Industrial Automation Application Engineer - 178096

We’re Hiring! Our key client is hiring and looking to add an Industrial Automation Application Engineer to their team. Please check the description below and reach out to us for more details if you are interested.

Pay Rate: $82.14/hour on W2

Work Type: Hybrid – In-Office Monday- Thursday | Remote Friday

Location: Houston, TX 77002

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Duration: 10-month contract (with possible extension)

Key Responsibilities:

Digital Enterprise Architecture:
• Participate in designing and implementing digital transformation strategies within the OT domain.
• Develop and maintain OT system architectures aligned with enterprise-wide IT and business objectives.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and solutions to enhance operational efficiency and productivity.

Cloud Computing:
• Design and implement cloud-based OT solutions (e.g., cloud-based SCADA, edge computing, data lakes).
• Ensure the secure and reliable operation of cloud-based OT systems.
• Collaborate with IT teams to integrate OT systems with cloud infrastructure.

Data Integration:
• Develop and implement data integration strategies to connect OT systems with enterprise data systems (e.g., ERP, MES, data warehouses).
• Design and implement data pipelines for real-time and historical data collection, processing, and analysis.
• Ensure data quality and integrity throughout the data lifecycle.

SCADA and Automation Systems:
• Maintain a working knowledge of SCADA systems (e.g., Ignition).
• Work directly with existing SCADA Engineers and the WM Industrial Automation department.
• Participate in designing, implementing, and commissioning new automation projects.

Okta Integration:
• Integrate Okta into OT systems to enhance user authentication, authorization, and access control.
• Manage and maintain user identities and access privileges within the OT environment.

Collaboration:
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including IT, engineering, operations, automation teams, and maintenance.
• Communicate technical information clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Application Support:
• Processes highly complex help desk tickets passed on from ITSC. Provides highly complex functional support of applications, isolates issues, and distributes tickets to the appropriate team for resolution.
• Isolates highly difficult or significantly ambiguous issues by reproducing the incident, identifying invalid data within the database, and/or tracing transactions through infrastructure to identify failure points.
• Provides data mining, writing specifications for development fixes, and advanced configuration of hardware and software.
• Creates DB scripts to correct invalid data within the database.
• Leads in resolving tickets passed on to any Tier 3 support group, working with external vendors as needed. Ensures all ticketed items are completed within set timeframes.
• Leads in the creation and modification of complicated systems.
• Creates and updates documentation.

Required Qualifications:
• Required: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Computer Science, or a related field.
• Required: 5+ years - Five or more years of experience in Inductive Automation systems.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-based OT solutions.
• Experience with database design, construction, and support.
• Experience with data integration technologies (e.g., APIs, message queues, data streaming platforms).
• Experience with identity and access management solutions (e.g., Okta).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with industrial communication protocols (e.g., Modbus, UPC-UA, Profibus, Ethernet/IP).
• Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, VirtualBox).
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Experience with Canary Labs Historian.
• Ignition 8.1 Certifications
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., ISA, IEC 62443).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge of deploying and supporting Industrial Automation Ignition and VTScada platforms at multiple physical locations in an enterprise.
• Experience with remote equipment network connectivity, WAN connectivity, cloud-based data storage, servers, and load balancers.
• Document user, support, and maintenance procedures.
• Document standardized communications to users and management.
• Customer service skills including conflict resolution.
• Effectively communicate with staff, management, end users, and other customers.
• Presents, communicates, and articulates technically advanced information to all levels of the organization (including technical and non-technical personnel, outside vendors, Senior Leadership, and Executive Leadership).
• Ability to conceptualize end-user steps and processes to readily identify the issue/problem.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.

Raise PBC is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetics, gender identity, veterans' status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Raise PBC is an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.