SCADA Engineer — Renewable Power & Analytics

Soap Creek Resources; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Soap Creek Resources is seeking a SCADA Engineer to support OT equipment and data flow across a fleet of gas, solar, and wind assets. The role emphasizes reliability of control and data systems, partnering with site managers and engineering/operations teams to drive performance.

You will evaluate emerging technology, provide NT CIP guidance, and contribute to AI initiatives while maintaining SCADA systems and data integration across multiple platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3–6 years of OT/SCADA 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, RTUs, PI data historians, SEL-RTAC, DNP, OPC, and Modbus.
• Ignition certification is preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with scripting languages; Python preferred.
• Knowledge of power plant components and renewable projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Ignition SCADA System, (Gateways, new Screens, create alarms, historian and integration).
• Manage OT SCADA equipment, including servers and point configurations within the device(s) and ensure systems are up to date.
• Develop data flows and displays in Ignition Perspective, facilitating advanced analytics and visualization of Operational Data.
• Troubleshoot and maintain connections between OT equipment – i.e., controls systems, Remote Intelligence Gateways (RIG), RTU’s, Campbell Scientific data loggers, etc.
• Maintain data connections between Remote Operations Center, corporate data servers and OEM SCADA, RTU, OPC Servers, etc.
• Coordinate with IT (internal and 3rd party) as primary point of contact for plant operations.
• Provide NERC CIP guidance and support to ensure all assets are in compliance
• Support SCADA lifecycle refresh and support internal AI Initiatives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Time management

Cross-functional teamwork

Python

Scripting

MS Office

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Inductive Automation Ignition

AVEA PI

DNP

OPC

Modbus

Job description

Soap Creek Resources is seeking a SCADA Engineer to support OT equipment and data flow across a fleet of gas, solar, and wind assets. The role emphasizes reliability of control and data systems, partnering with site managers and engineering/operations teams to drive performance.

You will evaluate emerging technology, provide NT CIP guidance, and contribute to AI initiatives while maintaining SCADA systems and data integration across multiple platforms.