A Snapshot of Your Day

As an Operational Control Engineer within the Grid Technologies Service Engineering team, this role supports customers across the full lifecycle of control and operational technology systems. The position focuses on responding to technical incidents, delivering enhancements to live systems, and supporting customers under service and warranty agreements. Working closely with colleagues, customers, and suppliers, the role combines hands‑on technical support with system administration, cyber security compliance, and continuous improvement activities. There are opportunities to develop technical expertise through mentoring, training, and practical experience, while contributing to reliable and secure operation of HVDC, FACTS, and wind farm projects.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Deliver, maintain, and support operational control and IT infrastructure systems for HVDC, FACTS, and wind farm projects to ensure reliable and secure operation.
• Administer and maintain Windows‑based and Linux‑based systems, including system configuration, access control, monitoring, backup, and recovery activities.
• Perform routine monitoring, troubleshooting, and problem resolution to maximise system availability and performance for customers.
• Support system integration, testing, and commissioning activities in test laboratories and customer environments, including Factory Acceptance Tests.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with cyber security standards, frameworks, and customer‑specific requirements throughout the system lifecycle.
• Contribute to service delivery, continuous improvement initiatives, and customer training related to SCADA and operational control systems.

What You Bring

• Proven experience delivering or supporting technical solutions in SCADA, control, protection, telecommunications, or related engineering disciplines.
• Strong capability in troubleshooting technological or electrical issues within operational or industrial environments.
• Practical experience working with operational or industrial networks and managing virtualised environments such as Hyper‑V or VMware.
• Knowledge of cyber security standards, frameworks, and best practices relevant to control and protection systems.
• Effective communication, organisation, and multi‑tasking skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A positive, proactive approach to learning, with the willingness to develop technical skills through training, mentoring, and hands‑on experience.

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

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Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

Opportunities to work with a global team

Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects

Medical benefits

Remote/Flexible work

Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave

Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform

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