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Senior Ignition Application Engineer

USAFull-time$123k–$163k2026-11-10

Core

Design and build Ignition applications to integrate operational technology data from PLCs, SCADA, and other infrastructure platforms for enterprise-wide visibility.

Role type

Senior Ignition Application Engineer

Builds

Enterprise-scale Ignition applications (Perspective/Vision dashboards, UDTs, alarm pipelines) integrating OT data

Domain

Industrial automation / OT-IT convergence

Required skills

Ignition Active certification, industrial protocols (OPC UA, Modbus, BACnet, MQTT), Python/Jython scripting, SQL, system integration

Preferred skills

Data center/energy industry experience, time-series analytics, OT/IT hybrid architectures, JavaScript, REST APIs, Bash/PowerShell

Technologies

Ignition, Perspective, Vision, Python, Jython, SQL, OPC UA, Modbus, BACnet, MQTT, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript

Responsibilities

Design and build Ignition applications using Perspective and Vision; Integrate operational technology data from PLCs and SCADA; Configure UDTs, alarm pipelines, and dashboards; Apply scripting and SQL to develop logic and workflows; Assist with testing, deployment, and troubleshooting; Collaborate with OT engineers and cybersecurity stakeholders.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC