Senior Cyber Operations Analyst - Military Veterans

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $122,699 to $153,374

Job Summary

The main function of the Senior Cyber Operations Analyst is to provide Administration and support with the installation, configuration, and support of OSI PI software and tools within the technical infrastructure. Develop Time saving analytics, Develop Business cases with stake holders in the Electric and Gas operations center.

Ensures that the stakeholder data security requirements necessary to protect the organization's mission and business processes are adequately addressed in all aspects of cyber architecture including reference models, segment and solution architectures, and the resulting networks and systems supporting those missions and business processes.

Responsibilities

• Support Grid Digitization through modeling real time data streams and creating a common Platform for Historian and Analytics.
• Develop time saving use cases for Real time Analytics using the AVEVA PI historian suite of software tools.
• Sizing and designing system level hardware requirements for OSI PI Systems and related interfaces.
• Evaluate Asset Framework and PI Architecture designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed or provided in response to Business area requirements.
• Ensure appropriate levels of availability based on critical system functions and ensure that data requirements identify appropriate disaster recovery and continuity of operations requirements to include any appropriate fail-over/alternate site requirements, backup requirements, and material supportability requirements for system recover/restoration.
• Provide input on data security requirements to be included in statements of work and other appropriate procurement documents.
• Provide input to the Risk Management Framework process activities and related documentation (e.g., system life-cycle support plans, concept of operations, operational procedures, and maintenance training materials).
• Define and document how the implementation of a new data systems or new interfaces between systems impacts the security posture of the current environment.
• Define and document how implementation of new use cases support business objectives includes Cost benefit analysis.
• Write detailed functional specifications that document data architecture requirements.
• Document and update as necessary all data definition and architecture activities.
• Determine the protection needs (i.e., security controls) for the data system(s) and network(s) and document appropriately.
• Implementing Industrial Analytics/Smart Analytics using data from operational technologies to modify and optimize processes
• Performing scheduled Industrial Life Cycle Management and maintenance on the PI system and other operational technology systems
• Industrial Real-time System Administration for AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System, SEL Disturbance Monitoring, SKF, and Stack Vision, PQ View
• Developing, deploying, and maintaining Utility Compliance documents (Federal and State), Creating Historian and analytics Process documents.
• Automating and monitoring PLC, Telemetry, Control System, and SCADA data streams
• Performing software updates, server upgrades, OSI PI software Patching of OT and IT servers
• Implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting AVEVA/OSIsoft industrial interfaces and software products
• Managing time series and relational databases
• Continuous process improvement activities as required to align with corporate policies.
• Complete assigned duties/task as needed.

Skills and Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education and Experience Required:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Data Science or applicable experience
• 5 years working with PI Historian Systems or similar systems in an Administrator capacity
• Experience working with PI Historian Systems in an Administrator capacity
• Understanding of data sets for both Gas and Electric Power Protection and Operations preferred
• Proven OSI PI historian best practices training

Skills/ Abilities:

• Strong communication and administration skills related to technology, both IT and OT.
• Strong understanding of system engineering and integration background for advanced systems and networking technologies .
• Intermediate to advanced expertise in MS Excel to correlate data and produce reports.
• Intermediate to advanced expertise in scripting languages such as MS PowerShell, VMware PowerCLI, Python, Perl, etc. to automate repetitive tasks and improve reporting accuracy.
• Experience in working with the entire OSI/PI Software Suite.
• Familiarity with industry data collection standards (OPC, SCADA, MODBUS, Relational DB, Web Services, ODBC, XML, etc.)
• Good knowledge of Data Acquisition and Distributed Control systems, SCADA and PI Interfaces.
• Advanced knowledge of computer hardware and software and its related infrastructure components and/or operating environment identified in the assignment requirements.
• Ability to integrate business process and technology solutions
• Team player works effectively with all levels in organization (business & IT).
• Demonstrates the ability to multitask and able to set priorities in a continuous changing environment.
• Strong ability to work independently and manage one's time as well as well as being a collaborative team member.

Desired Skills / Abilities:

• Understanding of data sets for both Gas and Electric Power Protection and Operations
• Proven OSI PI historian best practices training
• 7 years of and Historian and Analytics program implementation experience

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Renewables

Job Posting End Date:
November-30-2024