Summary: The Power SCADA Tester role is a 6-month contract position based in Wokingham, requiring on-site work five days a week. The position focuses on managing test plans and ensuring the successful implementation of GE PowerOn Reliance SCADA in collaboration with various stakeholders. The role demands a high standard of testing throughout the project life cycle, with a strong potential for contract extension. Candidates must possess extensive experience in SCADA systems and related technologies.

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: IT