PI System Administrator

PI System Administrator Role Description: The successful candidate will possess a minimum of 15+ years of “hands-on” experience as a PI System Administrator and must be able to work in a fast paced, team environment supporting internal and external customers. You will work as part of a team that is responsible for deployment, supporting and maintaining multiple PI servers. The environment is comprised of Development, Quality and Production PI Systems along with various application servers. You will also be involved in testing and deploying cutting edge technology and performing proof of concepts (PoC’s). Some of the PoC’s will push the PI System to the limit. Requirements A minimum of three years of “hands on” experience supporting PI Systems. Oil and gas domain (Upstream) experience is preferred. Hands-on experience with the following; PI AF - Able to modify templates, create and modifying expressions and understands how expressions are triggered. PI HA Collectives PI Interface PI Vision PI Connectors Strong ability to understand the business requirements, work within an Agile environment and develop suitable technical solutions. These will often be off-the shelf applications, but may sometimes require bespoke development or customization. Candidates should be familiar with IT Service Delivery, SLA's and ITIL support tools as the role will frequently involve identifying and developing solutions. Knowledge of databases (Oracle, SQL Server), along with an understanding of data analysis, business requirements gathering and programming techniques. Comfortable logging into and working directly on a server Experience in OSIsoft PI suite of products – PI data archive sever, PI SMT, PI Interfaces (OPC,RDBMS PItoPI), PI AF, PI Analysis, PI Notifications, PI Vision and PI Data Access methods Experience in PI migration, restoration, upgrade, applications cut-over, PI security management OSIsoft accreditation would be preferred Job responsibilities include the following; Function as a PI System Administrator of an environment that monitors approximately data streams. This includes but is not limited to the following; PI tag configuration Interface configuration PI AF configuration Creation of PI Vision displays Cable of trouble-shooting issues related to data quality i.e. tags not updating and interface related issues. Cable of standing up new servers once the IT organization completes their installation process. Provide support for the following applications and tools; PI Vision PowerShell (Cable of following and modifying a script). PI to PI (used extensively) PI UFL/DCOM/OPC DA/OPC UA etc. Create/modify a PI AF templates Able to test and determine if a network port is open. Install Microsoft operating system patches on a monthly basis, Experienced on Windows Server infrastructure Work closely with fellow team members, customers and vendors to address customer needs and resolve issues. Desired Experience: Azure/AWS Cloud Network Administration Architectures including IIOT, Cloud, and Enterprise is Plus