Senior Systems Engineer/Administrator

About This Role

This Senior Systems Engineer/Administrator role at the City of Pasadena Water and Power Department involves managing and supporting IT and OT systems, acting as a technical expert for infrastructure and security, and leading large-scale projects. The position focuses on ensuring the scalability, reliability, and future readiness of enterprise systems in a utility environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of enterprise-level strategies for server, storage, network, software, and OT systems
• Design, implement, and maintain Water Utility SCADA interfaces, modules, HMI applications, PLC programming, telemetry communications, alarm management, and real-time data acquisition
• Administer and optimize PI System components, design tags, models, calculations, dashboards, and reports, and integrate with external systems
• Administer Windows Server environments, virtualization platforms, and secure ICS/SCADA network architectures
• Develop automation scripts and design system integrations to enhance operational intelligence
• Apply ICS/SCADA cybersecurity best practices, maintain patching, logging, access control, and incident response protocols
• Lead SCADA, historian, and OT projects from planning through implementation, mentor junior engineers, and foster collaboration
• Configure, maintain, and monitor Security System infrastructure
• Document systems, changes, and procedures in line with best practices and change management protocols

Requirements

• Extensive experience with utility operational technology systems
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Six years of progressively responsible experience in administration of a complex multi-platform server operating systems environment
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in management information systems, computer science, engineering or a closely related field

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in management information systems, computer science, engineering or a closely related field
• At least six years of progressively responsible experience in administration of a complex multi-platform server operating systems environment; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice to Have

• Water Utility SCADA Ignition experience
• Electric and/or Water application administration experience
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification
• Project Manager certification

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits