Job Description
The position involves leading the design, deployment, and management of operational technology and SCADA systems for utility-scale solar and battery storage projects, ensuring secure, compliant, and efficient data acquisition and asset management across the portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead site integration and commissioning of OT and SCADA systems, including deployment, configuration, validation, and documentation.
- Design, implement, and maintain secure OT network architectures in compliance with NERC CIP and security standards.
- Own NERC CIP compliance and manage audit processes for OT and control system assets.
- Manage OT data and vendor integrations, including defining data scope, quality, and change management.
- Provide asset management support, including PPA compliance, availability validation, and technical due diligence.
- Act as the OT subject matter expert for operational incidents and cybersecurity events, leading root cause analysis and remediation.
- Collaborate with project teams during design and contracting to review SCADA architectures and ensure data access risk mitigation.
Requirements
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent hands on OT SCADA experience.
- 7 years of OT SCADA or industrial systems integration experience in energy, utilities, or industrial automation, with utility scale solar and or BESS required.
- Hands on experience deploying hardware agnostic edge computing platforms for industrial data acquisition and protocol conversion.
- Strong proficiency with industrial communication protocols used in power generation, including end to end device level troubleshooting.
- Experience designing secure OT network architectures, including firewalls, segmentation, and remote access, with a security first mindset.
- Working knowledge of NERC CIP requirements applicable to Generator Owners Operators.
- Comfortable with field work and travel, including on site commissioning and direct interaction with inverter, BESS, and tracker OEMs.
- Experience reviewing SCADA, controls, and data system contract language across construction, procurement, and interconnection agreements.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to document systems clearly and present technical concepts to non technical audiences.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: $150,544 - $177,110 USD
Work schedule: Hybrid work model
Work environment perks: Flexible PTO
Additional benefits: 401(k) matching, comprehensive medical and dental plan options
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