AVEVA PI System Specialist

Salary: £38,000 - 42,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven delivery of AVEVA PI System implementations and migrations
• Strong hands-on expertise in PI Data Archive, Asset Framework, PI Interfaces and PI Vision
• Practical experience of PI-to-PI architectures, data migration and archive management
• Strong experience across integrated OT/IT environments and secure network boundaries
• Ability to work independently and deliver within a structured technical programme
• Experience with large-scale PI consolidation, separation or divestment programmes is desirable
• Experience with third-party PI Collectives and complex cross-environment integrations is desirable
• Experience with industrial network segmentation and architecture, including the Purdue Model or ISA-95, is desirable

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure and commission AVEVA PI System components
• Work across PI Data Archive, Asset Framework (AF), PI Interfaces and PI Vision
• Reconfigure PI services and applications to align with the target architecture
• Lead end-to-end migration of PI AF databases while preserving structures, hierarchies and references
• Migrate PI Analytics, event frames, PI Vision dashboards and displays
• Move applications between environments with minimal downtime and operational impact
• Clean up and reprocess archives, including removal of divested assets, tags and historical data
• Design and implement PI-to-PI interfaces across network and security boundaries
• Configure and migrate OT PI Interfaces, including flows between OT DMZ and Level 4 environments
• Apply PI identity, access-control and security best practices across multi-tier environments
• Execute Data Archive backup, restoration and validation activities
• Validate integrations and data flows end to end, including third-party PI Collectives
• Support post-migration testing, validation, troubleshooting and performance tuning
• Resolve incidents during transition and assist users throughout migration and hypercare
• Produce clear system configuration, migration and operational documentation

Technologies:

• Support
• Network
• Security

More:

We are supporting a major industrial organisation in the search for an experienced PI System Specialist to deliver the consolidation and migration of AVEVA PI environments. This is a 9-month contract opportunity with potential extension, offered at a competitive rate inside IR35, based in Aberdeen with potential for remote working. The role sits within an industrial OT/IT integration environment and involves hands-on technical work across architecture, migration, integration and stabilisation. We are looking for someone who can help move critical PI services into a target architecture while protecting data integrity and minimising operational disruption. At Exalto Consulting, we focus on placing experienced professionals into roles where their expertise has real impact, and we provide clear information, timely communication and honest guidance throughout the process.

last updated 36 week of 2026