AVEVA PI System Specialist - rate; IR35 Remote

Position: AVEVA PI System Specialist - Competitive rate (Inside IR35 Remote
AVEVA PI System Specialist Engagement:
Contract Duration: 9 months (potential extension) Rate:
Competitive (Inside IR35)

Location:

Aberdeen (potential for remote working) Environment:
Industrial OT/IT integration and PI platform consolidation Exalto Consulting is supporting a major industrial organisation in the search for an experienced PI System Specialist to deliver the consolidation and migration of AVEVA PI environments. This is a hands-on technical role covering architecture, migration, integration and stabilisation across secure OT and IT environments. You will help move critical PI services into a target architecture while protecting data integrity and minimising operational disruption.

The Role You will take ownership of key engineering and migration activities across the AVEVA PI System landscape. Working within a structured programme, you will configure platform components, migrate data and applications, validate end-to-end integrations and support the service through transition and hypercare. The right person will combine deep PI expertise with practical experience of secure industrial networks, cross-boundary integrations and complex platform migrations.

What You'll Be Doing PI System Engineering Install, configure and commission AVEVA PI System components Work across PI Data Archive , Asset Framework (AF) , PI Interfaces and PI Vision Reconfigure PI services and applications to align with the target architecture Migration & Consolidation Lead end-to-end migration of PI AF databases while preserving structures, hierarchies and references Migrate PI Analytics, event frames, PI Vision dashboards and displays Move applications between environments with minimal downtime and operational impact Clean up and reprocess archives, including removal of divested assets, tags and historical data Integration, Security & Data Integrity Design and implement PI-to-PI interfaces across network and security boundaries Configure and migrate OT PI Interfaces, including flows between OT DMZ and Level 4 environments Apply PI identity, access-control and security best practices across multi-tier environments Execute Data Archive backup, restoration and validation activities Validate integrations and data flows end to end, including third-party PI Collectives Operational Support Support post-migration testing, validation, troubleshooting and performance tuning Resolve incidents during transition and assist users throughout migration and hypercare Produce clear system configuration, migration and operational documentation What We're Looking For Essential Experience Proven delivery of AVEVA PI System implementations and migrations Strong hands-on expertise in PI Data Archive, Asset Framework, PI Interfaces and PI Vision Practical experience of PI-to-PI architectures, data migration and archive management Strong experience across integrated OT/IT environments and secure network boundaries Ability to work independently and deliver within a structured technical programme

Desirable Experience Large-scale PI consolidation, separation or divestment programmes Third-party PI Collectives and complex cross-environment integrations Industrial network segmentation and architecture, including the Purdue Model or ISA-95 About Exalto Consulting At Exalto Consulting, we focus on placing experienced professionals into roles where their expertise has real impact. We take a straightforward, respectful approach - providing clear information, timely communication and honest guidance throughout the process.