Project Leader Application Support

Colonial Group; Lake Forest (IL); Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group is seeking a skilled engineer to support applications, manage data historian tasks (OSI/PI), and establish interfaces between OT systems and business networks across ten paper mills in the United States. The role involves working with SQL Server, Windows/AD, and PI technologies, requiring strong communication skills in a fast-paced industrial environment.

Some travel is expected on a project-by-project basis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in CS or equivalent required.
• Experience with PI/OPC interfaces and data historians.
• SQL development including stored procedures and views.
• Strong communication in a fast-paced industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Support applications and data historian (OSI/PI).
• Setup/interfaces between OT and business networks for multiple mills.
• Work with SQL Server, Windows/AD, OSI/PI and PARCView.
• Communicate effectively in a fast-paced industrial setting; some travel required.

Skills

PI/OPCDA

PI/OPCHA

PI/OPCUA

SQL queries

Stored procedures

Data historian

Windows/AD

Interfacing networks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

PI-OLE

PI-SDK

PIAFSDK

OSI/PI

PARCView

Job description

Responsibilities

Position is primarily focused on support for applications, data historian (PI/PARCView) and setup/interfaces between OT and business networks for ten Paper Mills located throughout the United States. Environments include SQL Server, MS Windows/AD, OSI/PI and PARCView. Successful candidates will need to have strong communication and interpersonal skills, and have the ability to work well with others in a fast-paced industrial environment. Some travel is involved on a project by project basis.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent field of study.
• Experience with the following:
  • Supporting/communicating/Interfacing to control networks/PLC’s (PI-OPCDA, PI-OPCHA, PI-OPCUA)
  • Software/application development using various development kits/tools (PI-OLE, PI-SDK or PIAFSDK)
  • Data Historian Software (OSI/PI)
    • Create/manage points
    • Configure/support Interfaces
    • User access
    • System management/installation/support
  • SQL Server database 2017+
    • Writing SQL queries.
    • Creating stored procedures / functions / views

Pluses for the following experience

1. VB.Net / C#, .NET framework 4+
2. Source control, preferably Git
3. Web Development Experience

• ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Blazor
• JavaScript, JavaScript frameworks such as AngularJS
• HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap
• Mobile web development

Preferred Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience using data historians, interfacing/communicating with control networks, software development

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities

• Must be able to work well under pressure and within time constraints, multi-task, and build sound relationships with both internal and external customers.
• Must exhibit excellent communication, analytical, organizational and computer skills.
• Must be capable of independently making sound decisions through creative problem-solving and detailed requirements-gathering.
• Must be capable of working with ambiguity and change.

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