Sr. Scada Engineer - Manassas, VA - 100% Onsite from day 1

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No. of Years of Experience

Detailed Write Up

Total No. of Years of experience

No. of Years of Experience as a Scada Engineer

Must Have a minimum of 3 or more years of experience configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting SCADA or equivalent distributed control systems (DCS) is required.

Provides supervision for 1-3 SCADA Analyst(s) responsible for the administration and technical support of the SCADA and Load Management system. Includes performance management, goal setting and development plans for employees.

Windows operating systems, LINUX, Microsoft Office, virtualization, access control/authorization, security event monitoring and configuration management software

Administrating, programming and troubleshooting real-time SCADA systems and displays.

Power System Operations concepts, processes and procedures.

Basic understanding of NERC CIP standards.

Designs, configures, and maintains the SCADA and Load Management infrastructure in accordance with policies, regulatory standards and industry best practices. Documents tasks to demonstrate compliance with regulatory standards such as infrastructure changes, compliance assessments, testing of significant changes, system configurations, access reviews and equipment disposal. Responsible for procedures and practices related to the physical and cyber security of the SCADA system.

Programs SCADA systems to communicate with field equipment including IEDs, RTUs and meters

Maintains and supports SCADA servers, databases, data historian, SCADA one-lines, map board, operator training, historian and engineering workstations, and related Electric Operations systems including: ACS, eDNA, ICCP, data integration (transcription, load page) and delivery point meters. Manages relationship with key hardware and software vendors.

Creates and updates SCADA operator displays and databases.

Ensures communications and coordination with Power Supply to implement peak demand load shedding programs.

Responsible for Department functions and roles related to OT Cyber Security Plan and OT Cyber Incident Response Plan.

Coordinates ICCP database and coordinates data exchange with outside entities.

Good Communication Skills

Ability to manage projects and time effectively to meet strict deadlines. Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team, with little to no supervision.