Senior SCADA Software Engineer

Senior SCADA Software Engineer

Role Overview

Join a Real-Time Industrial Solutions team supporting a business-critical SCADA platform used 24/7 to help maintain the balance and stability of the European electricity grid.

The team develops and maintains solutions for real-time control, monitoring and integration of power generation and flexible energy assets across several European countries. The platform supports key grid-balancing mechanisms such as FCR, aFRR and mFRR and facilitates real-time communication with Transmission System Operators (TSOs).

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a mission-critical SCADA application used for real-time power system operations.
• Work across backend and frontend development, using SCIL as well as HTML5, CSS and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Design scalable, robust and maintainable software architectures.
• Apply software engineering best practices such as SOLID, DRY, KISS and YAGNI.
• Contribute to an Agile/SAFe environment and collaborate with developers, analysts, architects, dispatchers and business stakeholders.
• Participate in on-call support after onboarding to help ensure high system availability.
• Continuously improve development practices, reliability and the overall technical environment.

Key Requirements

• Master's degree in IT, software engineering, electrical engineering or a related technical discipline.
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong software engineering mindset combined with an understanding of industrial environments.
• Good understanding of electricity generation, transmission and grid balancing concepts.
• Structured, proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• Comfortable working in a 24/7, high-responsibility environment where reliability is critical.
• Able to react quickly to incidents while also looking for sustainable long-term solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Curious, autonomous and willing to learn new technologies and domain-specific concepts.
• Awareness of cybersecurity requirements in ICS/OT environments, including NIS2.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Industrial control systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity.
• Experience with version control and CI/CD, preferably with GitHub.
• Knowledge of software architecture and design patterns.

Other Details

The initial assignment is approximately 220 working days / 1,760 hours, with flexibility to work in a hybrid model and potential for long-term collaboration based on performance. Regular on-site presence in Belgium is required, with occasional travel to industrial sites or other European locations.