PI System Administrator PI Systems Engineer

The Senior PI System Administrator / PI Systems Engineer is responsible for the administration, reliability, performance, security, and ongoing support of the AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System in a complex enterprise/industrial environment. This is primarily a PI administration and production-support role, with limited scripting and development required for automation, integrations, and operational improvements., * Administer and support PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework (AF), PI Vision, PI Analytics, PI Interfaces/Connectors, and PI Web API.

• Perform day-to-day PI administration, configuration, monitoring, health checks, system maintenance, and production support.
• Manage PI tags/points, AF structures, templates, attributes, analyses, Event Frames, notifications, and PI Vision displays.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data collection, stale/missing data, interface failures, data latency, system performance, and availability issues.
• Configure and support PI integrations with SCADA, DCS, EMS, OMS, ADMS, SQL databases, and other operational systems.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex PI incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
• Administer PI security, including PI Identities, PI Mappings, Active Directory integration, permissions, service accounts, and access controls.
• Support PI upgrades, patching, backup/restore, high availability, disaster recovery, failover, and capacity planning.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, architecture diagrams, and support procedures.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, OT, SCADA, IT Infrastructure, Networking, Cybersecurity, and application teams.
• Develop limited PowerShell, Python, shell, or C#/.NET scripts/utilities for automation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and integration support.

• 8+ years of IT, OT, Engineering, or real-time systems experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System administration experience in an enterprise or industrial environment.
• Strong experience with:
• PI Data Archive
• PI AF
• PI Vision
• PI Interfaces / Connectors
• PI Analytics
• Strong troubleshooting skills across real-time data flow, interfaces, system performance, and production availability.
• Experience with PI security, Active Directory, service accounts, Windows Server, upgrades, patching, backups, and disaster recovery.
• Scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, or shell scripting., * Experience in Utilities, Energy, Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, or other industrial environments.
• Experience integrating PI with SCADA, DCS, EMS, OMS, ADMS, or industrial control systems.
• Knowledge of OPC/OPC UA, DNP3, Modbus, or IEC 61850.
• Experience with PI Web API, AF SDK, REST APIs, SQL, and basic C#/.NET.
• Experience supporting high-availability and mission-critical PI environments.

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