Senior AVEVA PI System Architect & OT Data Lead

Invenergy; Vinings (GA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401k with company match

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Career development

Job summary

Invenergy, North America’s largest privately held developer and operator of power infrastructure, seeks an OT PI System expert to join our engineering team in the United States. You will manage data integrations from SCADA, DCS, RTUs, and PLCs, and automate maintenance tasks.

The role focuses on AVEVA PI System administration, AF, interfaces, and PI Vision. You’ll partner with IT to modernize the architecture, implement upgrades, and mentor junior engineers while delivering reliable real-time

Qualifications

• 5+ years administering enterprise-scale AVEVA PI environments including Data Archives, PI Collectives, AF, Interfaces, Connectors, AVEVA Connect, PI Web API, and PI Vision.
• Understanding of TCP/IP networking concepts, including identifying and troubleshooting communication issues.
• Proficiency with programming and scripting languages such as .NET, PowerShell, and Python

Responsibilities

• Act as the subject matter expert for OT systems, with a primary focus on the AVEVA PI System and associated data integrations.
• Configure and maintain data collection into the AVEVA PI System from OT platforms, including SCADA systems, DCSs, RTUs, PLCs, and other data sources.
• Investigate, evaluate, and integrate complex or unfamiliar OT systems with the AVEVA PI System.
• Administer and support AVEVA PI System components including PI Data Archive, PI Collectives, AF, Interfaces, Connectors, Adapters, AVEVA Connect, PI Web API, and PI Vision.
• Lead efforts to improve PI System architecture, data integrations, and platform reliability.
• Coordinate with IT and other stakeholders to implement infrastructure upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities
• Design scalable and maintainable workarounds for system limitations.
• Prepare technical and business justifications for infrastructure modernization and expansion.
• Develop automation for system maintenance and custom telemetry feeds to third parties using Python, PowerShell, and .NET.
• Lead investigation and resolution of complex PI System issues affecting performance, reliability, and data availability.
• Maintain technical documentation for implemented solutions and integrations.
• Support Operations Engineering through the development and maintenance of data pipelines, integrations, and automation solutions.
• Maintain real-time data collection infrastructure in support of control center operations.
• Lead onboarding activities for new project startups, including point definition, system configuration, and stakeholder coordination.
• Provide mentorship to junior team members.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

TCP/IP networking

.NET

PowerShell

Python

Tools

AVEVA PI System

PI Data Archive

PI Collectives

Asset Framework (AF)

PI Web API

PI Vision

AVEVA Connect

SQL Server/PostgreSQL/MySQL

DCS/SCADA integration

Job description

Invenergy, North America’s largest privately held developer and operator of power infrastructure, seeks an OT PI System expert to join our engineering team in the United States. You will manage data integrations from SCADA, DCS, RTUs, and PLCs, and automate maintenance tasks.

The role focuses on AVEVA PI System administration, AF, interfaces, and PI Vision. You’ll partner with IT to modernize the architecture, implement upgrades, and mentor junior engineers while delivering reliable real-time