OT Systems Engineer SA at Mainstream Renewable Power

Summary Of Role
Mainstream Renewable Power is looking for an OT Systems Engineer to provide support to the Construction and Operations teams in Operational Technology (OT) and SCADA. This role will be responsible for management of Wind and Solar Farm OT and SCADA Hardware, updates, interaction with the IT team.

What You Will Do

• Assist with the design, integration and commissioning of new projects.
• Perform full lifecycle of installation, management, and maintenance of all OT infrastructure, including servers, storage, switches, routers, firewalls, and VoIP systems
• Perform system maintenance and patching of all OT infrastructure.
• Manage and support cloud-based and on-prem platforms
• Implement cybersecurity best practices and protocols and perform proactive monitoring to ensure security, integrity, and uptime of essential systems.
• Support advanced applications and process control infrastructure systems.
• Perform audits on all assigned integrated control networks
• Manage the hardware installed in the Data Analytics Centre.
• Perform regular backups of systems on Operational Sites.
• Perform regular Cyber Security audits and generate the report for Insurance purposes.

What We Require

• An degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5-years of experience in an IT or OT related environment.
• Be flexible in terms of working and travel arrangements.
• Regular national travel and international travel will be required as part of the job (driving licence Code B essential, no criminal record or past infringements, no previous Visa rejections)
• Analytical and conceptual thinking, able to understand both the details and the underlying systemic issues in order to plan and implement creative and effective solutions to business challenges
• Innovative and information seeking, monitors internal and industry trends to identify new opportunities. Organizes work effectively and uses available resources
• Have excellent communication, writing and people skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Self-motivated, hard-working with strong attention to detail in all work.
• Extensive use of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows.
• Fluent in the English language (written and spoken).
• Preference will be given to Candidates that have the following Experience:
• SQL Programming ability.
• SQL Server Experience.
• Knowledge on Cisco Networking & Virtualization platforms
• Knowledge of DNP3 or similar engineering communication protocols.