Senior SCADA Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and support the health, reliability, and performance of the SCADA platform and supporting infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot system issues, performance bottlenecks, data integrity concerns, and operational incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement solutions to prevent recurring issues.
• Create and improve standard operating procedures, operational documentation, and troubleshooting guides.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for customer-reported issues and operational support needs.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve platform functionality, reliability, and scalability.
• Develop and maintain scripts, automation, and tooling using Python and SQL.
• Support database optimization, data pipelines, and backend integrations.
• Design and maintain standardized PLC-to-SCADA data structures, naming conventions, and templates.
• Support integration and troubleshooting of PLCs, IIoT devices, MQTT, Sparkplug B, OPC UA, and Modbus communications.
• Contribute to operational standards, best practices, and the growth of the SCADA operations function.

Job Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on SCADA integration, development, or support experience.
• Strong experience with Ignition SCADA in a production environment.
• Ability to obtain Ignition Gold Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Proficiency writing and troubleshooting SQL queries.
• Experience with Python or other modern programming languages.
• Working knowledge of MQTT, Sparkplug B, OPC UA, Modbus, and industrial networking concepts.
• Familiarity with Linux-based server environments.
• Experience troubleshooting complex systems across hardware, networks, databases, and applications.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to document technical processes and system architecture.
• Authorized to work in the United States.