Job Description & Summary: We are seeking a skilled Ignition Developer to design, develop, and implement enterprise-grade IIoT solutions using Ignition. The candidate will work on high-throughput OT data ingestion, industrial integrations (OPC UA, MQTT), Unified Namespace (UNS), real-time dashboards, visualization components, and scalable deployment architectures.

This role requires strong expertise in Ignition Gateway, scripting, tag modeling, Perspective/Vision projects, OPC server integrations, and end-to-end OTIT data flow.

Responsibilities:

- Responsible for infrastructure setup to host Ignition and its associated software
- Finalizing Ignition deployment architecture along with VMs specifications and HA enablement
- Configuring Ignition to ingest tag data from various sources (e.g. KepserverEX, OPC Server, etc.)
- Configuring Ignition for UNS implementation.
- Establish data exchange mechanisms with systems like MES, ERP, Digital Logbook with Ignition
- Configure Ignition to transmit tag data to cloud (IoT Platform / Cloud IoT Services) with zero data loss capabilities (due to network disconnect)
- Configure Ignition to store tag data on edge server database (SQL / NoSQL / Timeseries DB)
- Developing screens on Ignition to showcase real-time tag data and KPIs
- Creating Custom Scripts using Derived Tags, to manage, interface with DB, Cloud Platforms
- Helping the development team with best practice guidance of Ignition and creating low level technical design document.

Mandatory skill sets:





- Strong experience in Ignition setup in HA production environments, with the ability to define best-practice architectures based on tag volume and sources
- Hands-on experience with large-scale Ignition systems (~50K tags) from multiple data sources
- Solid understanding and implementation of UNS (Unified Namespace) best practices in Ignition
- Proficiency in Ignition Python scripting, including:
- Custom logic using Derived Tags & Queries
- Managing time-series data in NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB)
- Creating and sending custom JSON payloads to cloud platforms
- Experience with SQL, NoSQL, and time-series databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, InfluxDB)
- Hands-on experience with Azure IoT Hub, Azure Injector, and Ignition cloud integrations
- Working knowledge of OPC connectivity in Ignition
- Ability to create Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation
- Hands-on experience with Ignition Screen Development, Visualization (Perspective, Vision)

Soft Skills

- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
- Positive communication and collaboration
- Ability to work in agile environments

Preferred skill sets:

Good to Have

- Experience with Edge computing (Azure IoT Injector/Hub)
- Experience with Ignitions third-party plugin Azure Injector, MongoDB
- Knowledge of time-series databases
- Experience in Domain like Metal and Mining/ Steel Industries
- Experience with ERP, EAM/EMMS, and MES integrations
- Experience with Kepware Tag & UA Configuration

Years of experience required:

3 ~ 6 Years Experience as Ignition Developer.

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