SCADA Engineer

SCADA Engineer

Pay: $104000.00 - $128000.00 per year

We are seeking a SCADA Engineer / Senior SCADA Engineer with a strong background in databases and data management to support and evolve our building automation SCADA platform. This role combines traditional SCADA engineering responsibilities with database administration historian design and data quality ownership for our operational systems.

You will work closely with controls engineers IT and operations teams to ensure that data flowing through our SCADA and building management systems is reliable performant secure and useful for analytics and decision-making. Depending on experience the role can be hired at the SCADA Engineer or Senior SCADA Engineer level.

Key responsibilities

• Design configure and maintain SCADA solutions for building automation including real-time monitoring alarming and control of HVAC lighting energy and related systems.
• Own the design configuration and administration of SCADA-related databases and historians (e.g. SQL Server MariaDB InfluxDB or similar) used for logging reporting and analytics.
• Implement and optimize data models schemas and retention strategies to support high-volume time-series data and long-term storage needs.
• Perform database performance tuning indexing capacity planning and housekeeping to ensure fast reliable access to SCADA data.
• Set up monitor and regularly test database backup restore and disaster recovery processes for SCADA and historian systems.
• Develop and maintain ETL/data integration processes between SCADA historians reporting tools and other enterprise systems.
• Configure and maintain tag historians events alarms and reporting functions within the SCADA platform ensuring data integrity and consistency.
• Collaborate with IT on database and server provisioning security hardening patching and monitoring for SCADA-related infrastructure.
• Implement and enforce standards for data quality naming conventions and documentation across SCADA tags databases and interfaces.
• Troubleshoot data issues end-to-end (field device network SCADA database historian reports) and drive root-cause analysis and permanent corrective actions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation procedures and training materials related to SCADA data flows databases and historian architecture.
• For Senior level: act as the primary subject matter expert for SCADA data and databases mentor other engineers and help define the long-term data and historian strategy.

Required qualifications SCADA and controls

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of experience working with SCADA or building automation systems in industrial utilities or building management environments.
• Hands-on experience configuring and supporting SCADA/HMI software (such as Ignition or comparable platforms) including tags alarms and basic scripting.
• Familiarity with common industrial/automation protocols (for example BACnet Modbus OPC/OPC UA or similar) and their impact on data flows into SCADA and historians.

Required qualifications databases and data management

• Strong proficiency with SQL and relational databases (e.g. SQL Server MySQL/MariaDB PostgreSQL) including writing and optimizing complex queries views and stored procedures.
• Experience with database administration tasks such as user and role management backup and recovery performance monitoring and tuning.
• Experience working with time-series data historians or similar data logging systems used in SCADA/industrial environments.
• Understanding of database security concepts including access control auditing and supporting cybersecurity requirements for industrial control systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills particularly in diagnosing data integrity performance and connectivity issues across SCADA and database layers.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience designing or administering historians that integrate multiple databases or sites and supporting advanced analytics or reporting use cases.
• Familiarity with integrating SCADA data into BI or analytics tools data warehouses or cloud platforms.
• Experience with scripting or programming (e.g. Python PowerShell or similar) to automate database and data management tasks.
• Exposure to high-availability or redundant SCADA/database architectures and related failover strategies.
• Prior experience in a SCADA Administrator SCADA Systems Engineer or Database Administrator role supporting operational technology environments.

Level expectations SCADA Engineer vs. Senior SCADA Engineer

SCADA Engineer

• Implements and supports SCADA configurations and database solutions under established patterns and guidance.
• Focuses on day-to-day operations troubleshooting and incremental improvements to SCADA data and database performance.

Senior SCADA Engineer

• Owns major SCADA data and database initiatives end-to-end including architecture standards and cross-team coordination.
• Serves as the go-to expert for SCADA data historians and databases mentoring others and shaping long-term strategy.

Compensation & Benefits:

• SCADA Engineer - Database- $104000 - $112000
• Senior SCADA Engineer - Database- $117000 - $128000
• Full benefits package including medical dental vision 401(k) paid time off and holidays
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) with employee-owned stock options

Why Work With Us:

Join a forward-thinking employee-owned company where your work directly impacts the performance and efficiency of critical facilities. Youll have the opportunity to shape modern web-based building automation platforms influence long-term SCADA and front-end technology strategy and collaborate with a highly skilled cross-disciplinary engineering addition to competitive compensation and full benefits our ESOP program allows you to build long-term wealth by sharing in the companys success while working on meaningful technically challenging projects.

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