Software specialist

PI Software Specialist

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Engineer

Industry: Energy

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -072025-102869

Date Posted: 09/12/2025

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Description:

This position is for an Application Analyst SME working on the PI Delivery & Support Team. The PI Delivery & Support Team creates, implements and supports IT application enhancements, integrations and new data products for the Aveva PI vendor software suite and tools used across the Duke Energy Enterprise

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $60 - $65 / hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Provide performance optimization and system health monitoring in support of compliance with overall health and availability targets for production systems.

• Provide installation, configuration, and monitoring support for the PI system servers, the application operating systems, interfaces, and client tools on end user workstations.

• Create, monitor, and provide maintenance for PI system tags.

• Provide monitoring and maintenance support for system security, deployment of patches, file backups, system restoration, and password management.

• Perform root cause analysis along with recommending and implementing preventive techniques as required.

• Develop and maintain effective application technical support documentation including procedures.

• Support the evaluation of operating system upgrades and changes to support tools, including support testing.

• Work directly with vendors and IT entities to troubleshoot and resolve issues. Ensure issues are properly documented, classified and escalated as appropriate.

• Support the analysis of business processes, information gathering, interpreting requirements, developing specifications, and implementing process workflows, including routing and approvals.

Experience Requirements:

• Five or more years of experience with the installation, configuration, and monitoring of Aveva PI System servers, interfaces, and user tools.

• Five or more years of experience as a system administrator of Aveva PI System.

• Five or more years of experience with Aveva PI System tag creation, tag monitoring, and tag maintenance.

• Five or more years of experience with performance optimization and monitoring system health for the Aveva PI System.

• Three or more years of experience with PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework, PI Asset Analytics, PI Event Frames, PI Vision, and PI Notifications.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related discipline; or five years of related business work experience in lieu of a degree

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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