Senior SCADA Engineer

Job Summary We are looking for an experienced Senior SCADA Engineer with expert-level knowledge of Ignition SCADA to lead the design, development, deployment, and commissioning of plant-wide SCADA solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Ignition Perspective, Vision, OPC UA, MES integration, PLC connectivity, industrial networking, and IT/OT cybersecurity within manufacturing environments. Key Responsibilities Design and develop SCADA applications using Ignition Perspective and Vision. Build and maintain UDTs, tag hierarchies, alarm management systems, historians, and reporting solutions. Configure and manage Ignition Gateway architecture, redundancy, security, and high-availability deployments. Integrate PLCs (Siemens, Beckhoff, Mitsubishi) with Ignition via OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus TCP, and EtherNet/IP. Design PLC-SCADA-MES interfaces and support OEE, KPI, and production reporting. Develop OPC UA Information Models, XML NodeSets, telemetry structures, alarms, and equipment hierarchies. Develop scripts using Python/Jython, REST APIs, and SQL databases. Lead FAT, SAT, commissioning, vendor coordination, documentation, and user training activities. Mandatory Skills Ignition SCADA (Expert Level) oPerspective oVision oUDT Design & Tag Hierarchies oAlarm Manager & ISA-18.2 oTag Historian & Reporting oGateway Architecture & Redundancy oPython/Jython Scripting oMQTT / Sparkplug B PLC Integration oSiemens TIA Portal (S7-1200/S7-1500) oBeckhoff TwinCAT 3 oMitsubishi PLCs oOPC UA Device Connections Industrial Protocols oOPC UA oMQTT / Sparkplug B oModbus TCP oProfinet oEtherNet/IP oBACnet Database & Integration oSQL Server / PostgreSQL / MySQL oTransaction Groups oNamed Queries oMES Integration oREST API Development Cybersecurity oIEC 62443 oNetwork Segmentation oAD/LDAP Integration oCertificate-based TLS oFirewall & Access Control Preferred Skills Sepasoft MES/OEE Modules Ignition Edge InfluxDB / Grafana / OSIsoft PI Azure IoT / AWS IoT Git Version Control Battery, EV, Automotive, Pharma, or Process Industry Experience Qualifications B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Automation, Electrical, Controls, Mechatronics, or related disciplines. Minimum 7 years of SCADA and Industrial Automation experience. At least 4 years of hands-on Ignition development experience. Ignition Core Certification preferred .