Senior SCADA Configuration Analyst

Job Description

Puget Sound Energy's IT Application Solutions team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Senior SCADA Configuration Analyst position!

The Energy Management Systems team at Puget Sound Energy is seeking a Senior SCADA Analyst, with an IT background, ideally with experience using the Aveva OASys DNA and OSI PI product suite in a utility environment. As a Gas SCADA Analyst, you will be part of a growing business offering that is at the nexus of energy management, advanced analytics, and cyber security.

In this role, you will be a liaison between cross‑functional IT groups and the control room operators, helping to ensure reliable energy delivery to our customers. Our goal has remained consistent: to become our clients’ most preferred and trusted IT partner. To achieve this goal, we rely on our people. We look for individuals that have integrity, expertise, and a drive to contribute to the future success of our team.

You will be responsible for supporting the multi‑site, high‑availability Gas SCADA system. You will ultimately assist in supporting and troubleshooting the operational SCADA environment as well as ensuring optimized monitoring and reporting for solid system reliability. You will engage with the customer, guide and lead them through solutions, and ultimately deliver successful projects.

• Responsible for the monitoring, maintenance, development, and support of a mission‑critical, high‑availability IT monitoring and control system (SCADA)
• Enhance and maintain all primary and peripheral systems that make up the Gas SCADA environment
• Design, develop, deploy, and support applications to meet the needs of primary and secondary internal customers
• Design and oversee the implementation of vendor and 3rd party supplied system enhancements/products to the mission‑critical system infrastructure
• Collaborate with applicable parties to configure, deploy, and troubleshoot remote devices and systems of varying types and complexity using all available resources in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with Security, Systems, and Database Administration staff to maximize the effectiveness of enhancement and maintenance efforts
• Support and troubleshoot the operational SCADA environment as well as ensure optimized monitoring and system reliability reporting
• Configure and maintain alarm management of SCADA system alarms for gas controllers, customers, and SCADA staff
• Install and configure the PI System in redundant environments including but not limited to Interface Failover, PI Collective, Load‑Balanced AF Server, SQL Always On, Clustered Notifications and Analysis, Load‑Balanced PI Vision
• Deploy and configure patches in multiple gas domains
• Mentor and train lower‑level analysts
• Configure and ensure that all telemetry and controls are available and accurate
• Technologies/Applications in Scope:
  • OASYS DNA Suites and interfaces
  • OSIsoft Pi Historian and interfaces
  • C Programming
  • MODBUS / DNP3 / Mercury / PI to PI
  • Microsoft Servers 2012 and above & SQL Server 2008 R2 and above
  • Communications and connectivity (MODBUS/DNP/Mercury/Pi to Pi Connections)
• Coordinate work with vendors and contractors during project conception and implementation stages
• Manage smaller projects or a project team from conception to completion

• Learn new technologies to help provide the right solutions to customers
• Work through the complete life cycle of a project
• Perform at a high level to provide solutions to customer’s problems by going the extra mile
• Ability to work as a team member, but can also work alone, unsupervised
• Understanding of WAN and VPN concepts
• Ability to build relationships with IT and non‑IT personnel
• Able to provide on‑rotation, after‑hours (24x7) on‑call support

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
• 5+ years of IT experience, including several years of systems development experience in the design and development of department‑wide or enterprise‑wide applications
• Detailed understanding and experience: 5+ years hands‑on systems experience in…