The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $111,544 to $153,374

Purpose

Job Summary: The main function of the Historian and Analytics Lead Engineer is to provide Administration and support with the installation, configuration, and support of OSI PI software and tools within the technical infrastructure. Develop Time saving analytics, Develop Business cases with stake holders in the Electric and Gas operations center.

Ensures that the stakeholder data security requirements necessary to protect the organization's mission and business processes are adequately addressed in all aspects of cyber architecture including reference models, segment and solution architectures, and the resulting networks and systems supporting those missions and business processes.

Responsibilities

• Support Grid Digitization through modeling real time data streams and creating a common Platform for Historian and Analytics.
• Develop time saving use cases for Real time Analytics using the AVEVA PI historian suite of software tools.
• Sizing and designing system level hardware requirements for OSI PI Systems and related interfaces.
• Evaluate Asset Framework and PI Architecture designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed or provided in response to Business area requirements.
• Ensure appropriate levels of availability based on critical system functions and ensure that data requirements identify appropriate disaster recovery and continuity of operations requirements to include any appropriate fail-over/alternate site requirements, backup requirements, and material supportability requirements for system recover/restoration.
• Provide input on data security requirements to be included in statements of work and other appropriate procurement documents.
• Provide input to the Risk Management Framework process activities and related documentation (e.g., system life-cycle support plans, concept of operations, operational procedures, and maintenance training materials).
• Define and document how the implementation of a new data systems or new interfaces between systems impacts the security posture of the current environment.
• Define and document how implementation of new use cases support business objectives includes Cost benefit analysis.
• Write detailed functional specifications that document data architecture requirements.
• Document and update as necessary all data definition and architecture activities.
• Determine the protection needs (i.e., security controls) for the data system(s) and network(s) and document appropriately.
• Implementing Industrial Analytics/Smart Analytics using data from operational technologies to modify and optimize processes
• Performing scheduled Industrial Life Cycle Management and maintenance on the PI system and other operational technology systems
• Industrial Real-time System Administration for AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System, SEL Disturbance Monitoring, SKF, and Stack Vision, PQ View
• Developing, deploying, and maintaining Utility Compliance documents (Federal and State), Creating Historian and analytics Process documents.
• Automating and monitoring PLC, Telemetry, Control System, and SCADA data streams
• Performing software updates, server upgrades, OSI PI software Patching of OT and IT servers
• Implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting AVEVA/OSIsoft industrial interfaces and software products
• Managing time series and relational databases

Skills and Requirements

Education Required:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field
• 5 years working with PI Historian Systems in an Administrator capacity
• Understanding of data sets for both Gas and Electric Power Protection and Operations
• Proven OSI PI historian best practices training
• 7 years of and Historian and Analytics program implementation experience

Experience Required:

• Deep Knowledge of OSI PI Historian System Administration, Analytics, and Reporting
• Familiarity with industry data collection standards (OPC, SCADA, MODBUS, Relational DB, Web Services, ODBC, XML, etc.)
• Deep knowledge of Data Acquisition and Distributed Control systems, SCADA, and PI Interfaces.
• Data concepts and protocols (especially OT), and system and network data security methodologies.
• Database systems Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, NoSQL
• GIS and CIS Systems: ESRI GIS Data Structures, SAP Data Structures
• Knowledge of critical infrastructure (NERC CIP)
• Knowledge of data system management principles, Asset Framework models, methods (e.g., end-to-end systems performance monitoring), Perfmon and other tools.
• Knowledge of multi-level data security and cross domain solutions related to PI historian.
• Moderate Knowledge of Linux and Windows Administration including Kerberos authentication
• Knowledge of PI-to-PI interfaces across domains.
• Knowledge of data design processes, to include understanding of security objectives, operational objectives, and trade-offs.
• Familiarity with ABB Hitachi Network Manager SCADA
• Familiarity with AVEVA Enterprise SCADA (Formerly known as OASyS)
• Knowledge of data systems testing and evaluation methods.
• Ability to integrate business process and technology solutions

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, IT, engineering, data science, or related field
• Minimum of 6 years of IT experience showing progressive responsibilities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Minimum 4 years of windows and Linux server administration experience in a domain environment.
• Experience in working with the entire OSI/PI Software Suite.
• Familiarity with industry data collection standards (OPC, SCADA, MODBUS, Relational DB, Web Services, ODBC, XML, etc.)
• Good knowledge of Data Acquisition and Distributed Control systems, SCADA and PI Interfaces.
• Advanced knowledge of computer hardware and software and its related infrastructure components and/or operating environment identified in the assignment requirements.
• Ability to integrate business process and technology solutions
• Team player works effectively with all levels in organization (business & IT).
• Demonstrates the ability to multitask and able to set priorities in a continuous changing environment.
• Strong ability to work independently and manage one's time as well as well as being a collaborative team member.

Competencies

• Be a role model
• Be agile
• Collaborate and Share
• Develop Self & Others
• Empower to grow
• Focus to achieve results
• Technical Skills

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Renewables

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Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country

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Job Posting End Date:
July-12-2024

Minimum Salary: 111544.00 Maximum Salary: 153374.00 Salary Unit: Yearly