OT Applications & Data Engineer – Industrial IT, AVEVA PI, Alarm Management

Role Overview

• As an OT Applications & Data Engineer at AG Solution Group, you will be responsible for the hands-on implementation, integration, and support of industrial IT and OT data systems for our process manufacturing customers.
• Industrial IT & Data Integration: Implement, configure, and integrate OT/IT systems and data flows, connecting control-layer sources (DCS, PLC, SCADA) to historians, data platforms, and enterprise systems through APIs and standard interfaces.
• AVEVA PI & Historian: Configure, maintain, and extend AVEVA PI (PI Data Archive, Asset Framework, interfaces/connectors) to capture, contextualize, and serve real-time and historical operational data.
• Alarm Management: Support and optimize alarm management systems (e.g., Honeywell Alarm Management, currently in use), including alarm rationalization, classification, and analysis of alarm performance, critical alarms, and alarm floods.
• Connectivity & Protocols: Set up and troubleshoot industrial connectivity using OPC UA and OPC A&E, including configuring tunnelers/wrappers to bridge OT data sources securely and reliably.
• Production Data Flow: Ensure seamless, secure, and well-structured data flow across the industrial IT landscape, transforming raw operational data into meaningful information for operations and decision-making.
• System Support & Troubleshooting: Provide ongoing support for OT/IT applications, troubleshooting issues across networks, software, and data integrations to keep systems running efficiently.
• Collaboration with Teams: Work closely with AG, customer, and partner OT architects, IT teams, and operations to ensure systems are configured correctly, data is integrated properly, and solutions meet operational needs.
• Knowledge Management & Best Practices: Contribute to internal documentation, best practices, and troubleshooting guides, and help continuously improve how we deliver industrial IT and data solutions.

Requirements

• Solid experience in industrial IT, operational technology (OT), automation, or data engineering.
• Degree in IT, Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong all-round IT profile covering networking, software, and data integration/APIs.
• Working knowledge of OPC UA and OPC A&E.
• Understanding of DCS environments and the role of tunnelers/wrappers in OT connectivity.
• Basic knowledge of alarms and alarm classification (critical alarms, alarm floods, alarm types).
• Experience with industrial IT and production data flow in a process manufacturing environment.
• Fluent German (native or near-native) and English at B2 level or higher.
• Based in or willing to relocate near Cologne, with availability to be on-site at the office and customer sites as needed.
• Legally authorized to work in Germany.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Professional development
• Remote work options