Senior SCADA Engineer

Overview

Senior engineer overseeing SCADA, network, and cyber security for asset integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• scada oversight
• hardware integration
• communications security
• client liaison
• stakeholder management
• defect resolution

Tasks

This role will likely grow to include support for other assets within the Ocean Winds portfolio at various levels of development. The team operates in close quarters with various departments within Ocean Winds where you would be expected to provide support when required on short notice. Reporting to the Head of Asset Integrity within the asset department of the business, Ocean Winds require a ‘Senior SCADA and Systems Engineer’ to support SCADA and Network system assets to ensure they are managed safely and effectively for both routine maintenance and defect resolution activities. This will include hardware, software, integration, and commissioning support on all operational systems. To understand, maintain, develop, and implement robust and reliable communications infrastructure while ensuring Cyber Security. -Reviewing design plans, communicating with clients on work specifications, maintaining engineering processes, developing, and managing budgets. -To engage with multiple stakeholders at a senior level, both within and out with OW, to ensure that the business can operate to the highest standards of safety and technical performance. -Provide Technical Authority oversight of SCADA programs and projects. -To provide embedded focused technical and project management support to the operational and project teams to ensure the business can meet its goals. -Provide assistance in material infrastructure upgrades. -Hardware, software, integration, and commissioning support on all operational systems. -To understand, maintain, develop, and implement robust and reliable communications infrastructure while ensuring Cyber Security.

Requirements

• scada
• ms sql
• plc
• automation
• project management
• degree

What You Bring

Academic Background Degree qualified in a core engineering function, and the ability to demonstrate suitable experience in a similar role. -Competent in discussing technology that the successful candidate will have asset management responsibility for (SCADA, MS SQL Database, PLC coding, Grid Code Compliance.) -7 plus years’ experience in a Lead or Senior Systems Engineer position. -Ocean Winds has an international team of employees, and the working language is English. Candidates need to be fluent in English both spoken and written. Proficiency in other languages will be valued. -Applicable experience and other related professional qualifications will be considered. -Automation & Scripting -Ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders. -Hands-on experience with modern and legacy Operating systems, CIS benchmarking, virtualisation environments and server hardware. -Experienced in all stages of Project Management, including research, design, development and manufacturing, right through to installation and the final commissioning. -Experience of designing engineering, and commissioning control room environments and associated systems would be an advantage. -Database infrastructure experience within Employers systems to ensure data flow management to 2nd and 3rd Tier SCADA systems and/or Historians. -A thorough understanding of IT systems, communication networks and compliance for network security. -The ideal candidate will have various technical capabilities including knowledge of SCADA and Control Systems, their associated network topologies and configurations. -Ability to perform both safety, environmental and technical risk assessments to ensure that activities are managed safely and effectively, without unnecessary overreactions. -The ideal candidate will have various technical capabilities including knowledge of network topologies and MS SQL Database experience within corporate IT systems and data flow management would be of benefit. -Ability in precision planning, coordinating and prioritizing engineering activities and resources to get projects completed on time and on budget while being commercially intuitive relative to business and market needs. -Proven hands-on experience of MS Server Operating Software, 2008 R2 – 2012 R2, VMWare and/or HyperV and DL range HP Hardware and components. -Ability to be innovative to ensure that Ocean Winds is aware of emerging best practices, technologies, etc. -Requirement to travel for limited durations of time with short notice to other locations such as the O&M bases in Fraserburgh and Buckie, OEM facilities, offsite storage facilities etc.

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Benefits

-Wireless Networking -Ocean Winds operate a flexible working policy although the primary office location will be in Edinburgh. Buckie or Fraserburgh would be considered for the right candidate.

About Ow Ocean Winds

-Provides end-to-end offshore wind solutions, from development to operations. -Derived its name from wind sound recordings at sea, retaining only the letters 'O' and 'W'. -Moray West reached full output in April 2025, supplying power to major tech companies like Amazon and Google.

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