Senior Technical Specialist

Salary: £64,085 - £76,581 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Candidates for this role will be required to obtain vetting to SC level through UK Government. The criteria normally includes 5 years UK residency, further information can be found here: United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

This is an opportunity to become the technical lead for a business-critical AVEVA PI platform that supports the collection, storage and delivery of real-time operational data across the organisation.

Working as part of a specialist technology team, you will take ownership of the AVEVA PI ecosystem, including PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework (AF), PI Vision and associated interfaces. You will be responsible for ensuring the platform remains secure, highly available and fit for purpose, whilst supporting the integration of operational technology and enterprise systems.

This role is ideally suited to someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, working closely with infrastructure, cyber security and operational teams, and acting as a trusted technical expert for a critical operational application. You will have the opportunity to influence platform strategy, drive continuous improvement and play a key role in the future development of real-time data capabilities.

• Act as the technical specialist and subject matter expert for the AVEVA PI platform, including PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework (AF), PI Vision and associated components.
• Administer, maintain and support the platform, ensuring high availability, performance, security and resilience.
• Configure and troubleshoot interfaces, connectors and integrations that collect data from operational and enterprise systems.
• Lead platform upgrades, patching, disaster recovery testing, performance tuning and lifecycle management activities.
• Provide technical guidance and support to users, project teams and suppliers whilst driving continuous improvement and adoption of platform best practices.

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations: Aberdeen, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.