Job Title: Operational Technology Architect / SME
Location: Remote - (ad-hoc travel to client site in Edinburgh)
Contract Duration: 9 months (extensions available)
Industry: Energy
We are seeking a highly experienced OT Subject Matter Expert to oversee delivery of applications & infrastructure projects across a portfolio of platforms & applications.
Key Responsibilities
OT Application Performance & Resilience
Provide SME leadership for performance improvement of business-critical OT applications
Improve monitoring, fault detection, and operational management to minimise service disruption
Develop and maintain a Strategic Asset Management Plan
Technical Authority & Design Governance
Design Authority for changes to existing landscape
Review, challenge, and approve architectural changes to platinum, gold, and silver applications
Work closely with application vendors, internal IT teams, network providers, and operational stakeholders to design, test, and authorise change
Upgrade Approval & Operational Assurance
Authorise completion of Operational Acceptance Testing
Approve handover into live operational support
Own and approve key go / no-go decisions for upgrades and releases
SME Leadership & Knowledge Development
Set technical standards and best practices for the application portfolio
Mentor and develop Engineers
Ensure a robust support and project engineering service
Deep Technical Expertise
Maintain and develop knowledge across platforms
Engage with external technical forums and contribute to internal documentation, standards, and processes
Major Incident & Fault Analysis
Lead or support root cause analysis for serious incidents
Act as a senior escalation point, working with service providers
Ensure incident resolution aligns with SLAs and operational priorities
Essential Skills:
Expert in enterprise operational technology
Expert in SCADA & ADMS platform architecture
GE Vernova PowerOn (strong preference)
Expert in ODMS architecture
AVEVA PI (strong preference)