Job Description
**This role is eligible to be based in Texas.**
Southwest Gas is seeking a Senior Analyst/Systems (SCADA) to serve as the technical lead for the administration and support of the AVEVA PI Historian and its integrations with SCADA and other OT/ICS platforms. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework (AF), PI Vision, and related interfaces/connectors to ensure accurate, secure, and high‑quality operational data across a regulated natural gas distribution environment.
You will work closely with Operations, OT, IT, and cybersecurity teams to ensure system reliability, data integrity, and compliance with SWG standards and security policies. This role is hands‑on and critical to supporting real‑time operations, safety, and reliability, for business operations.
Minimum Qualifications
This position requires five to seven years of relevant work experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited university, or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential job responsibilities.
Industry recognized certification(s) relevant to responsibilities are preferred. Incumbents performing activities requiring government, regulatory or vendor certification must keep those certifications current.
The following qualifications are also required:
- Strong expertise in SCADA/ICS environments, preferably within natural gas, energy, or other critical infrastructure industries.
- Advanced troubleshooting and analytical skills across SCADA applications, databases, operating systems, and OT communications.
- Ability to support mission‑critical 24×7 operational systems in a regulated environment.
- Systems Testing and IT Implementation experience
- Project Management experience
- Utilities experience
- Excellent analytical skills and a sense of urgency
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- Experience with process mapping
- Organized with the ability to work in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment and the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at once
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with and passion for implementing change and continual improvement
- Demonstrated fluency in business processes and process differentiation
- Ability to analyze and synthesize business requirements, including recognizing patterns and conceptualizing processes
Essential Job Responsibilities
Provide service to I/S customers
- Lead efforts in determining application functionality, security, recovery and integration requirements, and planned user interaction by working with support group, project management, and/or business area personnel; understand external and internal business context. Analyze alternatives using SWG methodology (cost/benefit, risk, etc.); determine implementation schedules.
- Lead and perform research and evaluation of product and service alternatives for topics assigned (including I/S tools) using appropriate methodology and document recommendations; include vendor business and cost analysis as appropriate.
- Design the use of complex application software functions and options, and document interfaces and planned utilization of user access tools
- Design complex SWG custom applications
- Assist Control Operations & Planning (COPS) in determining impact of business requirements on production and recovery infrastructure
- Review or prepare application or infrastructure component specifications and development plan, and assure cost-effectiveness, compatibility with I/S architectures, and compliance with security/control and technology recovery practices, gaining approvals when appropriate
- Provide input to Service Level Objectives and to backup/restore and security/controls designs
- Lead or participate in problem diagnosis and resolution on a timely basis; participate in "post-mortem" reviews as assigned
- Lead or participate in the analysis, prioritization and development of change requests, upgrades and patches, and maintenance actions; assure appropriate coordination, communication and approval
- Provide on-call support
- Review or maintain assigned I/S records
- Participate in technology recovery and departmental emergency management planning, rehearsals and execution
- Plan, participate in or review the configuration, testing and implementation of complex application components (package or custom) needed to implement documented requirements (modules; parameters; inquiry and reporting; application security; integration; other)
- Plan and review appropriate levels of application or infrastructure testing, including preparation of test plans, scripts, data and expected results as appropriate
- Complete the turnover of tested application or infrastructure items and related documentation for production use
- Coordinate with project managers and other departments to develop, arrange for, or provide application training for end users and support groups
- Communicate and work effectively in project teams and work groups, and take lead roles as appropriate; communicate effectively with support groups and business areas, and with supplier and contractor technical personnel, keeping department and project team personnel informed on progress and problems.
- Coordinate with project managers or develop project work plans; provide a clear understanding of the work being assigned, including scope, schedule and deliverables. Plan team and individual work to achieve those expectations; prepare expected documentation on a timely basis.
- Review documentation prepared by SWG and contractor personnel as assigned, and monitor timely completion.
- Develop and deliver formal communications to I/S and business areas.
Develop and utilize I/S Policies and Practices
- Develop, maintain and ensure effective use of I/S policies, practices, methodology, standards and tools for applications, technical, operations, or security/control topics as assigned.
- Continually identify opportunities for improvement in departmental practices and procedures, and participate in developing and implementing them.
Develop I/S organization and skills – Lead or Perform
- Design, conduct and participate in the delivery of training for I/S personnel.
- Be a source of knowledge and expertise in one or more functional and/or technical topics; prepare briefings and research reports as appropriate.
- Gain appropriate knowledge of the business processes and organization in the areas being supported
Control I/S activities and costs
- Participate in negotiating and renewing product and service contracts, and monitor performance against contract terms; maintain relationships with assigned suppliers.
Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned. Regular and predictable attendance is a condition of employment and is an essential function of the job.
SALARY DETAILS
Las Vegas & Texas: $95,248.00 - $142,871.00
At Southwest Gas, attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. We use flexibility to develop competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to hire the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents the minimum and maximum of the pay range for the position. It is provided as a good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, as we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview and selection process.
Our History
Southwest Gas Corporation was founded in 1931 and is a subsidiary of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc We provide natural gas service to Arizona, Nevada, and portions of California. Our communities, and the more than 2 million customers we serve, are the reasons why we've been heating things up for decades. So, whether you’re enjoying a backyard barbeque with friends, getting cozy indoors during the winter, or preparing an epicurean delight in your new restaurant, Southwest Gas is here to support your comfort and your lifestyle.
Southwest Gas is an equal opportunity employer, disability/veteran.
