OT Software Engineer - London, United Kingdom - Microsoft Corporation

Description

OT Software Engineer

Do you enjoy solving problems, writing software, and working with customers? Do you wake up hoping to find time to learn a bit more about how to containerizecomputeworkloads? Work with high scale data? Or build end to end engineering deployment systems? Do you want to join a team where learning aboutnew technologyis part of our work every day?

The Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team is a global engineering organization that works directly with customers looking to leverage the latest technologies to address their toughest challenges. We work closely with our customers' engineers to jointly develop code for cloud-based solutions that can accelerate their organization. We work in collaboration with Microsoft product teams, partners, and open-source communities to empower our customers to do more with the cloud. We pride ourselves in making contributions to open source and making our platforms easier to use.

We develop solutions side-by-side with our customers through collaborative innovation to solve their challenges. This work involves the development of broadly applicable, high-impact solution patterns and open-source software assets that contribute to the Microsoft platform. In this role, you will be working with engineers from your team and our customers' teams to apply your skills, perspectives, and creativity to grow as engineers and help solve our customers' toughest challenges.

We are hiring a OT Software Engineer with deep experience and expertise designing and delivering solutions using modern software engineering practices and cloud technologies. You will be working side-by-side with customer engineers to build innovative solutions. As part of our team, you will thrive in working with a variety of technologies, not just Microsoft technology. You will solve exciting business problems, contribute to open source, and collaborate with Microsoft product teams.

Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints and be their authentic selves. Join us and help create life-changing innovations that impact billions around the world Watch this video to learn more about who we are and what we do: .

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Understand User Requirements

• Collaborates with stakeholders on user requirements and feedback for features. Applies various feedback channels to improve designs or solutions. Measures customer value, usage patterns, and other metrics of value.

Design

• Contributes to product/solution architecture and testing design with technical leadership
• Working hands-on with your team and our customers through design and implementation, demonstrating good engineering practices and coding along the way
• Design, build, install, operate, and maintain industrial automation lab/ models which consist of sensors/ actuators, PLCs, HMIs, RTUs, Network equipment, Computers, etc.

Coding

• Writes and debugs code for a product feature following coding standards and best practices.
• Programming the controllers (PLC), HMIs, and other devices.

Implement

• Executes project plans and tests features, learns about deployment, and considers customer impact.
• Sharing your work and learnings with your team, Microsoft product teams, and the OSS community
• Install, configure various SCADA, OPC DA/ UA, Data historian... servers, connect them together and with the automation lab.
• Work with software engineers to PoC, demo, test and validate the features and assure quality of the security product
• Working with vendors to discover latestfeasible technologies and test them for performance and usefulness for current and future products .

Engineering Excellence

• Continuously improving our ability to deliver quality solutions by helping to evolve our engineering process
• Continuously building your technical knowledge
• Prototyping algorithmic solutions and testing feasibility of new approaches in a scripting language of choice (i.e. Python).
• Working with high performance off-the-shelf (and derivative) platforms, particularly Nvidia Jetson product line and with industrial cameras particularly through GigE and USB interface, sensor and optics selection, processing sensor data (delayering, pixel format conversions), basic image analysis and computer vision tasks

Other · Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• experience in the automation industry
• Experience in programming the PLCs using Ladder Logic (preferred if know additional PLC programming languages – IL, ST, FBD, C/C++)
• Work experience with actual industrial devices and engineering software of major vendors (Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Omron, Yokogawa, LG...)
• Familiar with various Motion Controllers/Actuators
• Knowledge of Industrial communication protocol (Modbus, EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, BACnet, DNP3, S7comm, OPC UA, etc.)
• Knowledge of SCADA, OPC DA/ UA, data historian software/ systems
• Open-minded and keen on learning
• Creative thinking and good at problem-solving
• Self-motivated with a positive "can-do" attitude and teamwork
• Experience with Kepware, Matricon, Softing or similar
• Experience with Cloud Databases
• Experience of working onsite and with the customers local teams
• Work experience with industrial control/ SCADA system in the energy, manufacturing, utilities, oil & gas, water treatment... enterprises
• Knowledge of Manufacturing execution system (MES)
• Knowledge of Industrial Cybersecurity Standards (IEC 62443, NERC-CIP...)
• Experience in software development
• Enjoy travel and comfortable with travel up to 25%

ISE is part of the Microsoft Industry Solutions organization and is a global organization of over 16,000 strategic sellers, industry experts, elite engineers, and world-class architects, consultants, and delivery experts who work together to bring Microsoft's mission of empowerment – and cutting-edge technology - to life for the world's most influential customers. We are on the front lines of innovation, working side-by-side with customers to drive value across the entirety of their digital transformation journey.

Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints and be their authentic selves. Join us and help create life-changing innovations that impact billions around the world

At Microsoft, we are seeking people who have a passion for the positive impact technology can have on communities and for making a difference in the world. Within ISE, you will find a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, personal and cultural experiences which are vital to our success with our customers. It's an informal and flexible work environment and you'll be welcome to work in the way that best enables you to get your job done.

We invest in your health, wellness, and financial future by offering a competitive package including a wide range of benefits built around your personal needs and those close to you.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ) .