PSA Engineer

Overview

Remote
$70 - $72
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Database
Backup
Communication
Computer Networking
Confluence
Cyber Security
DevOps
Disaster Recovery
Documentation
EMS
Element Management System
JIRA
Jenkins
Management
Mapping
Microsoft Operating Systems
Expect
Failover
Firewall
GRID
Git
Hardening
Instrumentation
SCADA
Python
RTU
NERC
Network Protocols
PSA
Patch Management
Screening
Scripting
Servers
Shell
Siemens
Smallworld
TLS
PKI
Project Delivery

Job Details

Purpose: Implement and maintain real-time SCADA infrastructure integrated with GE ADMS / EMS.
Core Responsibilities
Commission and configure SCADA servers, historian, and comm front ends.
Integrate RTUs, IEDs, PMUs using IEC 60870-5-101/104, DNP3, ICCP TASE.2 protocols.
Design and validate point databases, RTU maps, control points, analog scaling, alarm thresholds.
Coordinate with field engineers for RTU testing and FAT/SAT.
Implement redundancy, failover, and disaster-recovery schemes.
Monitor system performance and latency, apply OS/patch management.
Support cybersecurity hardening (firewalls, certificate management, NERC CIP baseline).
Critical Skills
GE SCADA / Proficy Historian / Grid OS RT
Communication protocols (IEC 101/104, DNP3, ICCP)
Networking & cybersecurity (VPN, firewalls, TLS, PKI)
Scripting: Python / Shell for automation
Real-time OS / server tuning (Windows Server 2019, RHEL 8)
Hands-on with SEL RTAC, Siemens SICAM, ABB RTUs preferred
Preferred Background
5 10 yrs SCADA integration / commissioning
Electrical / Instrumentation background
GE Digital EMS / ADMS certification desirable
Cross-Functional & Soft Skills
Familiarity with GE GridOS, ADMS, DERMS, EMS, Smallworld lifecycle and DevOps tools
Knowledge of CIM standards, IEC 61850, IEC 61970/61968
Hands-on with JIRA, Confluence, Git, Jenkins, ServiceNow
Strong documentation and communication for customer interaction
Understanding of utility domain, OT/IT integration, cybersecurity, and change control
Agile / DevOps project delivery experience preferred
Pre-Screening Questions
Which communication protocols have you configured or troubleshot (IEC 101/104, DNP3, ICCP)?
Expect details on mapping, polling intervals, and event confirmation logic.
Describe how redundancy and failover are implemented between primary and backup SCADA servers.
Expect hot-standby, mirrored DB, watchdog, and heartbeat mechanisms.
How do you secure SCADA communications in compliance with NERC CIP?
Expect firewall zoning, TLS/PKI, certificate management, user segregation.
When analog data stops updating from an RTU, what is your step-by-step troubleshooting approach?
Expect methodical network-protocol-application sequence.
Describe your scripting or automation experience for configuration or monitoring (Python/Shell).
Expect hands-on examples config validation, log parsing, or polling tests.

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