Senior SCADA Engineer

About the Senior SCADA Engineer Position

As a Senior SCADA Engineer, you will provide support for SCADA systems hardware and software in addition to working with field and control center personnel to maintain optimal performance, accuracy, and efficiency. The Sr. SCADA Engineer will also maintain SCADA systems by supporting/modifying custom applications and enhancing current technology. You will also work with field technicians, analysts, and engineers to analyze problems related to instrumentation, RTU’s, PLC’s, HMI, communication’s, hardware, and software related to the SCADA system.

What You Get to Do:

- Act as the primary technical contact within SCADA for vendors and internal technology departments.

- Develop and implement detailed integration, testing, code promotion, and commissioning activities according to written Technology Department policy and procedure.

- Review, analyze, develop, design, and implement methods and processes (manual and automated) to satisfy internal and external data needs and requirements.

- Coordinate or participate in project activities which include planning, design, development, installation, testing, and commissioning of SCADA related hardware and software systems in a high availability environment.

- Provide planning and support for regular end-to-end audit and verification of SCADA point functionality, alarms, system performance, and security.

- Prepare, coordinate, or assist in preparation of reports or data transfers requested by the control center, engineering, executive, or other departments; this may involve extensive research, analysis, programming, and compilation of various data.

- Design, write, document, and/or maintain software applications to supplement core SCADA capabilities consistent with published standards.

- Back up data, source code, and all other supporting files according to published standards.

- Perform after hours duty as required to resolve SCADA system or application problems.

- Acquire and maintain personal end-to-end knowledge of the SCADA system and connectivity to and functions of other systems.

- Performs other assignments as necessary to implement departmental goals.

What You Bring to the Table:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (preferably Electrical or Computer), Computer Science, Information Technology, or related disciplines from an accredited college or university.

- In lieu of a related Bachelor’s degree, 12 years of SCADA experience within the liquid pipeline industry will be considered.

- 8 years of experience in maintenance of SCADA related applications and databases including experience with hardware configuration, system tuning, application development, and documentation.

- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

- Detail oriented, results focused, works independently and self-directed.

- Ability to work in a deadline driven environment and be safety oriented.

- Commitment to consistently adhere to policies and procedures and be a positive example for others by demonstrating the Company’s core values of Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Safety, and Excellence in completing work assignments.

- Self-motivated, have a phenomenal work ethic and looking for the right company to support your growth.

Got Extra to Bring?

- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related disciplines.

- Ideally, 10+ years of experience in maintenance of liquid pipeline SCADA related applications and databases including experience with hardware configuration, system tuning, application development, documentation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

- SCADA Certification (e.g., Aveva).

- Experience with or ability to rapidly acquire skills utilizing Aveva’s Enterprise SCADA,

- Windows desktop, Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, .NET Framework, c, c#, and VB code in MS Windows Server environment.

Advantages of Working at Colonial Pipeline Company:

Getting to work for a company that helps to meet our county’s energy needs and keeps us moving!

Team members who care about each other while accomplishing remarkable things.

Highly competitive benefits – Check out Colonial’s Total Rewards

Are you up to the challenge? What are you waiting for? Apply today!

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