Senior AVEVA PI Systems Engineer

Invenergy; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Job summary

Invenergy is seeking a highly experienced AVEVA PI Systems engineer to administer enterprise PI environments, integrate OT data sources, and lead reliability improvements across the PI platform. This role is based in the Richmond, VA area and focuses on ensuring real-time data availability for control center operations.

You will design scalable architectures, coordinate with IT, and develop automation for maintenance and telemetry feeds to third parties.

Qualifications

• Five or more 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, but not limited to PI Data Archive, PI Collectives, PI 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.

Skills

AVEVA PI admin

TCP/IP networking

Programming .NET

PowerShell scripting

Python scripting

Job description

Invenergy is seeking a highly experienced AVEVA PI Systems engineer to administer enterprise PI environments, integrate OT data sources, and lead reliability improvements across the PI platform. This role is based in the Richmond, VA area and focuses on ensuring real-time data availability for control center operations.

You will design scalable architectures, coordinate with IT, and develop automation for maintenance and telemetry feeds to third parties.