Senior Application Engineer – AVEVA PI

Sword Group

Senior Application Engineer specialising in AVEVA PI System supporting real-time data systems underpinning energy infrastructure. Driving reliability and performance while collaborating with internal teams and stakeholders.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeGlasgow • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support and maintain real-time data platforms, ensuring the availability, performance, and integrity of systems.
Troubleshoot and resolve application issues, minimising disruption to business-critical operations.
Manage and support the configuration and optimisation of PI system components, including data collection, storage, and visualisation.
Work closely with vendors to manage incidents, upgrades, and ongoing system improvements.
Support system upgrades and enhancements, including testing and validation in controlled environments.
Monitor and improve data flows between systems, ensuring accuracy and consistency across platforms.
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical system solutions.
Analyse system performance, identifying opportunities for optimisation and improved efficiency.
Support integration with other platforms, including asset monitoring and performance systems such as Bazefield.
Produce clear and maintainable documentation, including system configurations, processes, and procedures.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, helping to evolve the application landscape in line with business needs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience supporting and maintaining real-time or operational data systems.
Strong hands-on experience with the AVEVA PI System, including configuration, troubleshooting, and optimisation.
Experience working within energy, utilities, or similar industrial environments.
Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex application and data flow issues.
Understanding of system integrations, data pipelines, and interoperability across platforms.
Experience supporting application upgrades and working within testing environments.
Working knowledge of databases, data structures, and system performance tuning.
Familiarity with automation or scripting for system support and optimisation.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Confident communicator, able to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience working within Agile or DevOps environments.
It would be great if you also had:
Experience with renewable energy asset management platforms such as Bazefield.
Understanding of operational performance metrics, including production and lost production analysis.
Exposure to cloud-based data platforms or modern data architectures.
Experience working with third-party vendors and managing external support relationships.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.
A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes.

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Hard Skills & Tools

AVEVA PI Systemdata collectiondata storagedata visualisationsystem integrationdata pipelinesdatabase managementsystem performance tuningautomationscripting

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillscollaborationstakeholder management