Automation Engineer

Job Description: Automation Engineer (IT/OT Specialist)

Experience : 6 - 8 Years

Industry : Beverage / Food / Pharma Manufacturing Plant

Position Summary

Candidate should have hands on IT-OT integration & SCADA (Ignition) Specialist with 8-10 years of experience in industrial IT systems within FMCG / Beverage manufacturing.

The candidate must be capable of independently maintaining Ignition SCADA architecture, industrial networks, IT-OT communication and OT cybersecurity , while ensuring compliance with global automation and IT standards.

The role requires strong expertise in Ignition SCADA, Kepware OPC, MongoDB, industrial network architecture and integration with PLC / MES / SAP systems , along with coordination with Global Automation Teams / OEMs / for solution approvals and implementations.

Key Responsibilities

IT-OT Automation Architecture & Plant Support (Primary Role)

Maintain plant-level IT -OT network & Ignition SCADA architecture .

Ensure uptime and performance of SCADA Applications, Historian, and OT assigned servers.

Provide Developmental front-end support for

SCADA visualization

Line monitoring dashboards

OEE data systems

Central command centre systems

Troubleshoot plant-wide

SCADA application connectivity issues

OPC communication failures

Database latency issues

Network interruptions

Ensure secure integration between IT & OT layers.

Ignition SCADA & Application Management

Configure and maintain

Ignition Gateway

Redundancy setup

Perspective & Vision modules

Develop and maintain

Standardized HMI screen templates

Alarm structures

Tag architecture

UDT structures

Ensure screen design compliance with

Global automation standards

Cybersecurity guidelines

Corporate HMI design philosophy

Maintain version control and backup procedures.

OPC, Database & Data Management

Configure and maintain

Kepware OPC Server

OPC UA communication

Manage and optimize

MongoDB

SQL Databases

Historian systems

Handle

Database tuning

Backup & restoration procedures

Data integrity checks

Ensure reliable data exchange between

PLC

Ignition