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BRL-OPS-03 · O&M & Asset Management
SCADA & Remote Operations Centre Engineer
BARREL OS & Digital Pune (Head Office) · On-site 4–8 years · Mid
Monitor and control BARREL's plants from the Remote Operations Centre in Pune, and keep the SCADA, data and communication systems behind it healthy. You are the link between field equipment and BARREL OS, so the data you secure is the data the whole company runs on.
Scope of work
- Monitor plants in real time and respond to alarms, trips and communication failures.
- Coordinate with site teams to restore equipment and log outages correctly.
- Configure and maintain SCADA servers, data loggers, plant controllers and communication links.
- Integrate new plants into the remote operations centre and BARREL OS during commissioning.
- Keep real-time data telemetry to the SLDC or RLDC working to their requirements.
- Validate data quality and fill or flag gaps in the historian.
- Prepare daily and monthly generation, availability and outage reports.
- Apply OT cybersecurity controls and patching in coordination with the security team.
- Work with the software team on dashboards and analytics inside BARREL OS.
Technical description
- SCADA and HMI platforms used in renewable plants, with data historians and OPC UA.
- Protocols: IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, Modbus TCP and DNP3.
- Networks: industrial Ethernet, fibre rings, VPN, firewalls and 4G or VSAT backup links.
- Plant controller functions for active and reactive power control and ramp rate limits under the CEA connectivity standards.
- OT cybersecurity under the CEA Cyber Security in Power Sector Guidelines and IEC 62443.
- SQL and Python for data validation and reporting.
Commercial description
- Minimise lost generation from undetected faults and communication outages.
- Keep telemetry compliant to avoid regulatory action by the load despatch centre.
- Help reduce site visits by solving issues remotely.
- Deliver accurate data for billing, PPA reports and investor reports.
Skills required
- Real-time monitoring of power plants.
- SCADA configuration and troubleshooting.
- Industrial communication protocols.
- Network basics for OT systems.
- Data quality checking.
- SQL and Python scripting.
- Incident logging and reporting.
- Coordination with remote site teams.
- Willingness to work in rotating shifts.
Talent we look for
- You stay alert and precise on long shifts.
- You enjoy solving puzzles across hardware, networks and software.
- You write things down so the next shift knows exactly what happened.
- You are careful with control commands and never guess.
Qualifications
- B.E./B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation or Computer Engineering.
- Four or more years in SCADA, control systems or a power plant control room.
- Training in IEC 61850 or a major SCADA platform is an advantage.
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