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Posted on 2025/12/17

Operational Technology Engineer - SCADA/PowerOn

Next Ventures

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Full Description

Operational Technology Engineer - SCADA/PowerOn - INSIDE IR35

Please note this role is Inside IR35 (FTE or umbrella only).

Duration: 9 months+ (2-5 year project)

Location: Remote but must be able to attend office in Edinburgh a few times per month

The Role

Responsible for the performance, design governance, and technical assurance of business-critical Operational Technology (OT) applications.

The role ensures system reliability, authorises infrastructure changes, supports upgrades, and provides technical leadership across OT platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive continuous performance improvement of critical OT applications, including monitoring, fault reduction, and asset management planning.

• Act as Design Authority for OT infrastructure, approving architectural changes in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• Authorise Operational Acceptance Testing, upgrades, and handover of OT applications into support, including go/no-go decisions.

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to RTS Technical Engineers to ensure high-quality support and project delivery.

• Maintain deep technical expertise and set standards across Platinum, Gold, and Silver OT applications.

• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of major incidents, working with internal and external service providers in line with SLAs.

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on engineering or architectural expertise in OT environments.

• GE Vernova PowerOn (highly desirable / essential; equivalent technologies considered).

• ADMS and SCADA systems knowledge.

• AVEVA PI experience.

• ODMS (Operational Data Management Systems).

If interested in the above, please apply with the latest CV and best contact number. chloe.carr@next-ventures.com