SCADA Platform Lead - Reliability, Security & Modernization

Delta Utilities; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Utilities seeks a SCADA Lead to serve as technical authority for the enterprise SCADA environment, ensuring reliability, security, and availability for natural gas operations across transmission, distribution, storage, measurement, and field activities.

You will architect, administer, and drive lifecycle management, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement, while leading modernization initiatives and acting as the principal liaison with software vendors, system integrators, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 10+ years supporting industrial control systems or utility SCADA.
• 5+ years administering enterprise SCADA platforms.
• Experience with mission-critical high-availability systems.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning.
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server, virtualization, networking, and OT infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner of the enterprise SCADA platform.
• Develop and maintain the technical roadmap for the SCADA environment.
• Lead platform modernization, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Establish engineering standards, configuration management, and documentation.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements.
• Ensure 24x7 availability and reliability of the SCADA platform.
• Monitor system health, performance, and capacity.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for critical incidents.
• Coordinate restoration efforts during outages.
• Develop High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies.
• Maintain DR documentation and procedures.
• Oversee SCADA database administration and RTU/PLC communications.
• Promote cybersecurity and secure communications.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Strategic planning

Vendor management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science/IT

Tools

AspenTech OSI

SQL Server

PowerShell

Python

Dynatrace

MQTT

Job description

Delta Utilities seeks a SCADA Lead to serve as technical authority for the enterprise SCADA environment, ensuring reliability, security, and availability for natural gas operations across transmission, distribution, storage, measurement, and field activities.

You will architect, administer, and drive lifecycle management, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement, while leading modernization initiatives and acting as the principal liaison with software vendors, system integrators, and