SCADA Engineer

Position : Scada Engineer

Location : Bellevue, WA

Duration : 6 Months

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsible for advanced Power Systems Application software development and successful delivery of assigned functions to meet corporate project/product commitments. The responsibilities include: working with Electric Utilities or ISOs (Independent System Operators) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) on functional software specifications, designing, coding, testing, integration, application tuning and delivery.

Desirable Skills / Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:

Proficient in Electric Transmission EMS / SCADA /Implementation
Preferable hands-on experience of implementing GE Reliance (XA21) EMS/SCADA or any equivalent SCADA from Siemens, OSI, ABB, Schneider etc.
Good knowledge of Electric SCADA applications/Power DMS/TMS
Experience doing data modelling.
5+ years of work experience in customizing and delivering Network or Transmission Application preferably Reliance.
5 years of experience with LINUX and Windows Operating Systems
5 years of experience with C, Java & Oracle Database
SQL, shell scripting, ability to read and interpret logs & debug files
Installation of Operating system patches and other 3rd Party Software such as Oracle, NetApp etc.
System configuration and Hands on Experience in GitHub and ClearCase
5 years experience on Realtime or Mission Critical Systems
Must have experience in picking up and installing fixes on live customer systems
Proven track record of problem analysis, identification and resolution
Strong troubleshooting & debugging skills
Good communication skills (verbal and written)
MS office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and MS Outlook competency
Reliance (Formerly known as XA/21) experience
Object-Oriented programming techniques, Oracle, and/or system administration, is a plus
Reliance grid apps domain
Database SQL/PLSQL
Test Management / Exposure to automated testing

Education:

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
Master’s in Electrical Engineering specialized in Power System Applications (PSA)

Keywords:

Power On Reliance, XA21, Power Systems, EMS
EXPERIENCE RANGE IN REQUIRED SKILLS: 6-8 years

REQ Intake:

Location: Preferred On-site, open to Remote

Please note: While the rate range is provided for guidance, we encourage suppliers to avoid submitting candidates near the maximum unless they fully meet all listed qualifications and experience requirements.

PSA Engineer – SCADA (Real-Time Systems)
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

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