Osisoft PI Suite Admin

JOB SUMMARY:

- Ensure availability to all system users and perform necessary maintenance and issue resolution.
- This position is in support of an enterprise solution in the predictive assets analytics area of equipment management.
- The solution is heavily centered around OSISoft's PI suite and makes use of various analytic tools that are also supported within the section.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, when necessary on/off-shift and during weekends.
- Performs implementation and integration tasks for medium to large, complex in-house developed or purchased software solutions.
- Specific duties related to OSISoft PI include; Plan, support, and maintain other OSIsoft components, such as AF, Notifications, Webparts, Coresite, as well as 3rd party tools.
- Install, configure, and support various interfaces including: OPC, RDBMS, PI to PI, Modbus, UFL, OLEDB, and OLEDB Enterprise.
- Responsible for onboarding various Real Time streaming assets from various controllers Siemens, Monico PL1000E,
- RSLINX, Siemens, Kepware then connecting and configuring various PI interfaces Modbus, OPC, RDBMS to stream data back Real Time over VPN to data center.

SKILLS:

REQUIRED SKILLS:

- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Industrial Engineering, or related field
- Minimum of 6 years of IT experience showing progressive responsibilities
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Minimum 4 years of windows server administration experience in a domain environment.
- 2+ years experience in working with OSI/PI Historian, Asset Framework, PI OLEDB Enterprise, PI ACE.
- Experience with OSI/PI Client tools: PI Process book, PI Data link and PI Web parts.
- 2+ years experience with industry data collection standards (OPC, SCADA, MODBUS, Relational DB, Web Services, ODBC, XML, etc.) and knowledge of Data Acquisition and Distributed Control systems and PI Interface
- Expert knowledge of computer hardware and software and its related infrastructure components (ie networks) and/or operating environment identified in the assignment requirements.
- Basic Linux system administration skills
- Ability to integrate business process and technology solutions
- Team player works effectively with all levels in organization (business and IT).
- Demonstrate the ability to multitask and able to set priorities in a continuous changing environment.
- Strong ability to work independently and manage one's time as well as well as being a collaborative team member.

DESIRED SKILLS:

- Experience with Smartsignal Software Suite (Epicenter, Web Services, Sentinel, Gatekeeper, Workbench) -
- SQL server administration -
- JAVA, .net development experience
- Perl Scripting
- Analytical Tools (SPSS) is useful.