SCADA Engineer

Specialist Computer Centres PLC; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialist Computer Centres PLC is seeking an experienced SCADA Engineer to support maintenance, upgrade and optimisation of OT systems across a large CNI estate in Manchester and North West sites. The role is a 6-month contract, onsite, at a rate of £500 per day via Umbrella.

Key responsibilities include supporting SCADA systems and OT infrastructure, troubleshooting issues, managing VMware ESXi/vCentre and Veeam environments, and configuring OT networks. Travel to sites is required.

Qualifications

• Proven SCADA experience.
• Strong OT engineering background.
• Experience with VMware ESXi, vCentre and Veeam.
• Strong Windows Server and Active Directory skills.
• Knowledge of OT networking (VLANs, routing, IP addressing).
• Experience with PLC-based control systems.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain SCADA systems and OT infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application and network issues.
• Produce technical documentation and support operational teams.
• Travel to operational sites as required.

Skills

SCADA

OT engineering

Windows Server

Networking OT

PLC integration

Driving licence

Tools

VMware ESXi

vCentre

Veeam

Active Directory

Job description

SCADA Engineer - £500/day via Umbrella - 6 Month Contract - Manchester & North West Sites (Onsite) - SCC Flex Contract

We are seeking an experienced SCADA Engineer with strong infrastructure, virtualisation and industrial control systems experience to support the maintenance, upgrade and optimisation of Operational Technology (OT) systems across a large CNI estate.

Your responsibilities as the SCADA Engineer:

• Support and maintain SCADA systems and OT infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application and network issues.
• Manage VMware ESXi, vCentre and Veeam environments.
• Support Windows Server and Active Directory platforms.
• Configure and maintain OT networks, including VLANs and routing.
• Support PLC-connected environments and industrial control systems.
• Assist with upgrades, patching, testing and deployments.
• Produce technical documentation and support operational teams.
• Travel to operational sites as required.

As a successful SCADA Engineer, you will have:

• Proven experience supporting SCADA environments.
• Strong OT engineering background.
• Experience with VMware ESXi, vCentre and Veeam.
• Strong Windows Server and Active Directory skills.
• Knowledge of OT networking, including VLANs, routing and IP Addressing.
• Experience working alongside PLC-based control systems.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Siemens WinCC and Simatic Net experience desirable.
• Professional references required.

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