PI System Engineer | Saudi Arabia

Hudson Manpower; Riyadh Region; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions firm is looking for a skilled PI System Administrator in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves configuring PI Data Archive and integrating Yokogawa DCS data, ensuring reliable data flow, and developing dashboards for various teams. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience with PI systems, strong knowledge of OT data modeling, and proficiency in scripting. This position offers an opportunity to enhance operational visibility and implement new use cases for the PI system.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with PI System administration.
• Strong knowledge of OT data modeling and KPI design.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Configure PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework, and PI Notifications.
• Manage PI tags, security, and data integrity.
• Build dashboards in PI Vision for various teams.

Skills

PI System administration

Integration with Yokogawa DCS systems

OT data modeling

Scripting (VBScript, Python, PowerShell)

Reporting automation

Cybersecurity practices in OT environments

Job description

Responsibilities

• • Configure PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework (AF), PI Notifications, and PI Vision.
• • Manage PI tags, security, and data integrity.
• • Integrate Yokogawa DCS data using PI interfaces/connectors and map critical signals into PI AF.
• • Ensure reliable, real-time data flow into PI with redundancy and failover where needed.
• • Build dashboards in PI Vision for operators, maintenance teams, managers, and executives.
• • Configure automated daily/shift reports for equipment health, production KPIs, and compliance metrics.
• • Implement event-triggered email alerts via PI Notifications + SMTP integration (e.g., bypass, trip, abnormal vibration).
• • Develop KPI scorecards for plant performance (availability, downtime, throughput).
• • Continuously identify and implement new PI use cases to support O&M; and leadership visibility.
• • Follow OT Cybersecurity policies when integrating PI with other systems, ensuring secure role-based access.

Qualifications

• • 5+ years hands-on experience with PI System administration (PI Data Archive, PI AF, PI Notifications, PI Vision).
• • Proven integration experience with Yokogawa DCS systems.
• • Strong knowledge of OT data modeling and KPI design.
• • Proficiency in automation and scripting (VBScript, Python, PowerShell, or PI SDK/PI Web API).
• • Knowledge of reporting automation and email notification systems.
• • Good understanding of cybersecurity practices in OT environments.
• • Experience delivering reports and dashboards for both operations staff and executives.
• • Experience working with Operations and Maintenance teams to define KPIs and dashboards.