SCADA Engineer, Power Generation & OT Analytics

Connectly Recruiting; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Connectly Recruiting in Colorado seeks a SCADA Engineer to support OT equipment and data flows across gas, solar and wind assets. You will work with site managers and operations teams to ensure reliability of control and data systems, and contribute to analyses and evaluation of new technologies.

Must have deep Ignition and AVEA PI expertise, plus experience with RTUs, PI historians, Modbus and OPC in renewable and gas power contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 3–6 years of experience.
• Expert level proficiency in Inductive Automation Ignition and AVEA PI is mandatory.
• Experience with Renewable and Gas power systems.
• Familiarity with OT Equipment such as SCADA, RTU, PI data historians, SEL-RTAC, DNP, OPC, Modbus protocols.
• Ignition certification preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with scripting languages, Python preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Ignition SCADA System, including Gateways, new screens, alarms, historian, and integration.
• Manage OT SCADA equipment, including servers and point configurations; keep systems up to date.
• Develop data flows and displays in Ignition Perspective for advanced analytics.
• Troubleshoot connections between OT equipment (controls, RTUs, PMUs).
• Maintain data connections between Remote Operations Center, data servers, and OEM systems (SCADA, RTU, OPC).
• Coordinate with IT as primary contact for plant operations.
• Provide NERC CIP guidance to ensure asset compliance.
• Support SCADA lifecycle refresh and internal AI initiatives.

Skills

Ignition

AVEA PI

Python

Microsoft Office

SCADA systems

RTU

Modbus

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Ignition

AVEA PI

OPC

DNP

Job description

Connectly Recruiting in Colorado seeks a SCADA Engineer to support OT equipment and data flows across gas, solar and wind assets. You will work with site managers and operations teams to ensure reliability of control and data systems, and contribute to analyses and evaluation of new technologies.

Must have deep Ignition and AVEA PI expertise, plus experience with RTUs, PI historians, Modbus and OPC in renewable and gas power contexts.