24/7 SCADA Engineer for Renewables ROC & BESS

Mississippi Power Co; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company Services is seeking a SCADA Engineer/Specialist to support the SCS Remote Operations Center (ROC) 24/7. You will work with ROC Operators and M&D Analysts to ensure reliable SCADA performance and data integrity across BESS and renewable plants.

You will administer and monitor ROC SCADA systems, participate in on-call shifts, and collaborate with IT and network teams to maintain secure, compliant operations. Based in Birmingham, AL with some travel.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience using and managing plant control systems or SCADA systems.
• SCADA integration, configuration and HMI screen development experience strongly preferred.
• I&C and operations knowledge of BESS and renewable power plants, including alarm management strategies strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with NERC CIP requirements for Generator Operator (GOP) entity and other related NERC functional entities preferred.
• Experience with industry SCADA platforms and systems (e.g. Ignition, AVEVA, FrameworX) preferred.
• Troubleshooting communications and/or system issues associated with plant controls preferred.
• Experience with data management techniques to access, integrate, and present data from multiple sources is desired.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals and remote connectivity tools a plus.

Responsibilities

• On-call support for 24x7 remote operation centers.
• Ignition SCADA/HMI design, development, startup, and commissioning.
• Contribute to maintaining compliance with NERC CIP requirements applicable to GOP functional entity.
• Create and maintain I&C and SCADA documentation and diagrams for existing systems, new implementations, upgrades, and changes.
• Participate in change management processes.
• Assist in training others on plant I&C and SCADA systems.
• Maintain the Ignition SCADA system including backups, AV updates, OS patching, and software updates.
• Work with business partners to support I&C and SCADA systems to maintain reliable operations.
• Provide project oversight and support for BESS and renewable facilities integrating into the ROC.
• Provide support to remote/onsite I&C and SCADA systems and I&C field technicians.

Skills

SCADA experience

HMI development

I&C knowledge

Networking fundamentals

On-call support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Associate degree in Engineering Technology

Tools

Ignition

AVEVA

FrameworX

Microsoft SQL Server

MySQL Server

Windows Server

Active Directory

Windows Clustering

Wireshark

Job description

Southern Company Services is seeking a SCADA Engineer/Specialist to support the SCS Remote Operations Center (ROC) 24/7. You will work with ROC Operators and M&D Analysts to ensure reliable SCADA performance and data integrity across BESS and renewable plants.

You will administer and monitor ROC SCADA systems, participate in on-call shifts, and collaborate with IT and network teams to maintain secure, compliant operations. Based in Birmingham, AL with some travel.