What are the responsibilities and job description for the SCADA Programmer position at Kennedy Industries, Inc.?
Position Summary
Kennedy Industries SCADA Programmer role is responsible for designing, implementing, troubleshooting and supporting SCADA, PLC, HMI, telemetry and cloud-based control systems for municipal and industrial applications. This role combines technical expertise, project leadership, and customer collaboration to deliver reliable automation, monitoring and data management solutions.
Essential Functions
SCADA and Control Engineering:
Benefits
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Kennedy Industries SCADA Programmer role is responsible for designing, implementing, troubleshooting and supporting SCADA, PLC, HMI, telemetry and cloud-based control systems for municipal and industrial applications. This role combines technical expertise, project leadership, and customer collaboration to deliver reliable automation, monitoring and data management solutions.
Essential Functions
SCADA and Control Engineering:
- Design, implement and support SCADA, telemetry, PLC and HMI systems
- Develop, program, troubleshoot, and maintain PLC and HMI applications
- Configure tags, alarms, trending and operator interfaces for effective system monitoring and control
- Troubleshoot control systems, field instrumentation, communications networks, and related hardware
- Deploy and maintain redundant VTScada cloud architectures, to ensure high availability, failover, and load balancing
- Integrate cloud-based SCADA platforms with PLC’s, RTU’s, edge devices and field equipment using industrial communication protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, EtherNet/IP, and MQTT
- Manage historical telemetry data, including historian configuration, storage, backup, and data accessibility
- Configure and maintain industrial network infrastructure, including firewalls, VPN’s and secure remote-access solutions
- Implement cybersecurity best practices and support compliance with applicable industrial security standards
- Troubleshoot network and communication issues using tools such as Wireshark and other packet analysis software
- Lead SCADA and automation projects while supporting project managers in project execution and coordination
- Work directly with customers to develop, implement, and support control system solutions
- Review project specifications and provide technical support for project scoping, design and quotations
- Minimum 5 years of experience in SCADA, PLC programming, industrial controls, or automation systems
- Experience with VTScada development and application configuration required
- Familiar with SCADA server architecture, redundancy, failover, and cloud-hosted environments
- Knowledge of industrial communication protocols including Modbus, DNP3, Ethernet/IP and MQTT
- Understanding of network principles, VPN’s, firewalls and remote access technologies
- Ability to troubleshoot industrial networks and communication systems
- Experience with Allen-Bradley and/or Unitronics PLC platform preferred
- Strong project management skills, communication, and problem solving skills
- Ability to read and interpret engineering specifications, electrical schematics and control drawings
- Self-motivated with strong analytical, technical and computer skills
- Preferred Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or Automation Engineering or a related technical field
- Equivalent technical degree and relevant industry experience will also be considered
- IN OFFICE Monday through Friday-standard 40 hours
- Field work will be 40% of the position with minimal overnight travel
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
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