SCADA Analyst III

Responsibilities

• Maintains and optimizes SCADA applications, communications infrastructure, and data systems.
• Monitors system health and validates production data.
• Supports alarm management and implements system enhancements.
• Contributes to expanding SCADA capabilities, improving data reliability, and supporting new facility commissioning efforts.
• Collaborates with field operations, production engineering, IT infrastructure teams, and other business stakeholders.

Requirements

• Collaborates with and mentors other team members.
• Provides SCADA development services and technical support.
• Ensures successful implementation of system improvements.
• Adapts and configures SCADA applications to provide solutions for business requirements.
• Coordinates with internal users and external customers to understand SCADA requirements and provide appropriate solutions.
• Analyzes requirements and develops short and long-term SCADA solutions to meet business needs.
• Recommends SCADA solutions based on business requirements within an enterprise organization.
• Develops, configures, and administers enterprise SCADA/HMI platforms such as CygNet, Ignition, or AVEVA Wonderware (System Platform/InTouch).
• Manages alarm and historian functionality, including alarm configuration, performance optimization, rationalization efforts, and historical data management.
• Configures and maintains communications between field devices and SCADA systems using industry-standard protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, OPC, and Emerson ROC/FB.
• Utilizes platform scripting and asset modeling capabilities to support automation, data integration, and operational reporting using tools such as Jython, Python, QuickScript, or CygNet calculation services.

Qualifications

• Required: Associate's degree, a minimum of five (5) years' experience in a SCADA or HMI role and experience with ClearSCADA, AutoSol, Kepware and OPC protocol.
• PREFERRED: Bachelor's degree.

Skills

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority.
• Participates in an on-call rotation to support SCADA system availability and address critical operational issues outside of normal business hours.
• Works safely in remote field and production environments as needed.
• Needs basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Application and PC skills.
• Possesses SQL query writing capabilities.
• Familiar with various Flow Computer Protocols.
• Preferred: Windows programming experience (Python, VBScript, Ladder Logic).
• Preferred: Experience in database development and management.

Benefits

• Works under limited supervision while exercising substantial latitude to make unreviewed decisions.