What are the responsibilities and job description for the PSA Engineer SCADA - 100 Remote position at VARITE INC?
Pay rate range: $58.13-71.96/hr. - Rate is Negotiable
GBaMS ReqID: 10290926
Job title: GSW - PSA Engineer SCADA
Job Description:
Roles & Responsibilities:
Responsible for advanced Power Systems Application software development and successful delivery of assigned functions to meet corporate project/product commitments. The responsibilities include: working with Electric Utilities or ISOs (Independent System Operators) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) on functional software specifications, designing, coding, testing, integration, application tuning and delivery.
Desirable Skills / Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:
Proficient in Electric Transmission EMS / SCADA /Implementation
Preferable hands-on experience of implementing Client Reliance (XA21) EMS/SCADA or any equivalent SCADA from Siemens, OSI, ABB, Schneider etc.
Good knowledge of Electric SCADA applications/Power DMS/TMS
Experience doing data modelling.
5 years of work experience in customizing and delivering Network or Transmission Application preferably Reliance.
5 years of experience with LINUX and Windows Operating Systems
5 years of experience with C, Java & Oracle Database
SQL, shell scripting, ability to read and interpret logs & debug files
Installation of Operating system patches and other 3rd Party Software such as Oracle, NetApp etc.
System configuration and Hands on Experience in GitHub and ClearCase
5 years experience on Realtime or Mission Critical Systems
Must have experience in picking up and installing fixes on live customer systems
Proven track record of problem analysis, identification and resolution
Strong troubleshooting & debugging skills
Good communication skills (verbal and written)
MS office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and MS Outlook competency
Reliance (Formerly known as XA/21) experience
Object-Oriented programming techniques, Oracle, and/or system administration, is a plus
Reliance grid apps domain
Database SQL/PLSQL
Test Management / Exposure to automated testing
Education:
Master's or Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
Master's in Electrical Engineering specialized in Power System Applications (PSA)
Keywords:
Power On Reliance, XA21, Power Systems, EMS
EXPERIENCE RANGE IN REQUIRED SKILLS: 6-8 years
CLIENT PROVIDED ADDED ON 10/15/25
PSA Engineer - SCADA (Real-Time Systems)
Purpose: Implement and maintain real-time SCADA infrastructure integrated with Client ADMS / EMS.
Core Responsibilities:
Commission and configure SCADA servers, historian, and comm front ends.
Integrate RTUs, IEDs, PMUs using IEC 60870-5-101/104, DNP3, ICCP TASE.2 protocols.
Design and validate point databases, RTU maps, control points, analog scaling, alarm thresholds.
Coordinate with field engineers for RTU testing and FAT/SAT.
Implement redundancy, failover, and disaster-recovery schemes.
Monitor system performance and latency, apply OS/patch management.
Support cybersecurity hardening (firewalls, certificate management, NERC CIP baseline).
Critical Skills:
Client SCADA / Proficy Historian / Grid OS RT
Communication protocols (IEC 101/104, DNP3, ICCP)
Networking & cybersecurity (VPN, firewalls, TLS, PKI)
Scripting: Python / Shell for automation
Real-time OS / server tuning (Windows Server 2019, RHEL 8)
Hands-on with SEL RTAC, Siemens SICAM, ABB RTUs preferred
Preferred Background
5-10 yrs SCADA integration / commissioning
Electrical / Instrumentation background
Client Digital EMS / ADMS certification desirable
Cross-Functional & Soft Skills
Familiarity with Client GridOS, ADMS, DERMS, EMS, Smallworld lifecycle and DevOps tools
Knowledge of CIM standards, IEC 61850, IEC 61970/61968
Hands-on with JIRA, Confluence, Git, Jenkins, ServiceNow
Strong documentation and communication for customer interaction
Understanding of utility domain, OT/IT integration, cybersecurity, and change control
Agile / DevOps project delivery experience preferred
Pre-Screening Questions:
Which communication protocols have you configured or troubleshot (IEC 101/104, DNP3, ICCP)?
→ Expect details on mapping, polling intervals, and event confirmation logic.
Describe how redundancy and failover are implemented between primary and backup SCADA servers.
→ Expect hot-standby, mirrored DB, watchdog, and heartbeat mechanisms.
How do you secure SCADA communications in compliance with NERC CIP?
→ Expect firewall zoning, TLS/PKI, certificate management, user segregation.
When analog data stops updating from an RTU, what is your step-by-step troubleshooting approach?
→ Expect methodical network-protocol-application sequence.
Describe your scripting or automation experience for configuration or monitoring (Python/Shell).
→ Expect hands-on examples—config validation, log parsing, or polling tests.
Skills: Category Name Required Importance Experience SkillCategoryTest1_MN Utilities : Electric grid (Transmission and Distribution) Yes 1 7 years
Salary : $58 - $72