Senior SCADA & OT Controls Engineer

Atmos Energy; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Atmos Energy seeks an experienced engineer to lead the planning, development, and deployment of real-time SCADA and OT systems. The role focuses on ensuring reliability, safety, and security across control centers and related infrastructure.

You will coordinate RTU/PLC projects, manage documentation, and implement policies for patch management and governance in a regulated environment. Travel and safety screenings apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 7 years of experience in SCADA programming and systems development, or equivalent.
• Requires exceptional verbal communication skills with internal and external audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning, engineering, development, testing, and implementation of hardware/software for real-time SCADA, control, and cybersecurity systems.
• Coordinate RTU/PLC project execution, programming, and commissioning to meet reliability, safety, and security requirements.
• Develop and monitor OT design/infrastructure policies, review documentation, and ensure compliance with OT policies and patch management.
• Maintain relationships with service providers to optimize design, installation, and maintenance of control, communications, network, and cybersecurity technologies.
• Oversee design, maintenance, and support of gas control center technical systems to ensure a dependable control environment.

Skills

SCADA programming

Real-time control systems

Cybersecurity systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Atmos Energy seeks an experienced engineer to lead the planning, development, and deployment of real-time SCADA and OT systems. The role focuses on ensuring reliability, safety, and security across control centers and related infrastructure.

You will coordinate RTU/PLC projects, manage documentation, and implement policies for patch management and governance in a regulated environment. Travel and safety screenings apply.