Aveva Enterprise Historian Consultant

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POSITION INFO:

We are seeking highly skilled Aveva Enterprise Historian Consultants to join our team for a contract-based engagement with different clients. This role involves working on the upgrade and migration of clients’ Enterprise Historian system from eDNA to Pi.

• Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (Client-Site Deployment)
• Client: Multiple in Gauteng region
• Location: On-Site
• Duration: 640 Hours (Approx. 4 Months) with possibility to renew
• Rate: Competitive (Based on Experience)
• Start Date: 5 May 2025

Job Overview

The Aveva Enterprise Historian Specialist will be responsible for:

• Supporting client in migrating from eDNA to Pi Historian.
• Conducting a Business Impact Assessment to assess the migration's implications.
• Developing Functional Design Specifications (FDS) for seamless integration.
• Collaborating with client’s IT/OT teams to ensure system alignment.
• Ensuring compliance with data security, governance, and regulatory requirements.

This is a contracting role where the specialist will be employed by the Company and deployed to clients as part of our professional services offering.

Key Responsibilities

System Migration & Implementation

• Assist with the assessment, planning, and execution of the migration from eDNA to Pi Historian.
• Develop Functional Design Specifications (FDS) and ensure alignment with client operational requirements.
• Support data validation, testing, and verification of migrated historian data.
• Collaborate with client IT/OT, analytics, and engineering teams to optimize historian integration.

Business Impact & Technical Assessment

• Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to evaluate system dependencies and risk mitigation.
• Define integration strategies for real-time data processing, analytics, and visualization.
• Ensure historian data reliability, integrity, and security across multiple plants.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with client’s IT security policies, data governance, and regulatory standards.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with historian migration and data integration.
• Provide technical documentation, status reports, and risk assessment plans.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Knowledge Transfer

• Work closely with client data engineers, analysts, and control system teams.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer, training, and user adoption of the new historian system.
• Ensure smooth handover post-implementation with proper documentation and support.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Certifications in Aveva System Platform, OMI, or Pi Historian (Highly Advantageous).

Technical Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of experience working with industrial historian system (eDNA/Pi Historian).
• Strong knowledge of historian data architecture, real-time data processing, and OT/IT integration.
• Experience in Functional Design Specification (FDS) development.
• Familiarity with SCADA, IoT, automation systems, and predictive analytics.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, or scripting for data manipulation and automation.

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with clients’ teams.
• Highly detail-oriented and process-driven.

Employment Terms & Conditions

• This is a contract role where the specialist will be employed by the Company and contracted out to client.
• The specialist will be required to adhere to client IT security policies and compliance regulations.
• The contract is for 4 months full time (640 hours) with potential for extension based on performance and project requirements.
• Work with Industry Leaders – Gain exposure to large-scale industrial digital transformation projects.

Career Growth – Work on cutting-edge IT/OT technologies and historian systems.

Competitive Rates – Attractive contract rates with performance incentives.

Professional Development – Upskilling opportunities and exposure to top-tier enterprise solutions.