Senior SCADA Engineer

Location: Remote (U.S.)
Travel: Approximately 50%
Industry: Industrial Automation / Mission Critical Infrastructure

Senior SCADA Engineer (Mission Critical)

Location: Remote (U.S.)
Travel: Approximately 50%
Industry: Industrial Automation / Mission Critical Infrastructure

We are partnering with a growing systems integrator that is looking to add a Senior SCADA Engineer to its Mission Critical team. This role will focus on the design, development, and deployment of SCADA solutions for data centers and other high-availability critical infrastructure environments.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with customers, leading projects, and delivering modern SCADA architectures using Ignition Perspective.

• Design, develop, and implement SCADA solutions for mission critical and industrial automation projects
• Configure and develop Ignition applications, including Perspective, Vision, and associated modules
• Develop SCADA architectures, HMIs, alarming strategies, historian implementations, and reporting solutions
• Integrate PLCs, RTUs, power monitoring systems, and third-party devices into SCADA environments
• Support the full project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, programming, testing, commissioning, and startup
• Lead technical discussions with customers and provide engineering guidance throughout project execution
• Develop and maintain project documentation, functional design specifications, and test procedures
• Troubleshoot complex automation and SCADA issues both remotely and onsite
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical best practices within the organization
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, project managers, and customer stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience
• 7+ years of SCADA engineering experience within a systems integrator, engineering services, or industrial automation environment
• Strong hands-on experience with Ignition, particularly Perspective
• Experience designing and deploying enterprise-level SCADA systems
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as OPC UA, Modbus TCP/IP, DNP3, MQTT, BACnet, and Ethernet/IP
• Experience integrating PLC platforms such as Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric, or similar
• Familiarity with SQL databases, historians, reporting tools, and network architecture
• Strong troubleshooting, customer-facing, and communication skills
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 50%

• Data center, power generation, power distribution, critical infrastructure, or mission critical facility experience
• Experience with MQTT and Sparkplug architectures
• Exposure to virtualization platforms, cybersecurity standards, and industrial networking
• Ignition Gold Certification or equivalent certifications

• Remote working environment
• Opportunity to work on large-scale mission critical and data center projects
• High visibility with clients and leadership
• Strong technical team with significant project backlog
• Competitive compensation package including bonus opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits and 401(k)
• Clear opportunities for technical and leadership progression