Senior Ignition Integrator

About the role

Techneaux Technology Services, LLC is a growing and innovative managed IT, software, and technology service company based in Lafayette, LA with additional offices in Colorado and Texas. Techneaux is a unique company with a unique long-term vision. As a privately held company with the intention to remain privately held, we aim to provide rewards and opportunities to our team members above and beyond the standard corporate salary and benefits package. While company profits are critical, we remain empowered and committed to prioritizing decisions which reward team members over profits.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, development, and commissioning of Ignition SCADA/HMI systems for upstream, midstream, and downstream oil & gas clients.
• Architect Ignition solutions including tag structures, UDTs, Vision and Perspective applications, historian configurations, and alarming strategies.
• Integrate Ignition with PLCs, RTUs, DCS platforms, OPC UA/DA servers, MQTT brokers, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Perform system migrations from legacy SCADA platforms (Wonderware, FactoryTalk, GE iFIX, Intouch) to Ignition.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for clients on assigned projects, communicating decisions, risks, and trade-offs in clear, accessible terms.
• Set technical direction on assigned projects, including architecture, integration approach, and implementation standards, and is accountable for the outcomes of those decisions.
• Review technical work product for quality, accuracy, and adherence to established standards, providing immediate feedback when work does not meet requirements.
• Escalate technical decisions that carry significant risk, cost implications, or cross-project impact to the appropriate director or architect level.
• Establish and maintain Ignition development standards, templates, and best practices across the delivery team.
• Mentor and upskill junior and mid-level integrators on Ignition platform, scripting, industrial networking concepts, and professional growth in the discipline.
• Participate in high-stakes or contentious client engagements, including situations where stakeholders may be frustrated or under pressure.
• Participate in client discovery sessions, technical scoping, and proposal development.
• Support business development by contributing technical content to proposals, including approach narratives, scope definitions, and effort estimates.
• Contribute to internal training, methodology documentation, and reusable IP as part of Techneaux's Ignition practice growth.
• Provide advanced customer support for new and existing Ignition-based SCADA systems.
• Able to travel, if required (up to 25% for client site visits and commissioning).

What you will need to be successful in this role

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in SCADA/HMI development and industrial automation environments.
• Demonstrated depth with Inductive Automation Ignition - Vision and Perspective modules required.
• Proficiency in Ignition scripting (Python, JavaScript), UDT design, tag historian configuration, and alarm pipelines.
• Experience integrating Ignition with industrial protocols: OPC UA, Modbus TCP/RTU, MQTT (Cirrus Link), Ethernet/IP, DNP3.
• Hands-on PLC/RTU experience: Allen-Bradley, Siemens, ABB, Emerson, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of SQL databases in an industrial context (MS SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL as historians or data stores).
• Strong client communication skills - able to lead technical discussions and translate requirements into architecture.
• Able to manage concurrent deliverables across multiple engagements with minimal oversight.
• Ignition Core Certification (Inductive Automation) required.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, instrumentation & controls, or related field. Relevant technical experience may be a substitute.
• Must be able to work in an open environment, multi-task, and collaborate with others.
• Demonstrate aptitude and willingness to learn and grow while having fun on a dynamic team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ignition Gold Certification (Inductive Automation) - strongly preferred.
• Experience in oil & gas SCADA: pipeline monitoring, tank farm automation, wellhead control, or offshore production.
• Familiarity with OT cybersecurity frameworks (IEC 62443, NERC CIP, NIST SP 800-82).
• Multi-platform SCADA experience: Wonderware/AVEVA, GE iFIX/CIMPLICITY, Rockwell FactoryTalk, or similar.

Pay Range

$90,000 - $115,000 annually

FLSA and Employment Status

Exempt; Full-time