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Kipi.Bi is an Elite Snowflake Consulting Partner and the trusted source of data and analytics solutions for commercial, mid-market, enterprise, and strategic customers. As a leading service provider and expert in Snowflake, we're on a mission to help our clients deliver value and enable their businesses to thrive. From start-to-finish, we’re committed to ensuring their business has the tools and support it needs to drive powerful data analytics and insights. Become a kipian and discover how together, we can help customers across every industry increase agility and create long-term success.

Job Title: Manufacturing Data & OT Systems Expert

Location: Remote

Type: Full-time

Industry: Manufacturing / Data & Analytics Consulting

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Manufacturing Data & OT Systems Expert to join our growing consulting practice. This individual will act as a bridge between manufacturing customers and our internal data engineering, data analytics, and data science teams. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in operational technology (OT) systems, with hands-on experience working with SCADA systems, IoT sensors, and other telemetry data sources in a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Serve as the primary liaison between manufacturing clients and internal technical teams.
  • Translate operational requirements and pain points into data-driven solutions.
  • Analyze and model OT data from SCADA systems, PLCs, IoT sensors, and other telemetry sources.
  • Work with data engineers to design and implement pipelines for ingesting and transforming raw sensor and control system data.
  • Collaborate with analytics and data science teams to derive insights and build predictive models using time-series and machine data.
  • Provide guidance on the integration of OT data with cloud-based data lakes and data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Azure, AWS, GCP).
  • Lead client workshops and discovery sessions to map OT data flows and define data architecture requirements.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial data environment.
  • Deep understanding of SCADA systems, PLCs, MES, DCS, and industrial IoT (IIoT) ecosystems.
  • Experience working with time-series and telemetry data from sensors and control systems.
  • Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (e.g., OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT).
  • Strong experience with data modeling and transforming OT data for analytics use.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern data warehouses (preferably Snowflake).
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.
  • Experience supporting cross-functional data teams and managing client engagements.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Background in engineering, computer science, or industrial automation.
  • Experience with streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka, Spark Streaming, Azure Event Hub).
  • Familiarity with asset performance management (APM) or digital twin technologies.
  • Consulting experience is a plus.