DNOW
Senior SCADA Engineer
US TX Midland 10920 W County Rd 77 · Senior
Work authorization requiredDetected 30 days ago
PythonData StructuresSQLLinuxData EngineeringIncident ResponsePLCCommunicationProblem SolvingSCADA
About the role
- This role works across the full industrial data stack, including PLC generated field data, messaging infrastructure, databases, and Ignition applications, to ensure system reliability, performance, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Perform root cause analysis and implement solutions to prevent recurring issues.
- Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response processes.
- Create and improve standard operating procedures, operational documentation, and troubleshooting guides.
- Serve as a technical escalation point for customer-reported issues and operational support needs.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve platform functionality, reliability, and scalability.
- Develop and maintain scripts, automation, and tooling using Python and SQL.
- Support database optimization, data pipelines, and backend integrations.
- Design and maintain standardized PLC-to-SCADA data structures, naming conventions, and templates.
- Support integration and troubleshooting of PLCs, IIoT devices, MQTT, Sparkplug B, OPC UA, and Modbus communications.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on SCADA integration, development, or support experience.
Requirements
- Strong experience with Ignition SCADA in a production environment.
- Experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
- Proficiency writing and troubleshooting SQL queries.
- Experience with Python or other modern programming languages.
Compensation
- Competitive Salary + bonus
Benefits
- Competitive Salary + bonus
- 401(k)/ Retirement savings
- Comprehensive Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage)
- Paid vacation/holidays
- Monitor, maintain, and support the health, reliability, and performance of the SCADA platform and supporting infrastructure.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Authorized to work in the United States.
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