Aveva PI Principal Consultant

We are seeking a highly skilled AVEVA PI Engineer / Consultant with deep technical expertise in the AVEVA PI System, specifically in PI RDBMS integration and PI OPC UA Connector configuration and support. The candidate should be responsible for designing, implementing, configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing data acquisition and data integration solutions across industrial environments.

This role also requires strong hands-on experience with PI Interfaces/Connectors, PI Asset Framework (AF), PI Data Archive, PI Vision, and enterprise integration with RDBMS platforms such as SQL Server, along with robust knowledge of OPC UA-based industrial connectivity.

AVEVA PI System Administration & Engineering:

Design, implement, configure, and support AVEVA PI System components including:

PI Data Archive:

PI Asset Framework (AF)

PI Vision

PI Interface/Connector framework

PI Analytics / Event Frames (preferred)

Manage PI tag /AF element creation, configuration, archival strategy, compression, exception reporting, and security settings.

Support PI System upgrades, migrations, patching, and high-availability configurations.

Core PI System Skills:

Strong hands-on experience with:

AVEVA PI Data Archive:

PI AF

PI Vision

PI Interfaces and Connectors:

PI Interface OPC DA/RDBMS/PItoPI/PI connector for OPC UA

Strong understanding of PI tag configuration, digital states, buffering, archive behavior, and data collection strategies.

Knowledge of PI security, mappings, trusts, identities, and service account management.

Windows Server administration knowledge

Familiarity with networking fundamentals, firewalls, DNS, ports, and service troubleshooting

Knowledge of scripting/automation using PowerShell

Education: Master Of Comp. Applications,Master Of Engineering,Master Of Science,Master Of Technology,Bachelor Of Comp. Applications,Bachelor Of Science,Bachelor of Engineering,Bachelor Of Technology

Preferred skills: Technology->PDM/PLM->Aveva P&ID