TIAG is now hiring a Technical SME & Control Systems Engineer to support our Operational Technology practice. This full-time role will contribute to the growth, technical excellence, and strategic direction of the OT and Control Systems Practice at TIAG. The Technical SME will lead the design and implementation of critical infrastructure automation in collaboration with our Business Unit Executives and TIAG Directors.
As Technical SME, position responsibilities include:
- Evolving the organization’s strategy for industrial automation and SCADA systems. This includes transitioning towards modern, resilient architectures—specifically migrating from server-based polling to robust PLC-based polling—and ensuring that all offerings meet evolving cybersecurity and safety standards for industrial environments.
- Help to identify and secure new opportunities in the OT space, with a focus on large-scale SCADA and industrial control system (ICS) contracts. You will lead technical demonstrations and support proposal development by shaping requirements. Your role includes providing the technical "vision" for future bids.
- Support oversight of OT Program Execution
- Provide high-level technical governance over active projects. This includes:
- Design Authority: Conducting and approving design reviews for the overall SCADA system architecture.
- Talent Leadership: Partnering with Operations Directors to screen and interview Control Systems Engineers and OT specialists.
- Mentorship: Providing direct technical mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers to ensure the successful delivery of complex logic flow diagrams and polling driver designs.
- Customer Interaction & Onsite Performance
- Interact with current and potential customers to frame requirements for future system upgrades and new builds. Direct contract responsibilities require expertise across traditional and evolving domains, including SCADA Architecture, Industrial Networking, Protocol Integration, Safety & Redundancy.
- Interact with current and potential customers to frame requirements for future system upgrades and new builds. Direct contract responsibilities require expertise across traditional and evolving domains, including SCADA Architecture, Industrial Networking, Protocol Integration, Safety & Redundancy.
- 10+ years of extensive professional experience across relevant BAS, ICS, and SCADA platforms and their integration points (IT/OT convergence).
- Expert in control system design and optimization
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- Ability to obtain and maintain Secret Security Clearance
Skills Required
- 10+ years professional experience with BAS, ICS, and SCADA platforms and integration (IT/OT convergence).
- Expert in control system design and optimization.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Secret Security Clearance.
What We Do
Delivering transformative technology solutions for the public sector and across the Department of Defense, TIAG drives modernization through synergistic processes and unique approaches. Our people are brilliant, well-credentialed business and technology experts who provide nimble, creative solutions to multidimensional problems. Our collective expertise results in refined, comprehensive services that truly make a difference. Customers choose TIAG because we drive genuine innovation and deliver value beyond the scope of work — ranging from complex enterprise-wide solutions to stand-alone custom projects. At TIAG, our greatest asset is our people. Our commitment to taking care of our employees inspires the dedication and longevity of our teams, ensuring success and continuity for client initiatives. TIAG’s strategic quality control management system and processes amplify our company-wide focus on excellence — ensuring the highest degree of management processes, solutions and work products we create and deliver for our customers. TIAG works to achieve and enhance our prestigious certifications for the ISO 9001:2015 Standard and for CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model® Integration) for Services (SVC) Level 3.
