Control System Subject Matter Expert (SME) - CPG Manufacturing, MES and IT/OT Integration

Tata Consultancy Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

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Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a Control System Subject Matter Expert (SME) for CPG manufacturing, MES and IT/OT integration. The role demands 10+ years of hands-on experience in industrial automation across PLC, SCADA/HMI, DCS and MES interfaces.

You will drive architecture reviews, design narratives, tag structures and alarms, and lead IT/OT integration with vendors, MES teams and plant stakeholders. Offshore India locations include Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on experience in industrial automation within manufacturing (CPG/FMCG)
• Deep expertise in PLC, SCADA/HMI and major control platforms
• MES and IT/OT integration using OPC DA/UA, Kepware or equivalent OPC servers
• Strong understanding of control-system architecture, PLC programming, tag structures and alarms
• Experience leading design, troubleshooting, commissioning, site deployment and production support for critical lines

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for control-system architecture, standards, design reviews and integration across PLC, SCADA/HMI, DCS, historians, MES and enterprise IT platforms.
• Assess existing plant automation landscapes, develop current-state and target-state architectures, identify gaps and define modernization roadmaps.
• Design and review PLC programs, HMI/SCADA applications, control narratives, tag models, alarm strategies and equipment interfaces.
• Own IT/OT and MES integration design, including OPC connectivity, tag mapping, data collection and data-quality controls.
• Lead troubleshooting of complex production incidents spanning field devices, networks, OPC servers, SCADA, historians and MES; deliver RCA and corrective actions.
• Define resilient architectures, redundancy, backup/restore, disaster recovery and lifecycle practices for mission-critical control systems.
• Collaborate with plant engineering, OEMs, system integrators and cybersecurity teams during design, FAT/SAT and cutover.
• Ensure solutions comply with safety, quality, change-control and OT cybersecurity requirements.
• Establish reusable engineering standards, templates and documentation; promote version control and knowledge sharing.
• Mentor engineers, lead workshops, estimate work and communicate risks to customer leadership.

Skills

Industrial control systems

PLC

SCADA/HMI

DCS

OPC/UA

Industrial networks

MES integration

Historian

Batch automation

Packaging automation

OT cybersecurity

Production support

Tools

Rockwell AB

Siemens

Schneider Electric

AVEVA Wonderware

GE Digital

Emerson

Job description

Role: Control System Subject Matter Expert (SME) - CPG Manufacturing, MES and IT/OT Integration

Required Technical Skill Set: Industrial Control Systems, PLC, SCADA/HMI, DCS, OPC/OPC UA, Industrial Networks, MES Integration, Historian, Batch/Process Automation, Packaging Automation, OT Cybersecurity and Manufacturing Production Support

Desired Experience Range: 10-15 Years

Location of Requirement: Offshore - India (Chennai / Bengaluru / Hyderabad / Pune)

Must-Have**

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in industrial automation and control systems within manufacturing, preferably Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG/FMCG), food and beverage, bottling, packaging or process manufacturing.
• Deep expertise in PLC, SCADA/HMI and industrial control platforms such as Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric, AVEVA/Wonderware, GE Digital, Emerson or equivalent technologies.
• Proven MES and IT/OT integration experience using OPC DA/UA, Kepware or equivalent OPC servers, industrial gateways, historians, middleware, APIs, message brokers and database interfaces.
• Strong understanding of control-system architecture, PLC programming, tag structures, alarms, interlocks, recipes, batch/sequence control, equipment states, line controls and production data acquisition.
• Experience leading design, troubleshooting, commissioning, site deployment and production support for critical processing and packaging lines, with strong customer and plant-stakeholder communication.

Good-to-Have

• Knowledge of GE Proficy Plant Applications, AVEVA MES, Rockwell FactoryTalk Production Centre, SAP MII/DMC or equivalent MES platforms.
• Understanding of ISA-95/Purdue Model, ISA-88 batch concepts, PackML, industrial protocols including EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus TCP, Profibus and MQTT, and time synchronization across OT systems.
• Experience with OT cybersecurity controls such as network segmentation, firewalls/DMZ, secure remote access, asset inventory, patching, backup/restore, antivirus/application allowlisting and IEC 62443/NIST-aligned practices.
• Exposure to cloud/edge integration, IIoT platforms, data contextualization, predictive maintenance, OEE analytics and DevOps/version-control practices for automation assets.
• Relevant OEM, ISA, ITIL, cybersecurity or functional-safety certification.

Responsibility of / Expectations from the Role

• Act as the technical authority for control-system architecture, standards, design reviews and integration across PLC, SCADA/HMI, DCS, historians, MES and enterprise IT platforms.
• Assess existing plant automation landscapes, develop current-state and target-state architectures, identify technology and competency gaps, and define practical modernization roadmaps.
• Design and review PLC programs, HMI/SCADA applications, control narratives, tag models, alarm strategies, interlocks, sequences, recipes and equipment interfaces for processing and packaging operations.
• Own IT/OT and MES integration design, including OPC DA/UA connectivity, namespace and tag mapping, event/data collection, store-and-forward, middleware, API/database interfaces and data-quality controls.
• Lead troubleshooting of complex production incidents spanning field devices, PLCs, industrial networks, OPC servers, SCADA, historians and MES; restore service safely and deliver detailed RCA and corrective/preventive actions.
• Define resilient architectures, redundancy, backup/restore, disaster recovery, configuration management and lifecycle practices for mission-critical control systems.
• Collaborate with plant engineering, operations, OEMs, system integrators, MES teams, infrastructure, network and cybersecurity teams during design, FAT, SAT, commissioning, cutover and stabilization.
• Ensure solutions comply with applicable safety, quality, change-control, validation and OT cybersecurity requirements without compromising plant availability or product integrity.
• Establish reusable engineering standards, naming conventions, templates, checklists, test protocols, support SOPs and knowledge artifacts; promote disciplined version control and documentation.
• Mentor control engineers and support teams, lead technical workshops, estimate work, review vendor proposals and communicate technical risks, decisions and recommendations to customer leadership.