Ignition SCADA Architecture Lead for Global Deployments

MetroSys, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MetroSys, Inc. seeks an experienced OT/SCADA Solutions Architect to lead the technical architecture and deployment strategy for a large-scale Ignition SCADA rollout across multiple industrial locations.

This senior, hands-on role translates business and plant requirements into a scalable, repeatable SCADA architecture and collaborates with OT leadership, controls, networking, and deployment teams to establish standards and ensure successful implementations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in SCADA, industrial automation, or OT infra.
• 3+ years in senior engineering, lead, or architecture role.
• Experience designing enterprise SCADA/HMI architectures across sites.
• Strong PLC integration knowledge and field device familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Ignition reference architecture for multi-site deployments.
• Define standards for gateways, redundancy, communications, historians, and security.
• Develop gold images, templates, and reference designs for repeatable installs.
• Lead discovery across plant environments including PLCs, networks, and databases.
• Provide architectural guidance for Ignition integration with OT systems.

Skills

OT/SCADA architecture

Ignition experience

Industrial networking

OPC UA / MQTT

Cybersecurity basics

Technical leadership

Documentation

Tools

Inductive Automation Ignition

SQL / Historian concepts

Job description

MetroSys, Inc. seeks an experienced OT/SCADA Solutions Architect to lead the technical architecture and deployment strategy for a large-scale Ignition SCADA rollout across multiple industrial locations.

This senior, hands-on role translates business and plant requirements into a scalable, repeatable SCADA architecture and collaborates with OT leadership, controls, networking, and deployment teams to establish standards and ensure successful implementations.