OT Architect/SME (Operational Technology) – Water Industry Consulting

Cognizant; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking experienced business analysts and consultants passionate about the energy and utilities domain. This role involves leveraging your knowledge of operational technologies (OT) and water treatment processes to support innovative solutions for clients. You will play a crucial part in bridging the gap between IT and OT, helping water utilities navigate their transformation journeys. If you have a strong background in control applications and project delivery, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving sector.

Qualifications

• Experience with OT technologies and project delivery in the water industry.
• Solid understanding of water treatment and control applications.

Responsibilities

• Support business development activities bridging OT and IT.
• Utilize data science for transformation in the water utilities sector.

Skills

Knowledge of OT technologies

Water treatment processes

Control applications

Instrumentation

Project delivery experience

Control Engineering

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

SCADA systems

PLC systems

DCS systems

Cloud deployment tools

Job description

The Company

Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 350,000 employees as of January 2024. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

Cognizant Consulting

At Cognizant, our consultants orchestrate the capabilities to truly change the game across strategy, design, technology and industry/functional knowledge to deliver insight at speed and solutions at scale. Our consulting services elevate the unique abilities and business aspirations of customers and employees and build relationships based on trust and value.

Water Utilities Consulting

With the arrival of AMP7 and recent market developments, Water Utilities in the UK have embarked on a transformation journey that focuses on sustainability, reliable infrastructure, customer centricity, social responsibility, and most importantly disruption from innovative competitors entering the marketplace.

Cognizant has multiple engagements with water utilities in the UK where we are utilising our capabilities in data science and digital enablement to help them lead this transformation through new offerings, solutions and innovative business models that are aligned to the market trends and regulatory commitments. We are looking for experienced business analysts/consultants/product owners who are passionate about making a difference for our clients in the energy and utilities domain.

Role Outline

• The candidate requires knowledge and experience of common OT technologies deployed in the water industry combined with experience in several project delivery roles.
• A solid understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of water treatment, storage and transmission processes is required.
• The role provides support to business development activities, especially in bridging the gap between OT and IT.
• Deep knowledge of control applications requires domain engineering knowledge such as hydraulics and pumping plant for the water industry.
• A continuing trend in many organizations is to merge IT and OT functions within both project delivery and operational functions.

Common OT Technologies

• Instrumentation (including valves)
• Control panel design, construction and installation (including MCCs)
• Fieldbus and control networks (all applicable OSI 7 layers)
• Hardware aspects of PLC, RTU and DCS systems for current and legacy products
• Realtime control application development in IEC 1131-3 and legacy systems
• Supervisory platforms such as SCADA and DCS
• MES platforms, implementing functions described in ISA 95
• Process simulation (dynamic and steady state)
• OT-IT Integration technologies and protocols
• Knowledge of IoT and IIoT technologies and protocols
• Knowledge in various OT and IoT protocols including MQTT, OPC UA, Modbus etc.
• Knowledge in NIS security framework
• Understanding of UNS (Universal Namespace) and Sparkplug B would be an added advantage

Common tech shared with OT

• Ethernet LAN
• PC Operating systems
• Web applications
• Cloud deployment
• Good to have experience in – Ignition, DataOps/Highbyte and HiveMQ/Mqtt

Project deployment experience

• V model lifecycle as exemplified by GAMP 5
• Software Engineering practice e.g. OOD
• Configuration Management
• Compliance e.g. functional safety

Domain knowledge

Principles and practice of measurement and control

• Selection and maintenance of instrumentation
• Control Engineering (design and tuning)

Electrical engineering

• LV assembly design and test
• Design of motor control systems

Process Engineering

• Design and operation of process plant
• Hydraulics
• Water treatment processes