Power SCADA Tester - 6 Month Contract - On-site (Wokingham) - Inside IR35
Posted 4 days ago by Hamilton Barnes on JobServe
£500 Per day
Inside
Onsite
Wokingham, UK
Summary: The Power SCADA Tester role is a 6-month contract position based in Wokingham, focusing on GE PowerOn Reliance SCADA Test Management within a leading utilities company. The position requires on-site work five days a week and involves managing test plans, ensuring functional coverage, and maintaining high testing standards throughout the project lifecycle. The role offers strong potential for extension beyond the initial contract period. Candidates must possess significant experience in SCADA systems and testing methodologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead SCADA Test Management, ensuring successful validation and transition.
- Develop and execute test plans, scripts, and scenarios for GE PowerOn Reliance SCADA.
- Ensure third-party suppliers meet client delivery requirements through test assurance.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, SCADA SMEs, and business testers to define and capture test requirements.
- Track and report test progress using JIRA/XRAY.
- Identify and mitigate risks/issues related to SCADA testing.
- Support problem-solving activities, ensuring any identified issues are resolved effectively.
- Ensure testing is conducted according to a centralized test strategy.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in GE PowerOn Reliance SCADA and Transmission SCADA systems.
- Strong understanding of SCADA, EMS, and PoR components.
- Hands-on experience with configuration, automation, system tracing, and alarm setups.
- Proficiency in PL/SQL, Shell, PFL, Perl Scripting.
- Experience integrating PoR with corporate applications.
- Ability to set up PoR Application and Database Servers, Historian DB, and Proxy Servers.
- Familiarity with SCADA simulation tools (eg, SimSCADA).
- Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux server environments.
- Expertise in developing test plans, cases, acceptance, and transition strategies.
- Experience working with electric distribution operational systems.
Salary (Rate): 500
City: Wokingham
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other