SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
We are seeking highly skilled Aveva Enterprise Historian Consultants to join our team for a contract-based engagement with different clients. This role involves working on the upgrade and migration of clients’ Enterprise Historian system from eDNA to Pi.
- Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (Client-Site Deployment)
- Client: Multiple in Gauteng region
- Location: On-Site
- Duration: 640 Hours (Approx. 4 Months) with possibility to renew
- Rate: Competitive (Based on Experience)
- Start Date: 5 May 2025
Job Overview
The Aveva Enterprise Historian Specialist will be responsible for:
- Supporting client in migrating from eDNA to Pi Historian.
- Conducting a Business Impact Assessment to assess the migration's implications.
- Developing Functional Design Specifications (FDS) for seamless integration.
- Collaborating with client’s IT/OT teams to ensure system alignment.
- Ensuring compliance with data security, governance, and regulatory requirements.
This is a contracting role where the specialist will be employed by the Company and deployed to clients as part of our professional services offering.
Key Responsibilities
System Migration & Implementation
- Assist with the assessment, planning, and execution of the migration from eDNA to Pi Historian.
- Develop Functional Design Specifications (FDS) and ensure alignment with client operational requirements.
- Support data validation, testing, and verification of migrated historian data.
- Collaborate with client IT/OT, analytics, and engineering teams to optimize historian integration.
Business Impact & Technical Assessment
- Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to evaluate system dependencies and risk mitigation.
- Define integration strategies for real-time data processing, analytics, and visualization.
- Ensure historian data reliability, integrity, and security across multiple plants.
Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with client’s IT security policies, data governance, and regulatory standards.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with historian migration and data integration.
- Provide technical documentation, status reports, and risk assessment plans.
Stakeholder Collaboration & Knowledge Transfer
- Work closely with client data engineers, analysts, and control system teams.
- Facilitate knowledge transfer, training, and user adoption of the new historian system.
- Ensure smooth handover post-implementation with proper documentation and support.
Required Qualifications & Skills
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
Certifications in Aveva System Platform, OMI, or Pi Historian (Highly Advantageous).
Technical Skills & Experience
- 3+ years of experience working with industrial historian system (eDNA/Pi Historian).
- Strong knowledge of historian data architecture, real-time data processing, and OT/IT integration.
- Experience in Functional Design Specification (FDS) development.
- Familiarity with SCADA, IoT, automation systems, and predictive analytics.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python, or scripting for data manipulation and automation.
Soft Skills & Competencies
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with clients’ teams.
- Highly detail-oriented and process-driven.
Employment Terms & Conditions
- This is a contract role where the specialist will be employed by the Company and contracted out to client.
- The specialist will be required to adhere to client IT security policies and compliance regulations.
- The contract is for 4 months full time (640 hours) with potential for extension based on performance and project requirements.
- Work with Industry Leaders – Gain exposure to large-scale industrial digital transformation projects.
Career Growth – Work on cutting-edge IT/OT technologies and historian systems.
Competitive Rates – Attractive contract rates with performance incentives.
Professional Development – Upskilling opportunities and exposure to top-tier enterprise solutions.
