Historian System and Software Engineer

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At Linde, employees can enjoy a range of benefits that make the workplace comfortable and enjoyable. These include loyalty offers, annual leave, an on-site eatery, employee resource groups, and teams that provide support and foster a sense of community. These benefits demonstrate Linde's commitment to creating a positive work experience for its employees.

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• As a member of the Global AI Smart Operations team, in this role you will lead the design, development and maintenance of scalable and resource-optimized OT/IT application programs – both front-end and back-end for Linde production operations management and reporting
• You will lead and maintain the overall software development lifecycle for historian-systems applications and tool development to ensure the documentation, version control, testing, development and releases of new features are efficient, systematic and maintainable by leveraging CI/CD tools and industry standard best-practices
• You are proactive in identification and address of application bottlenecks and software bug defects by devising mitigation solutions and system performance improvement plans and you demonstrate capabilities in troubleshooting and solving complex problems individually or group collaboration with thorough considerations of all aspects of system and infrastructure components, e.g. protocols, networking, system environment, etc.
• Further, you provide routine technical and maintenance supports to applications and business users; as part of 24/7 support team
• You will also lead development of work processes automation, oversee, and maintain 24/7 normal operability of the application programs to ensure high application responsiveness, system-availability and reliability – hence business continuity
• You are required to interact and collaborate with various business stakeholders to gather/understand business requirements; define and deliver technical solutions to meeting business needs
• You need to stay up to date on the latest new technologies and technology trends, as well as actively contributing new ideas for continuous innovations is also part of the role

• You possess a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related Engineering areas with minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing settings to develop systems and industrial software solutions, tools and applications, Master or PhD would be preferred
• Additionally, you must have experience working with SCADA/Control System (e.g. iFIX, Siemens PCS7, Wonderware, etc.) and industrial communication protocol (e.g. OPCUA, OPCAE, etc.) for process time-series and Alarm & Event (A&E) data extractions
• Moreover, you must have experience managing, maintaining and supporting applications hosting in Citrix workspace environments with high competency in OT/IT Infrastructure, system networking and security
• You must be proficient in modern programming languages and frameworks, e.g. .NET C#, JavaScript, and T-SQL with demonstrated strong programming skills and demonstrated ability to work in complex software developments - developing enterprise-level software solutions; and comprehensive understanding of system design in architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling
• Furthermore, you must have prior experience working with GE Proficy Historian system, GE Plant Application and GE iFIX Client development would be highly desirable (Must have)
• It is desirable that you are mastery in VB and VBA programming languages
• You must be proficiency and fluency in technologies such as relational databases: SQL Server, GE Proficy Historian, InfluxDB, RabbitMQ, and Grafana and as well as working knowledge of Azure infrastructure management and resource deployment
• It is important that you have already gained experience in working with cross-functional teams across different time zones, you are a self-starter with a team-oriented focus
• You must demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills; with strong communication and presentation skills are part of your profile as well as perseverance and a results driven attitude to achieve goals and objectives on time