LCS/SCADA Engineer

About the job

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the design, configuration, deployment, and maintenance of Line Control Systems (LCS) and SCADA platforms supporting continuous manufacturing operations.
• Define system architectures, communication protocols, and interfaces to integrate production equipment with LCS/SCADA, MES, APS, and AMHS systems.
• Program, configure, and optimise PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA applications.
• Integrate third-party systems and industrial equipment to ensure seamless production workflows.
• Oversee system installation, commissioning, and validation, including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT).
• Ensure high availability and reliability of LCS/SCADA systems; implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery measures.
• Administer Windows Server (SCADA HMIs/engineering workstations), Linux (middleware/integration servers), and support embedded/real-time OS platforms used by controllers and field devices.
• Plan and coordinate system maintenance, configuration management, security patching, and controlled upgrades to minimise production downtime.
• Develop dashboards, alarms, analytics reports, and data historians for monitoring system performance, downtime, and root-cause analysis.
• Implement OT cybersecurity measures including system hardening (e.g. SELinux), firewalls, access controls, network segmentation, and secure authentication.
• Collaborate with IT Security teams to support compliance with NIST, ISO 27001, and IEC 62443 standards for OT and IIoT environments.
• Troubleshoot LCS/SCADA and PLC-related issues; lead root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop system documentation, SOPs, and training materials for operators and engineers.
• Establish preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for factory automation systems.
• Participate in vendor selection, project scoping, and contract management for LCS/SCADA deployment where required.
• Deploy containerised applications using Docker and support Kubernetes or OpenShift clusters for high-availability factory workloads, where applicable.

Requirements/ Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Automation, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience with SCADA, PLC programming, and industrial automation systems in a manufacturing or factory OT environment.
• Experience configuring SCADA platforms, including data historians, reporting tools, HMI/visualisation, and dashboard development.
• Strong knowledge of PLC programming, industrial control systems, and instrumentation.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols including Modbus RTU/TCP, RS422/485, NMEA, and CC-Link IE (CCIE).
• Experience in system architecture design, maintenance, site testing, and commissioning (including FAT and SAT).
• Understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, and OT cybersecurity principles (hardening, access controls, network segmentation).
• Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, documentation, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Preferred

• Experience with Rockwell Automation platforms (ControlLogix, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View, Historian).
• Semiconductor manufacturing or high-availability factory automation experience.
• Greenfield commissioning or system architecture design experience.
• Experience integrating LCS/SCADA with MES, APS, or AMHS.
• Familiarity with IEC 62443, NIST, and ISO 27001 in OT environments.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift in industrial settings.
• Exposure to SELinux or advanced Linux security controls.