SCADA Design Engineer for Critical Utility IT/OT

Attractivate Consulting Solutions; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Community impact

Professional development

Job summary

Attractivate Consulting Solutions seeks an experienced SCADA Design Engineer to design and configure SCADA systems for utility infrastructure. You will bridge OT and IT, ensuring secure, scalable control solutions tailored to electric, water, wastewater, or gas networks.

You will lead deployments, configure HMIs, alarms, and historians, while coordinating with IT/OT teams and vendors to meet NERC CIP and industry standards. On-site work at substations may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years SCADA engineering in electric, water, gas, or wastewater utilities.
• Hands-on with major SCADA platforms (GE iFIX, Wonderware/AVEVA, OSIsoft PI, Ignition, ABB).
• Strong working knowledge of DNP3, Modbus TCP/RTU, IEC 61850, ICCP.
• Familiarity with OT network design (DMZ, firewalls, segmentation).
• Experience with RTU/PLC programming or configuration (Allen-Bradley, SEL, GE).
• Solid IT/OT convergence concepts and best practices.
• Excellent documentation and technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Design SCADA system architectures, HMI screens, alarms, trends, historians.
• Lead SCADA deployments and upgrades from concept through commissioning.
• Ensure integration between field devices and SCADA platforms using standard protocols.
• Collaborate with IT/OT for secure OT network designs and CIP compliance.
• Support FAT/SAT, commissioning, cutover planning, and 24/7 issue resolution.

Skills

Hands-on SCADA experience

OT/IT convergence

Documentation & technical writing

Utility SCADA protocols knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Systems Engineering

Tools

GE iFIX

Wonderware/AVEVA

OSIsoft PI

Ignition by Inductive Automation

ABB Ability

Job description

Attractivate Consulting Solutions seeks an experienced SCADA Design Engineer to design and configure SCADA systems for utility infrastructure. You will bridge OT and IT, ensuring secure, scalable control solutions tailored to electric, water, wastewater, or gas networks.

You will lead deployments, configure HMIs, alarms, and historians, while coordinating with IT/OT teams and vendors to meet NERC CIP and industry standards. On-site work at substations may be required.