Ignition Developer

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We are an IT Solutions Integrator/Consulting Firm helping our clients hire the right professional for an exciting long-term project. Here are a few details.

Requirements

We are looking for an experienced Ignition Developer to design develop and implement SCADA and IIoT solutions using Inductive Automations Ignition platform. The role involves working closely with cross-functional engineering IT and manufacturing teams to enable Industry 4.0 initiatives real-time data acquisition and analytics across industrial environments such as Automotive High-Tech Food & Beverage and Pharmaceuticals.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Ignition (Vision & Perspective) Python scripting industrial communication protocols historians and cloud integration.

Key Responsibilities

SCADA & IIoT Solution Development

• Design develop and deploy SCADA applications using Ignition Vision and Perspective modules.
  

• Build and test Ignition projects dashboards alarms and reports for manufacturing operations.
  

• Develop shift-wise weekly and monthly reports in PDF format.
  

Industrial Data Integration

• Establish reliable communication with plant and shop-floor systems using:
  

  • OPC-UA / OPC-DA
    

  • Modbus TCP/IP Modbus RTU
    

  • Profinet EtherCAT
    

  • MQTT and other IoT protocols
    

• Configure and unify tag namespaces to support scalable data modeling.
  

• Enable secure data transport from Ignition Gateway to cloud platforms.
  

Application Development & Scripting

• Write efficient maintainable and scalable Python scripts including:
  

  • Gateway scripts
    

  • Project libraries
    

  • Tag change scripts
    

• Develop and maintain Named Queries and Transaction Groups.
  

• Build and consume RESTful APIs to:
  

  • Pull data from third-party systems
    

  • Expose Ignition data to external applications
    

Enterprise & Cloud Integration

• Integrate Ignition solutions with ERP and MES systems.
  

• Work with relational databases such as MySQL and MS SQL Server.
  

• Implement IIoT solutions using MQTT Sparkplug B and ISA-95 standards.
  

Architecture Quality & Documentation

• Translate manufacturing and business requirements into technical solution architectures.
  

• Author technical design documents and implementation guides.
  

• Ensure scalability maintainability cybersecurity and performance of solutions.
  

• Troubleshoot automation and SCADA issues collaborating with internal teams clients contractors and vendors.
  

Required Skills & Qualifications (Must-Have)

• BE / in Instrumentation Electronics Electrical Engineering or an equivalent discipline.
  

• 3 years of hands-on experience in automation systems / system integration within:
  

  • Automotive
    

  • High-Tech Manufacturing
    

  • Food & Beverage
    

  • Pharmaceutical industries
    

• Strong experience with:
  

  • Ignition SCADA (Vision & Perspective)
    

  • Python scripting in Ignition
    

  • SCADA and IIoT architectures
    

• Hands-on experience with industrial communication protocols:
  

  • OPC-UA / OPC-DA
    

  • Modbus TCP/IP Modbus RTU
    

  • MQTT
    

• Experience in:
  

  • Named Queries & Transaction Groups
    

  • RESTful API development and integration
    

  • Reporting and data visualization in Ignition
    

• Sound understanding of:
  

  • Sparkplug B
    

  • ISA-95 standards
    

  • Historians and time-series data
    

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience building custom Ignition modules using the Ignition SDK.
  

• Hands-on experience with PTC Kepware SAP or AWS IoT services.
  

• Familiarity with industrial historians such as:
  

  • GE Proficy
    

  • OSIsoft PI
    

• Good understanding of AWS cloud services including:
  

  • IoT Core
    

  • Lambda
    

  • DynamoDB
    

  • IoT Analytics
    

  • IoT Events
    

• Ability to read and interpret automation control system drawings & documentation.
  

• Basic understanding of data analytics concepts (Average Min Max trends).
  

• Prior experience in client-facing or consulting roles.
  

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