SCADA Engineer II, III, Sr.

Southern Company•Glen Ellyn, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves researching architecture standards based on industry best practices, adhering to corporate security policies, and meeting business requirements. The engineer will act as a subject matter expert in multi-platform enterprise information systems, assisting in the design and implementation of major SCADA systems hardware/software. Responsibilities include monitoring solutions to minimize outages, performing root cause analysis, troubleshooting complex technical issues, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The role also involves developing and maintaining standardized code for communications between field remote terminal units (RTUs) and SCADA hosts, and implementing infrastructure capacity planning recommendations. Understanding business partners' technical requirements, participating in technology initiatives, and proactively anticipating technical issues are key aspects. The engineer will provide technical support for on-call personnel, communicate team objectives to business partners and vendors, share knowledge, and report on action plan status to management. Driving results includes prioritizing work, evaluating outcomes, and adjusting schedules to meet deadlines. The position requires 24x7 on-call support.

Requirements

Demonstrated knowledge of SCADA technologies and industry best practices.
Technical proficiency in SCADA system and operating software and administration.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with all levels in the organization.
Demonstrated knowledge of field SCADA hardware and ability to provide technical support.
Must possess working knowledge of multiple complex SCADA field device protocols (BSAP, ROC, etc.).
Working knowledge of communications / systems networking.
Demonstrated ability to leverage business applications for competitive advantage.
MS Word - intermediate proficiency
MS Excel - intermediate proficiency
MS Visio - intermediate proficiency
MS PowerPoint - intermediate proficiency
Minimum of two years college, preferably in a technology discipline.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of domain administration, network security and windows platform best practices.
BA/BS degree in Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent discipline and SCADA Systems Administration, or Network/Security certification

Responsibilities

Research architecture standards based on industry best practices while adhering to corporate security policies and meeting business requirements.
Assist in the design and implementation of major SCADA systems related hardware/software implementations and upgrades to meet business objectives and service levels.
Proactively monitor solutions to reduce the occurrence of outages and minimize the length of outages.
Provide root cause analysis for incidents and troubleshoot complex technical issues across multiple technologies.
Follows internal controls and policies to meet regulatory requirements.
Assist in the development and maintenance of standardized code for communications between field remote terminal units (RTUs) and SCADA hosts.
Implement recommendations for complex infrastructure capacity planning.
Understand business partners technical requirements.
Participate in technology initiatives in support of business priorities.
Proactively anticipates potential technical issues and suggests solutions before incidents occur.
Assist in researching viable alternatives to meet the technical requirements of business solutions.
Provide technical support for on-call personnel for specific area of expertise.
Communicate team objectives of complex projects, tasks, and issues to business partners and vendors.
Share knowledge of internal/external practices and technical expertise with others.
Communicate status of action plans to management.
Responsible for prioritizing work, evaluating results and taking corrective action as needed.
Adjust work schedule based on priorities to complete multiple assignments on time.
Responsible for 24x7 on-call support.