The Role
- SCADA / OT Architect
- Remote Hybrid role – you must be based in Ireland and have a car and full clean driving license as some travel to client sites will be required. Some, limited, international travel will also be required
- Permanent or Contractor opportunity
Role Brief
In this role your focus will be on architecture development and the complete design and development of SCADA, Batch Control, OEE or Historian systems for a range of use cases and client projects.
You will lead one or a range of projects for SL Controls clients and be the principal point of client contact for these projects. you will mentor and lead project teams in a global environment and have full life cycle project ownership.
Skills Brief
Essential:
- Experience developing multiple projects using the Ignition OT platform is essential.
- Controls expertise across PLC, HMI & SCADA would be essential.
- Experienced with solution delivery with industrial controls protocols such as OPC DA/ UA for equipment integration to Level 2 systems.
- Familiarity with IoT protocols and technologies such as MQTT and Kafka would be desirable.
- SQL Expertise: The candidate should have experience developing / maintaining databases utilised by applications developed (MS SQL Server / Postgres desirable).
- Programming Skills: Advanced skills demonstrating a proficiency in Python scripting is a requirement. Additionally, C# and Visual Basic would be beneficial.
Desirable:
- Agile Methodologies: Experience working in agile projects with Azure DevOps is an advantage, but not essential.
Person Brief
- Life Science Industry Expertise: A strong background within the Life Science Industry, with a strong under-standing of 21CFR , GAMP 5, GxP and validation protocols is essential and only candidates with this background will be considered.
- A minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience across technical and consultancy roles is required.
- Significant experience in a software development role is essential with higher level coding and developments skills in the likes of C#, VB, .NET, SQL Server.
- As this is a client facing role, excellent communication in written and oral presentations is a must.
- High standards in documentation are required in requirements definition, design, development and validation phases of projects.
- The successful candidate should be a confident presenter to Senior Leadership Teams, demonstrate Thought Leadership.
- There will be requirement to develop/ manage technology roadmaps, drive requirements definition through process flow development and
- The successful candidate will be required to lead and mentor project teams in a global environment in the full life cycle of projects.
- Demonstrated ability to build and track project estimates, support client proposals alongside commercial team.
- The ability to identify, promote and share best practices within technical groups as part of continuous improvement.
Important to note:
The role is offered on a remote / hybrid basis. Only candidates based in Ireland can be considered and due to the need for international travel, only EU and UK citizens can be considered at this time. You must have a full clean driving license and car and be available to travel to clients sites as required – expected travel – circa 20-30%
Opportunity Brief
This is an excellent opportunity to work with clients who are global leaders in their field, helping to develop and improve upon industry leading technology solutions. SL Controls offers a supportive environment committed to employee development and wellness, along with a competitive and rounded compensation package, which rewards high performers.
Company Brief
SL Controls are experts in the area of Equipment System Integration and System Support. We specialise in assisting our customers, including many of the world’s top multinational companies in the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors, achieve their Six Sigma and OEE targets.
Over the past 20 years we have grown our business from a Sligo based enterprise into an international business with additional offices in Galway, Limerick, Leinster and Florida USA.
We pride ourselves on our expertise in industrial IT integration and regulatory compliance in support of global end users, OEM’s and Technology providers.
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