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SCADA Developer/Consultant

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 3–5+ years hands-on experience with Ignition by Inductive Automation
  • Strong knowledge of industrial protocols: Modbus, OPC-UA, Ethernet/IP
  • PLC/RTU integration experience (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Modicon, or equivalent)
  • SQL for database design, Tag Historian configuration, and reporting

Responsibilities

  • Design and configure Ignition Gateway, Vision and/or Perspective clients for process monitoring, control, and visualization
  • Integrate PLCs/RTUs into Ignition tag structures
  • Configure and troubleshoot Modbus, OPC-UA, and Ethernet/IP for device connectivity
  • Write Python/Jython scripts within Ignition for automation logic, event handling, and custom UI behavior

About the company

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Tkxel

IT Services & IT Consulting

Tkxel is a high-end software development and implementation company based out of Reston, VA, USA. We help clients across the globe (including USA, Europe, Australia, Asia, and UAE) pursue their Digital Transformation goals through smart Software Development, Discovery Workshops, and Remote Teams.With our technology solutions, we aspire to drive a new era of development, growth and productivity for people and organizations, so that they continue to make a powerful and positive impact on people’s lives. We bring together a great team to work with, and deliver the best solutions.Relentlessly pursuing solutions where others fail, we’ve served in the most diverse set of vertical spectrums. Our development heritage of over a decade has given us expertise to solve any product development challenge in any industry. Being one of the best Software Development firms in the USA, our expertise lie in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Custom Apps Development (mobile, web, and desktop), UI/UX, Internet of Things, Blockchain, Cyber Security, and many more, with excellence delivered for over 12 years. We help companies from all industry verticals, including Tech, Healthcare, Financial Services, Education, and retail, to achieve their digitization vision by developing and implementing software tailored to their needs.We are certified partners for Salesforce, Microsoft Azure, AWS, G Suite, and ServiceNow.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryIT Services & IT Consulting
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

This is a remote position.

About the Role

Tkxel is hiring an Ignition SCADA Developer to design, build, and support supervisory control and monitoring systems for client engagements across industrial, utilities, and process automation domains. This is a hands-on delivery role focused purely on the Ignition platform by Inductive Automation — Gateway configuration, HMI/UI development, scripting, and system integration.




Key Responsibilities

Area

Details

SCADA/HMI Development

Design and configure Ignition Gateway, Vision and/or Perspective clients for process monitoring, control, and visualization

System Integration

Integrate PLCs/RTUs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Modicon, or equivalent) into Ignition tag structures

Protocols

Configure and troubleshoot Modbus (RTU/TCP), OPC-UA, and Ethernet/IP for device connectivity

Data Engineering

Design SQL-backed Tag Historian pipelines for time-series data storage, trending, and reporting

Scripting

Write Python/Jython scripts within Ignition for automation logic, event handling, and custom UI behavior

Alarming

Configure Alarm Notification module with escalation paths for critical fault conditions

Client Deployment

Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and go-live commissioning

Documentation

Produce control narratives, P&IDs, network diagrams, and O&M manuals for client handoff




Required Skills & Experience

  • 3–5+ years hands-on experience with Ignition by Inductive Automation (Gateway, Vision and/or Perspective modules)

  • Strong knowledge of industrial protocols: Modbus, OPC-UA, Ethernet/IP

  • PLC/RTU integration experience (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Modicon, or equivalent)

  • SQL for database design, Tag Historian configuration, and reporting

  • Python/Jython scripting proficiency within the Ignition environment

  • Ability to read/produce P&IDs, control narratives, and system architecture diagrams

  • Comfort working across multiple concurrent client projects in a services/consulting environment

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

  • Ignition Core Certification (Gold Certification a strong plus)

  • Experience with Sepasoft MES for process/production line use cases

  • Familiarity with OT cybersecurity practices (network segmentation, VPN, firewall configuration for industrial networks)

  • Exposure to other SCADA platforms (Wonderware/AVEVA, FactoryTalk) for hybrid integration scenarios

  • Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Controls,



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