Operational Technology Integration Specialist

DSA's Critical Infrastructure Protection group is a growing practice within Data Systems Analysts (DSA). We are seeking an experienced Operational Technology (OT) Integration specialist to help our Federal and Commercial customers enhance their operations through a digital transformation. Our ideal candidate will leverage their engineering experience for problem solving, as well as leverage creative analysis to identify, develop, and deliver new benefits for our customers. We are looking for an engineer who thinks big and can feel at home within our high-energy culture.

The Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) practice is focused on data aggregation, energy management, advanced analytics, and cybersecurity. Our group supports various industries including universities, government agencies, utilities, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing facilities. As a system integration team, we are tasked with delivering value to the overall mission of our customer's organization. The majority of your time will be customer facing and project focused.

As part of our project responsibilities you will be expected to understand Building Automation Systems (Client), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, and other 3rd party systems. A working understanding of typical IT-OT architectures (e.g. Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture) is also required. You will also use analytics packages (Python, R, etc.,.) to design and deploy algorithms that identify improvement opportunities and non-standard asset and system operation. You will be expected to be a leader in terms of understanding and experience on the OSISoft/AVEVA PI System and Server/Operating System maintenance practices. The ideal candidate will also understand AVEVA's eDNA historian software and other OT historian platforms. You will work remotely. Travel will be required but it is not expected to be frequent nor extended in duration.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide operational support and maintenance for PI System environments
• Support new system integrations (Client, SCADA, etc.,) to the PI System
• Understand common ICS communication protocols (e.g. Modbus, BACnet)
• Translate customer requirements into project deliverables
• Test, support, and troubleshoot project deliverables
• Resolve complex technical issues that require significant freedom of action and sound judgment
• Support internal solution development to enhance service and product offerings
• Multi-task effectively and act with minimum supervision
• Other duties as assigned

Candidates will be measured by their focus on customer success, ability to provide hands-on support and their ability to be part of a high performing team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of OSIsoft/AVEVA PI System experience with Data Archive, Asset Framework, Asset Analytics and PI Vision
• Experience programming industrial control system devices
• Experience integrating new sensors and instruments into an existing control network
• Experience with Active Directory Security software
• Technical knowledge of networks, firewalls, OT-IT network segmentation, and related hardware and software
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or similar, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with Server/OS maintenance (patching, etc.,)
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• PI System Installation Accreditation