AVEVA PI Developer

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Application Engineer – AVEVA PI DevOps to join our Operations IT team. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with AVEVA PI / PI Data Historian , application support, implementation, reporting, databases, and DevOps practices.

You will be responsible for supporting and expanding AVEVA PI solutions across sites and production lines, ensuring application reliability, controlled deployments, and effective resolution of technical issues in a business-critical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand business and user requirements and support the implementation and expansion of AVEVA PI across sites and production lines.
• Provide L2/L3 technical support , including incident resolution, bug fixes, troubleshooting, and small application enhancements.
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot RT Reports and related reporting solutions.
• Support application build and deployment activities, environment setup, configuration management, change management, and release management.
• Troubleshoot application, platform, database, and integration issues and drive issues through to resolution or appropriate escalation.
• Work closely with infrastructure, middleware, database, business, and third-party vendor teams to resolve complex technical issues.
• Prepare technical and project documentation in accordance with GDP and organizational standards .
• Apply technical knowledge across multiple systems and support different business functions and global teams.
• Develop specialist knowledge of relevant applications and share knowledge through documentation, training, and mentoring.
• Participate in Agile/DevOps activities and contribute to continuous improvement of application support and delivery processes.
• Mentor and guide new team members and contribute to knowledge-sharing activities.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 3–6 years of technical application support experience , with strong hands-on experience in AVEVA PI / PI Data Historian .
• Experience in AVEVA PI implementation, RT Report development, maintenance, and technical support .
• Strong understanding of AVEVA PI architecture, components, and business functionality .
• Experience with PI Data Archive, Asset Framework (AF), PI Interfaces/Connectors, PI Vision , and related PI components.
• Strong experience with SQL/Oracle , including complex queries and stored procedures.
• Good understanding of DevOps tools, Agile methodologies, build/deployment, and release management .
• Experience working in Windows application environments and understanding of client-server/distributed computing concepts.
• Understanding of Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management processes.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with geographically distributed teams and multiple stakeholders.

Good to Have

• Experience working in the Pharma / Life Sciences industry.
• Understanding of GxP, GDP, data integrity, and validated environments .
• Experience with Microsoft IIS and Web Services .
• Experience setting up and managing application environments.
• Experience supporting business-critical applications in a regulated environment.
• Familiarity with ITIL-based support processes.

Educational Qualifications

• B.Tech / B.E. / Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or an equivalent technical qualification.