Ignition Scada

Seeking an experienced Ignition SCADA SME to lead design, implementation, and migration of large-scale SCADA systems to an Ignition + AutoSol-based architecture for enterprise oil & gas operations. The role will drive standardization, scalability, and modernization across multi-asset environments.

Responsibilities

Design and implement Ignition-based SCADA platform for real-time monitoring, control, and visualization

Lead migration from legacy SCADA systems (CygNet/Wonderware) to Ignition

Define and implement SCADA architecture (centralized OT-hosted, scalable, secure)

Configure Ignition gateways, Perspective UI, UDT frameworks, and tag models

Integrate AutoSol (ACM/eACM) for field data acquisition from PLCs/RTUs

Design and manage data pipelines (OPC UA, MQTT, REST, Kafka) for OT/IT integration

Develop HMI screens, reusable templates, and high-performance UI aligned to ISA-101

Implement alarm management (ISA-18.2 compliant) with escalation workflows and notifications

Support historization, trending, and enterprise integration (PI, FSM, analytics systems)

Establish naming standards, UDT governance, and data quality frameworks

Drive CI/CD, Dev/Test/Prod separation, and configuration governance

Participate in testing (FAT, SAT), cutover planning, and hypercare support

Technical requirements

Core SCADA & Ignition

Strong experience in Ignition SCADA (Perspective, Vision, Gateway architecture)

Expertise in UDT design, tag modeling, scripting (Python/SQL)

Experience building enterprise-scale SCADA (>1M tags, multi-site)

Communications & Integration

Hands-on with AutoSol ACM/eACM, OPC UA, MQTT (Sparkplug B)

Experience integrating with PLC/RTU protocols (Modbus, DNP3, ROC, CIP, TotalFlow)

Strong in API integration, Kafka, enterprise data platforms

SCADA Modernization

Proven experience migrating CygNet / Wonderware SCADA to Ignition

Expertise in data mapping, tag standardization, and historical data migration

Experience in parallel migration / coexistence strategy

OT Architecture & Security

Understanding of Purdue architecture (L0–L5) and OT/IT segmentation

Experience in high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), redundancy design

Knowledge of industrial cybersecurity (IEC 62443, OT security frameworks)

Additional responsibilities

Preferred Skills

Experience in Oil & Gas / Utilities / Industrial operations

Exposure to AVEVA PI / Historian integration

Experience with Field Service Management / alarm workflows / Twilio integrations

Knowledge of industrial UX/UI design tools (Miro, wireframes)

Certifications (Preferred / Must-have)

Ignition Core / Perspective Certification

Ignition Gold Integrator (strongly preferred)

ISA-101 / ISA-18.2 (good to have)

Relevant certifications in SQL, .NET, or Python

Soft Skills

Strong stakeholder engagement with OT, Engineering, Operations teams

Experience working in large multi-year transformation programs

Ability to manage parallel workstreams and cross-team coordination

Education

Master Of Engineering,Master Of Technology,Bachelor of Engineering,Bachelor Of Technology