Director, Operations SCADA & OT

The role

The Director, Operations SCADA & OT serves as a technical leader for SCADA and Operational Technology infrastructure across Battery Energy Storage Systems and distributed energy assets. This role manages the Ignition SCADA platform, external integrators, and OT networks to transition to a standardized enterprise platform.

What you will do

• Serve as internal technical owner and subject-matter expert for the Ignition SCADA platform.
• Develop and modify Ignition screens, dashboards, templates, tags, alarms, trends, and historian configurations.
• Troubleshoot the full SCADA data path including gateways, scripts, databases, and field controllers.
• Administer SCADA software, firmware, configurations, backups, licensing, and upgrades.
• Develop fleet-wide standards for SCADA architecture, visualization, and documentation.
• Lead the transition to a standardized enterprise SCADA platform.
• Serve as technical lead for SCADA and controls integrators.
• Define technical requirements, scopes of work, and standards for new projects.
• Lead or oversee FAT, SAT, point-to-point testing, and end-to-end SCADA commissioning.
• Own and standardize OT network architecture and connectivity.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automation Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience with SCADA, industrial controls, automation, OT, power generation, utilities, renewable energy, or similar industrial systems.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience developing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting SCADA systems.
• Experience developing HMI screens, tags, alarms, trends, historian configurations, scripts, and system integrations.
• Experience commissioning SCADA and controls systems, including point-to-point and functional testing.
• Working knowledge of industrial networking, TCP/IP, VPNs, firewalls, switches, routers, and telecommunications.
• Experience managing SCADA/controls integrators and technical vendors.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical one-lines, control schematics, network diagrams, points lists, and technical specifications.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Inductive Automation Ignition
• Experience with Ignition Perspective and/or Vision, Gateway administration, Tag Historian, alarming, scripting, and database integration
• Experience with Python/Jython, SQL, APIs, or similar technologies used in SCADA applications
• Experience with Modbus TCP/RTU, DNP3, OPC UA, MQTT, or similar industrial protocols
• Experience with PLCs, SEL RTACs, protective relays, utility meters, and other intelligent electronic devices
• Experience with BESS, solar PV, distributed energy resources, substations, or inverter-based resources
• Experience developing or supporting multi-site or enterprise SCADA architectures
• Familiarity with industrial networking and OT cybersecurity best practices

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 5% employer match on your 401k retirement account
• 20 paid vacation days off
• 7 sick days
• 9 federal holidays
• 3 personal floating holidays
• 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for both the primary and secondary caregiver within the first year of birth or adoption
• Wellness initiatives including a $1,000 stipend
• 16 volunteer hours plus two planned company-wide volunteer outings per year

Before you apply

• Subject to NineDot Energy’s Drug and Alcohol Policy, including applicable drug and alcohol testing requirements

About the company

NineDot Energy is a community-scale, clean energy developer with a growing portfolio of projects. The company is creating innovative energy solutions to support a resilient electric grid and reduce carbon emissions.