OT Applications & Data Engineer – Industrial IT / AVEVA PI & Alarm Management

What You’ll Be Doing

As an OT Applications & Data Engineer at AG Solution Group, you will be responsible for the hands-on implementation, integration, and support of industrial IT and OT data systems for our process manufacturing customers. Working from our regional base near Cologne, you will support a key chemical customer on-site as well as other clients, with a strong focus on real-time data infrastructure, alarm management, and production data flow. The focal points of this position are the following:

• Industrial IT & Data Integration: Implement, configure, and integrate OT/IT systems and data flows, connecting control-layer sources (DCS, PLC, SCADA) to historians, data platforms, and enterprise systems through APIs and standard interfaces.
• AVEVA PI & Historian: Configure, maintain, and extend AVEVA PI (PI Data Archive, Asset Framework, interfaces/connectors) to capture, contextualize, and serve real-time and historical operational data.
• Alarm Management: Support and optimize alarm management systems – e.g. Honeywell Alarm Management (the system currently in use) – including alarm rationalization, classification, and the analysis of alarm performance, critical alarms, and alarm floods.
• Connectivity & Protocols: Set up and troubleshoot industrial connectivity using OPC UA and OPC A&E, including the configuration of tunnelers / wrappers to bridge OT data sources securely and reliably.
• Production Data Flow: Ensure seamless, secure, and well-structured data flow across the industrial IT landscape, transforming raw operational data into meaningful information for operations and decision-making.
• System Support & Troubleshooting: Provide ongoing support for OT/IT applications, troubleshooting issues across networks, software, and data integrations to keep systems running efficiently.
• Collaboration with Teams: Work closely with AG, customer, and partner OT architects, IT teams, and operations to ensure systems are configured correctly, data is integrated properly, and solutions meet operational needs.
• Knowledge Management & Best Practices: Contribute to internal documentation, best practices, and troubleshooting guides, and help continuously improve how we deliver industrial IT and data solutions.

You Will Be Successful in This Role If You:

• Meet and exceed customer requirements, deadlines, and expectations.
• Are a strong IT all-rounder, comfortable across networking, software, and data integration (APIs).
• Can contextualize and integrate real-time data from operational technologies and ensure it flows seamlessly across systems.
• Are comfortable working in dynamic, cross-functional teams and can troubleshoot system issues with effective, timely solutions.
• Continuously develop your skills by learning and applying the latest technologies to solve real-world problems.

Who This Role Is a Great Fit For:

• Hands-on Technicians: You enjoy working directly with systems – installing, configuring, integrating, and supporting them.
• IT All-Rounders: You are equally comfortable with networks, software, and data-integration topics, and you like connecting the dots between them.
• Data Enthusiasts: You find innovative ways to enable data-driven functions, solutions, and analytics across the plant.
• Problem Solvers: You enjoy troubleshooting and resolving technical issues so that OT systems and data flows work seamlessly end-to-end.
• Team Collaborators: You work well with international, cross-functional teams to implement solutions that meet operational requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Solid experience in industrial IT, operational technology, automation, or data engineering.
• Degree in IT, Engineering, or a related field – or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong IT all-rounder profile covering networking, software, and data integration / APIs.
• Working knowledge of OPC UA and OPC A&E.
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