Senior OT SCADA Engineer – Renewable Plant Ops

Onward Energy; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Onward Energy, an independent power platform, is hiring a Senior SCADA Engineer in Denver to support OT equipment and data flows across gas, solar and wind assets. You will work with IT and operations to ensure reliability and compliance, serving as SME for SCADA systems and mentoring the SCADA team.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 6–10 years of experience, strong Ignition skills, and a leadership mindset. Travel and a full-time, exempt schedule are expected in this on-site position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6-10 years of OT/SCADA experience.
• Extensive Ignition (Backend and Frontend) expertise.
• Experience with SCADA systems and OT equipment.
• Strong MS Office skills.
• Renewable energy project experience preferred.
• Self-starter with sound decision-making.
• Team leadership and mentoring ability.
• Valid U.S. driver's license with acceptable MVR.

Responsibilities

• Act as subject matter expert for OT SCADA equipment and configurations.
• Mentor SCADA team members to strengthen capabilities.
• Troubleshoot and maintain connections between OT equipment and data systems.
• Provide field support on diverse control systems (Ignition, CIMPLICITY, WonderWare, ABB SYS600, SEL RTAC).
• Maintain data connections between OPS centers, servers and SCADA suites.
• Coordinate with IT as primary ops contact.
• Provide NERC CIP guidance to ensure asset compliance.
• Develop long-term OT standardization strategy.
• Lead projects with minimal oversight.

Skills

Ignition (Backend and Frontend)

SCADA systems

Mentoring / team leadership

Analytical thinking

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Ignition

CIMPLICITY

WonderWare

ABB SYS600

SEL RTAC HMI

RIG

PI data historian

Job description

Onward Energy, an independent power platform, is hiring a Senior SCADA Engineer in Denver to support OT equipment and data flows across gas, solar and wind assets. You will work with IT and operations to ensure reliability and compliance, serving as SME for SCADA systems and mentoring the SCADA team.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 6–10 years of experience, strong Ignition skills, and a leadership mindset. Travel and a full-time, exempt schedule are expected in this on-site position.