Lead SCADA Systems Architect (Gas Control Systems) in Portland, Oregon - #71495 | VanderHouwen

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Job Id: 71495

Lead SCADA Systems Architect (Gas Control Systems)
Our client is seeking a Lead SCADA Systems Architect to provide technical leadership and hands-on expertise for large-scale gas control and SCADA system implementations. This role will lead the end-to-end technical delivery of a modern SCADA platform, including architecture, configuration, integration, and migration activities. The ideal candidate is a self-directed technical leader who thrives in complex, client-facing environments, can navigate ambiguity, and partners effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performing control systems. This role is primarily remote, with periodic onsite collaboration and travel required.

This role is onsite in Portland, Oregon.

Lead SCADA Systems Architect Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture and implementation of gas control and SCADA platforms, including system design, configuration, integrations, and legacy system replacement.
• Own technical delivery across the project lifecycle, ensuring solutions meet functional requirements, safety standards, performance expectations, and reliability goals.
• Design and document SCADA architectures, including redundancy, high availability, failover strategies, and disaster recovery considerations.
• Provide hands-on expertise with SCADA software, PLCs, HMIs, operational technology infrastructure, and real-time data systems.
• Collaborate closely with utility engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and compliance teams to ensure alignment with operational and regulatory requirements.
• Lead technical planning activities, including scope definition, sequencing, risk identification, and mitigation strategies.
• Communicate technical concepts, progress, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Guide and mentor distributed technical team members, including internal staff and system integrator partners.
• Support testing, validation, and end-user acceptance activities, including participation in site validation sessions.
• Produce project reporting artifacts such as technical documentation, status updates, incident reports, and implementation summaries.

Lead SCADA Systems Architect Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience delivering SCADA or instrumentation and control system implementation projects in utility, energy, or industrial environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with SCADA platforms, control systems architecture, and real-time operational data environments.
• Experience with PLC platforms such as Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix, along with Rockwell FactoryTalk or comparable HMI solutions.
• Familiarity with operational technology environments, including virtualized servers, industrial networks, and system integrations.
• Experience working within structured delivery methodologies such as SDLC or hybrid waterfall approaches.
• Proven ability to lead technical workstreams in complex, cross-functional, and client-facing environments with limited day-to-day supervision.
• Experience coordinating distributed teams across multiple locations and working effectively with third-party system integrators.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to assess risk, make sound technical decisions, and escalate issues to maintain project momentum.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting gas control or energy-sector SCADA environments.
• Familiarity with AspenTech or similar gas control room platforms.
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as OPC, Modbus, or DNP3.
• Understanding of cybersecurity considerations and compliance standards for industrial control systems.
• Experience with scripting or automation tools such as Python or PowerShell.
• Exposure to cloud-based SCADA, IIoT, or edge computing architectures.

Compensation: (DOE)

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