Controls Infrastructure Engineer

Wright Technical is actively recruiting a Controls Infrastructure Engineer for one of our Fortune 500 clients in the food & beverage industry. This individual will be a member of our Clients Corporate Controls Engineering Department with a focus on Control System Infrastructure. The Ideal candidate will have extensive experience in AVEVA Wonderware and Rockwell platforms. Responsibilities Maintain the Plant Controls & Automation Systems, specifically PLC and HMI firmware updates, to ensure Control Systems stay up to date on needed features and cybersecurity mitigations. Maintain Rockwell Software infrastructure, including AssetCentre PLC and HMI asset management and backups, licensing, Studio5000 and FactoryTalk View SE software, and staying current on Rockwell-supplied patches. Maintain AVEVA System Platform and MES infrastructure, including staying current on AVEVA supplied patches, automatic galaxy backups, licensing, and providing Technical Support for AVEVA systems. Develop and maintain configuration for system monitoring tools that report on abnormal conditions within the Control Systems. Specify OS, hardware, software, and network configurations on all Engineering Servers. Maintain documentation related to all Engineering Servers. Approve Microsoft patches for all Engineering Servers based on published patch compatibilities from Rockwell Software and AVEVA. Coordinate with IT Infrastructure Team and plant personnel to install patches with minimal plant impact. Develop and maintain documentation for Control System Standards. Develop and maintain Backup and Recovery Standards for all relevant Engineering devices. Coordinate with IT to have them execute backups according to developed standards. Maintain Control System networks, including Device Level Ring (DLR) technology, industrial Ethernet/IP switch technology, and legacy ICS network technology including but not limited to ControlNet. Manage existing user access within the Control System environments, including a quarterly audit of user access levels. Provide consultation and support on new user access as authorized by Controls Engineering Manager. Controls & Automation Systems Technical Support, utilizing HELP Desk System, including PLC and AVEVA Archestra development tasks. Maintain design & specification documentation of Plant Control System Architecture, including Control Panels, Hardware, and Communication Protocols. Provide technical consultation on Control System Obsolescence projects. Partnership with 3rd Party Controls Engineering partners. Skills and Experience Requirements The Skills and Experience of the Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer should include most of the Experience: 7 years working within a Controls & Automation Engineering role in the Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, or similar Industry is required. Advanced Ladder Logic Programming within Allen Bradley PLCs (ControlLogix) is required. Advanced HMI Development is required, preferably within Wonderware (AVEVA) Archestra System Platform. Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming Principles is required. Experience with Ethernet/IP Communication within a Plant Control System is required. Experience with configuring and maintaining industrial managed switches, such as Stratix, is preferred. Experience with AVEVA MES, or a similar MES platform, is preferred. Experience with .NET programming environment is preferred. Experience with SQL Databases is preferred. Familiarity with Design/Specification of Process Control Panels. Preferred qualifications: Excellent Formal and Informal Communication Skills, Professional Attitude, and Professional Appearance. Strong Computer Skills (MS Office). Employment Qualifications Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline from an accredited college/university is Requirements: Open to 25% Travel. Our client is a Tobacco and Drug Free Workplace. Legally Eligible to work in the United States.