Position: AVEVA PI Consultant/SME. Location: Dublin, Ireland.

• PACIV, a global leader in industrial automation solutions with offices in Ireland, the United States and Puerto Rico, and serving the Life Science, F&B and Utilities industries, is looking for an experienced AVEVA PI Consultant/SME. This is a site-based role (with some hybrid flexibility).Role Description
• The experienced AVEVA PI Consultant/Subject Matter Expert (SME) will work within the site PI Team and have responsibility for providing high level guidance and developing solutions as required for a large multinational biopharmaceutical manufacturer.
• Applicants must have a valid EU work permit and Irish Residency.
• Please no agencies

• ROLE FUNCTIONSFunctions include, but are not limited to, the following:Implement Standards Compliance:

• • Develop EWI (Engineering Work Instruction on AF/EF Development and deployment)
• Standardize - develop naming conventions across system.
• AF/EF Structure Management:
• Master the AF structure.
• Include all types of data (Process/Batch/Alarms & Events/Audit) in PI for new integrations.
• Event Automation:
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• Create events automatically in EMDVB, populating tags based on INI file configuration. Remove reliance on EVT files where possible.

• Integrate ALLEVENTS tag per unit with MIAP.
• Security - Provide Support for:
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• Updates to PI database security.

• Direct Standardization of PI security protocols.
• Cleaning up trust connections.
• Removal of PI World access to ensure restricted access.
• Addressing OPC remote connection security vulnerabilities through DCOM hardening.
• Conduct impact assessments and modify DCOM connection types from ‘CONNECT’ to ‘Packet Integrity’ on both OPC server and PI Interface server.
• Test Protocols:
• Assist in Development of standardized test protocol documents leveraging industry standards covering all test scripts for both project and BAU activities.
• Asset Consolidation:
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• Provide Guidance and direction on Consolidation of assets, including servers, backup types, antivirus exclusions, storage configurations, network port details, SPN, and Kerberos delegation details.

• Reporting and Training:
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• Select and Deploy Pilot for best fit reporting application (Rtreports/Aveva Reports/Infometrics) with options for future connection types.

• Guide Development of data visualization solutions using PI Vision Display or reports.
• Automated Testing:
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• Assist in determining opportunities for automated testing using APIs.

• Support and Disaster Recovery:
• Update SOP-13189 (daily/weekly checks SOP) and associated form (EDES) to streamline processes based on SMT.
• Update the site PI disaster recovery plan (ASMT-1169).
• PI Mappings Maintenance:
• Tidy up PI mappings, removing direct mappings and ensuring all access through AD groups.
• Data Replication:
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• Implement selectable Replication of data to PI development environment.

• History Data Recovery:
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• Implement separate methods for history data recovery (HDR) based on data sources (e.g., OPC, RDBMS, UFL).

• Integration Documentation:
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• Document connection methods for new equipment integration to PI to standardize processes and improve delivery time.

• Assess the need for DeltaV PI Interface server access training and streamline processes if possible.
• Role Requirements
• Degree qualification ideally in a related Automation, Chemical or Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Computer or other technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience with AVEVA PI systems.
• Understanding of process control, instrumentation and industrial networking desirable.
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g., pharma, biotech) is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to formulate thoughts in a clear and concise manner to provide clarity and a path forward on any issues.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
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