Water Control Systems Engineer

City of Tucson

87d • $32 - $48

About The Position

The Water Control Systems Engineer position at the City of Tucson’s Water Department designs and helps manage the City's water process control systems and ensures uninterrupted system delivery of potable and reclaimed water to customers throughout the City of Tucson water service areas. Work is performed under the supervision of the Water Control Systems Manager. This position leads and instructs the daily operational work of Water Quality Management Administrative Support personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five (5) years of directly related experience.
• Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Nice To Haves

• Any certifications in related Utility Control Systems and/or related IT fields.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) network infrastructure including routers, switches, firewalls, radios, security appliances and network monitoring applications.
• Designs and implements SCADA network and cyber-security infrastructure.
• Gathers network metrics, analyzes network statistics and reports.
• Ensures network hardware and software is configured to comply with the latest cyber-security requirements.
• Assists with network capacity planning to meet SCADA network requirements and growth.
• Maintains SCADA network equipment with the latest software patches and best practice configuration.
• Develops and maintains network documentation as it relates to network configuration, network diagrams and process.
• Implements and manages SCADA servers, workstations, and technology tools.
• Monitors performance and maintain systems according to SCADA requirements.
• Troubleshoots SCADA server and workstation issues.
• Ensures SCADA hardware security through access controls.
• Upgrades systems with approved releases and patching.
• Develops expertise to train staff in new technologies.
• Provides technical support for staff and back-end system users.
• Reviews system error logs and user-reported errors.
• Manages user access.
• Maintains server architecture security and creating system backups.
• Implements, maintains, and supports current Tucson Water Control System application (OASyS 2018).
• Coordinates with consultants and Tucson Water Operations staff to properly identify monitoring, control, and data collection points for Tucson Water infrastructure.
• Configures and adjusts HMI displays.
• Ensures SCADA data is accurate, easily accessed and interpreted for Tucson Water Control System Operators.
• Troubleshoots and resolves Tucson Water Control System application issues.
• Monitors database performance, conducts regular performance tuning, and optimizes queries for maximum efficiency.
• Installs, configures, and upgrades database software and related tools.
• Develops and implements database backup and recovery strategies to ensure data reliability and minimize downtime.
• Performs routine maintenance tasks, such as database backups, index rebuilding, and statistics gathering.
• Generates reports on database performance, usage, and security compliance for management and stakeholders.
• Identifies and resolves database performance issues, such as slow queries, inefficient indexing, or resource contention.
• Performs all other duties and tasks assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA coverage.
• Rich pension plan plus optional Roth and pretax deferred compensation savings.
• Paid time off program providing new hires with 38 paid days off in the first year of employment.
• Twelve weeks of paid parental leave.
• Paid tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan repayment.
• Off- and on-the-job training.
• Opportunities to forge connections with peers and the community through employee resource groups and paid volunteer hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees