enforce cybersecurity best practices for IT/OT convergence, ensuring shop-floor data pathways are secure.

Qualifications & Experience

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical/Automation Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
Minimum 3 years of experience in a DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Industrial Automation / OT role within a manufacturing environment.

Technical Skills Required

Expert-level knowledge of Grafana and experience with time-series databases.
Strong hands-on experience with MQTT, OPC-UA, and connecting PLCs / SCADA systems.
Proficiency in Linux / Windows Server administration, networking concepts including routing, firewalls, and VLANs, and containerization with Docker / Kubernetes.
Basic programming or scripting skills, such as Python, Bash, or Node-RED, for data transformation and glue-code.

Soft Skills

Strong troubleshooting skills, with the ability to diagnose complex data-flow bottlenecks between physical machines and software layers.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to act as a bridge between traditional IT teams and shop-floor operators.
Agile mindset and comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving digital transformation environment.

Digital Platform Engineer

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