SCADA Support Specialist

***IMPORTANT NOTE: Only candidates with S.C.A.D.A experience will be considered. Only those currently serving as a permanent or probable permanent Computer Specialist (Software) or on will be considered***

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of highquality drinking water managing wastewater and stormwater and reducing air noise and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country with nearly 6000 employees. DEPs water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systems 2000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all facilities related to the treatment of sewage within the five boroughs of the City. This includes 14 wastewater treatment plants sludge dewatering facilities collections facilities (pumping stations combined sewer overflow retention facilities regulators tide gates etc.) wastewater laboratories and harbor vessels.

Under the supervision of the Section Chief the selected candidate will serve as a SCADA Support Specialist for the specified BWT wastewater Treatment facilities (26Ward & Tallman Island). The SCADA Support specialist will be the subject matter expert (SME) on the facilities SCADA system and associated components such as network security backup and data management.

Job Functions:
Responsible for the configuration installation support and maintenance for all monitoring and control equipment including electronic sensing devices Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) data communications equipment and services computer hardware and other telemetry devices.
Work with third party vendors/contractors to assures proper installation reliability accuracy and maintenance of all computer hardware and supporting control systems associated with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.
Work with field technicians and telecom providers to support operation and upgrades of the telemetry equipment and communications infrastructure.
Must be able to analyze operational requirements and be able to recommend modifications and improvements based on a thorough knowledge of computer processes and operational process system designs.
Coordinate with operating and maintenance personnel to provide for proper calibration repair and maintenance of sensors instruments and telemetry equipment.
Maintain the facilitys network devices data backup antivirus patch management and PLC backup systems. Troubleshoot and resolve computer system issues (HW/SW). Maintain documentation of SCADA systems and processes
Apply and maintain local security and cybersecurity protocols and standards establish by the I.T management group.
Travel to and support SCADA systems at other facilities as required.


Key Responsibilities:
Provide technical support for SCADA systems including troubleshooting and problem resolution
Assist with the design implementation and maintenance of SCADA systems
Configure and test SCADA software and hardware to ensure proper functioning
Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to identify and resolve issues with SCADA systems

Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in a technical field (e.g. computer science engineering)
2 years of experience with SCADA systems and Wonderware software
Strong understanding of PLCs and automation systems
Excellent problemsolving and communication skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team

COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) 13632

Qualifications :

(1) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by twentyfour (24) semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two (2) years of satisfactory fulltime software experience in designing programming debugging maintaining implementing and enhancing computer software applications systems programming systems analysis and design data communication software or database design and programming including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project; or
(2) A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six (6) years of fulltime satisfactory software experience as described in 1 above including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project; or
(3) A satisfactory combination of education and experience that is equivalent to (1) or (2) above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience in (2) above on the basis that sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience. A masters degree in computer science or a related computer field may be substituted for one year of the required experience in (1) or (2) above. However all candidates must have a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus at least one (1) year of satisfactory fulltime software experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project.
NOTE: In order to have your experience accepted as Project Leader or Major Contributor experience you must explain in detail how your experience qualifies you as a project leader or as a major contributor. Experience in computer operations technical support quality assurance (QA) hardware installation help desk or as an end user will not be accepted for meeting the minimum qualification
requirements.
Special Note
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV in addition to the Qualification Requirements stated above individuals must have one year of satisfactory experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project in data administration database management systems operating systems data communications systems capacity planning and/or online applications programming.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime