Senior Software Developer - SCADA / Ignition

Terabase Energy•Farmington, NM

20h•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Software Developer – SCADA / Ignition is responsible for defining, building, and scaling the core software architecture, frameworks, and automation that support the SCADA platform. This role owns the overall Ignition and Gateway software architecture, including tag naming conventions, UDT structure, Perspective development framework, version control, and automated deployment processes. This position serves as the technical backbone for scalable SCADA software delivery by creating reusable templates, standard data structures, and automation workflows that reduce manual engineering effort while improving quality, consistency, and speed of execution. The role works closely with SCADA Engineering, while project-specific screen appearance and customer-facing visualization details remain aligned with the SCADA engineering team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related field.
7+ years of software development experience, including strong hands-on experience with the Ignition SCADA platform.
Strong expertise in Ignition Gateway, Perspective, tag management, UDT design, and SCADA software architecture.
Experience with version control systems and structured software development workflows.
Experience building automation tools, templates, reusable software frameworks, and deployment pipelines.
Strong understanding of industrial data structures, naming conventions, and software configuration management.
Ability to translate engineering inputs such as drawings, device lists, and tag databases into scalable software structures.
Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional environments involving software, controls, and project engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience in utility-scale solar, BESS, SCADA, or industrial automation systems.
Experience with cloud SCADA, asset management platforms, or enterprise monitoring systems.
Experience with scripting, software automation, and data transformation tools used to accelerate project configuration.
Experience mentoring engineers and building reusable frameworks that can be adopted across engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

Own the overall software architecture for Ignition and Gateway, ensuring scalable, maintainable, and standardized design across SCADA products and projects.
Define and maintain standards for tag naming conventions, UDT structures, dataset structures, and reusable software templates that enable consistent project execution and data organization.
Own and improve the Perspective creation framework and development process to support efficient, repeatable, and high-quality visualization development.
Establish and manage the version control repository strategy, including branch structure, release discipline, code reuse, and software development workflows.
Build and maintain automated deployment processes for Ignition, reducing manual configuration effort and improving quality, repeatability, and speed of project rollouts.
Develop software frameworks and automation tools that can ingest inputs such as drawings, device lists, and tag lists to generate UDTs, project configurations, and SCADA project building blocks.
Create and maintain dataset structures and software models required to support SCADA applications, reporting, integrations, and broader automation initiatives.
Collaborate closely with SCADA Engineering to support project execution, while ensuring project-specific HMI screen appearance remains aligned with the SCADA engineering team.
Support the advancement of cloud SCADA, asset management, and software platform architecture to expand product capability beyond project-level deployments.
Mentor and train junior developers and engineers on the software framework, repository structure, coding standards, and development best practices.
Support field and project teams with troubleshooting, framework improvements, and project-specific software challenges when needed.