SCADA/ADMS Database Modelling Engineer

About the role

This position is based in Cotonou (Benin) and focuses on the post-sales customer lifecycle: training, professional services, technical support, renewals, retention, expansion and customer advocacy with a digital focus. The engineer owns technical deliverables throughout project lifecycles and works within a defined operations framework under direct supervision.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the implementation of SCADA/AEMS/ADMS solutions and own technical deliverables across the project lifecycle.
• Take part in decisions on architecture, design and functionality to keep programs on track for budget, time and customer expectations.
• Work with clients through site assessments to understand their needs and tailor strategies, and give standard recommendations on workflow, applications, interfaces, reports, testing and uploads.
• Ensure go-live readiness and support, and carry out post-live checkups together with internal team members and clients.
• Provide informal guidance to new team members and act as an individual contributor or early people leader.

Required profile

• Engineer, Master or Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Electrical / Electronics / Instrumentation / Computer Science.
• At least 5 years of experience with similar technologies in the energy or industrial field.
• Proven experience in AEMS/ADMS and WAMS data modelling.
• Direct client communication is mandatory; fluent French is mandatory and English is required.

Required skills

• SCADA, AEMS, ADMS, WAMS and EMS (alarms, network, generation, simulation)
• CIM knowledge (CIM 13/14/15/16) and software integration
• Windows or Linux administration, SQL databases and GE/Alstom DBs
• RDBMS: Oracle, MSSQL Server; virtualization (VMware, Citrix, Hyper-V)
• Network protocols (TCP/IP); basic scripting (Perl, Bash, Python, PowerShell, VBScript) and programming (C, C++, C#, Java)
• IEC protocol or other industrial protocols, diagnostic skills, Agile and DevOps