SCADA Developer

Diamondback Energy, Inc.; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamondback Energy, Inc. is seeking a skilled SCADA/Industrial software professional to design, develop, and maintain Ignition Perspective solutions. You will implement Python/Jython logic, manage data processing, and create robust interfaces for field and control-room operations.

Responsibilities include SQL development, tag management, and integrating PLCs/OPC/MQTT data with the SCADA platform, while collaborating with Operations, Automation, and IT to deliver practical, reliable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in SCADA, industrial software, automation, or OT systems.
• Ignition Perspective development experience.
• Experience writing Python/Jython scripts for production apps.
• Basic SQL skills with SELECT, JOINs, filtering, and updates.
• Understanding of SCADA concepts: tags, alarms, OPC, historian data.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical users.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain Ignition Perspective apps, views, templates, and reusable components.
• Develop Python/Jython scripts for application logic, data processing, tag management, integrations, reporting, and automation.
• Create and maintain SQL queries, stored procedures, and database integrations for SCADA.
• Build operator interfaces, dashboards, trends, alarms, and data-entry workflows.
• Configure and maintain Ignition tags, UDTs, tag history, alarms, gateways.
• Troubleshoot app, scripting, DB, communication, and data-quality issues across the SCADA system.
• Collaborate with Operations, Automation, Measurement, Engineering, IT to define requirements.
• Support PLCs, RTUs, OPC servers, MQTT, APIs; integrate data sources with SCADA.
• Improve performance, reliability, maintainability via standards and reviews.
• Document changes, scripts, objects, configurations, and backups; maintain version control.
• Follow change-management, cybersecurity, access-control, and testing standards.
• Participate in production support and on-call rotation for critical SCADA issues.

Skills

Ignition Perspective

Python/Jython scripting

SQL queries

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

HS Diploma/GED

AS/BS in CS/IS/Eng/Automation

Tools

Ignition Perspective

SQL Server

Snowflake

REST APIs

Git

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

Include but are not limited to

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain Ignition Perspective applications, views, templates, and reusable components.
• Develop Python/Jython scripts for application logic, data processing, tag management, integrations, reporting, and system automation.
• Create and maintain SQL queries, named queries, stored procedures, and database integrations used by SCADA applications.
• Build clear, responsive operator interfaces, dashboards, trends, alarm displays, and data-entry workflows that support field and control-room operations.
• Configure and maintain Ignition tags, UDTs, tag history, alarms, alarm journals, and related gateway resources.
• Troubleshoot application, scripting, database, communication, and data-quality issues across the SCADA system.
• Work closely with Operations, Automation, Measurement, Engineering, and IT teams to define requirements and deliver practical solutions.
• Support the integration of PLCs, RTUs, OPC servers, MQTT systems, APIs, and other operational data sources with the SCADA platform.
• Improve application performance, reliability, maintainability, and consistency through standards, code reviews, testing, and reusable design patterns.
• Document application changes, scripts, database objects, system configurations, and support procedures, and maintain version-controlled project backups.
• Follow change-management, cybersecurity, access-control, and testing standards for production SCADA systems.
• Participate in production support and an on-call rotation, including troubleshooting critical SCADA issues when needed.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
• 3+ years of experience developing or supporting SCADA, industrial software, automation, or operational technology systems.
• Hands-on experience developing applications in Ignition Perspective, including views, components, bindings, styles, navigation, and session or page properties.
• Experience writing Python or Jython scripts for production applications, including functions, dictionaries, lists, exception handling, logging, and data transformation.
• Basic SQL skills, including SELECT statements, joins, filtering, grouping, inserts, updates, and parameterized queries.
• Understanding of SCADA concepts such as tags, UDTs, alarms, historian data, OPC communications, and quality and timestamp handling.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to identify root causes across application, database, and field-data layers.
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical users, manage priorities, and work independently in a production environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Automation, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with Ignition 8.1, SQL Server, Snowflake, REST APIs, reporting, and Git or other version-control tools.
• Experience in oil and gas production, midstream, measurement, or field operations.
• Familiarity with PLCs, RTUs, industrial protocols, OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus, DNP3, and telemetry networks.
• Familiarity with OT cybersecurity practices, high-availability systems, gateway architectures, and production change management.

Relocation:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Work Authorization

• Diamondback Energy is not currently sponsoring employment visas for this position.

Diamondback is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diamondback provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, veteran or disability status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. Diamondback participates in E-Verify. Learn more about E-Verify.