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Senior Historian & Business Intelligence Specialist

Streamline Control
Calgary, CAN
Full Time
Senior
Hybrid
1 weeks ago
AVEVA PI SystemPI Data ArchivePI Asset FrameworkPI AnalysisPI NotificationsPI Web API
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What We Do

  • Streamline Control is seeking a Senior Historian and Business Intelligence Specialist to take a leading role in the design, delivery, and ongoing support of AVEVA PI System environments across our industrial client base.
  • This is a senior level position suited to an experienced AVEVA PI professional with a minimum of 5 years of hands on PI System experience across administration, integration, analytics, and visualization.
  • Working across sectors including Oil & Gas, Utilities, Mining, Life Sciences, and Manufacturing, you will serve as a subject matter expert for clients who depend on operational data to run their facilities, make decisions, and drive efficiency.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES PI System Administration and Infrastructure

  • Administer and manage AVEVA PI Server environments including PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework, PI Analysis, PI Notifications, and PI Web API across production, QA, and development systems.
  • Monitor and optimize PI System health, performance, and availability, including collective management, SDK log reviews, interface reliability, and archive administration.
  • Manage PI Server patching, upgrades, and version migrations, coordinating with client IT teams and following AVEVA best practices for system continuity and rollback procedures.
  • Oversee PI Server backup and disaster recovery planning, including recovery testing and documentation aligned with client business continuity requirements.
  • Administer PI security including identities, users, groups, and trusts; conduct periodic access management reviews in alignment with client cybersecurity policies.

Data Acquisition and Integration

  • Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot PI Interfaces, PI Adapters, and PI Connectors for a wide range of industrial protocols including OPC DA, OPC UA, OPC HDA, Modbus, RDBMS, and MQTT / Sparkplug B.
  • Lead PI tag creation, validation, metadata configuration, and archive optimization using PI Builder, PI SMT, and PI System Explorer.
  • Integrate PI Systems with enterprise platforms including ERP, MES, CMMS, and cloud data environments; develop and maintain PI Web API and PI AF SDK based integrations for downstream applications.
  • Support AVEVA Connect configuration, data services, and cloud connectivity including edge data store deployments and OMF based data transmission.

PI Asset Framework and Analytics

  • Design and develop PI Asset Framework hierarchies, templates, element structures, and attribute configurations aligned with client asset models and naming conventions.
  • Develop advanced PI Analysis calculations, PI AF expressions, and PI Notifications to deliver real time analytics, KPI monitoring, and automated alerting for client operations teams.
  • Configure and manage PI Event Frames to capture process events, alarms, and operational contexts; develop event driven workflows and reporting solutions built on AF event data.
  • Lead PI Data Archive management including reprocessing, backfilling, archive rebuilds, and optimization of compression and exception settings for data quality and storage efficiency.

Visualization and Business Intelligence

  • Design and build PI Vision displays, PI ProcessBook graphics, and PI DataLink reports that deliver intuitive, actionable operational data to client stakeholders at the site, department, and management levels.
  • Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and SSRS reports that integrate PI System data with broader enterprise data sources for operational and management level business intelligence.
  • Support clients in adopting analytics platforms such as SEEQ, Databricks, or Power BI for historian driven advanced analytics and process intelligence initiatives where applicable.

Client Engagement and Technical Advisory

  • Engage directly with client stakeholders in technical and strategic discussions, acting as a trusted advisor on PI System architecture, optimization, and roadmap planning.
  • Contribute to pre sales activities including scoping, solution design, effort estimation, and proposal preparation; translate client requirements into technically sound and commercially viable deliverables.
  • Provide Tier 2 operational support for PI infrastructure under managed service agreements, including incident response, root cause investigations, and escalation management.
  • Prepare and maintain technical documentation, knowledge bases, system diagrams, and end user guides; deliver training to client personnel on PI System tools and best practices.
  • Mentor and support junior Historian and BI Specialists within the Streamline team, contributing to internal knowledge sharing, quality standards, and technical capability development.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum 5 years of hands on AVEVA PI System experience across administration, configuration, integration, and analytics in an industrial environment.
  • Deep proficiency with PI Server architecture including PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework, PI Analysis, PI Interfaces, and PI Web API.
  • Strong understanding of industrial data collection, OT environments, and field instrument data flows from DCS, SCADA, and PLC systems into the PI historian.
  • Experience configuring PI Interfaces or PI Adapters for at least two industrial communication protocols (examples: OPC DA, OPC UA, Modbus, RDBMS, MQTT).
  • Demonstrated experience building PI Vision displays, PI DataLink reports, and PI AF based analytics solutions for operational stakeholders.
  • Background in Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical findings and solutions clearly to both technical teams and non technical client stakeholders.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • AVEVA certification in PI System Infrastructure or PI System Installation.
  • Experience with AVEVA Connect, AVEVA Edge Data Store, or OMF based cloud data transmission.
  • Familiarity with business intelligence platforms including Power BI, SEEQ, or Databricks for historian driven analytics.
  • Knowledge of alternative historian platforms such as AspenTech IP.21, Wonderware / AVEVA System Platform, dataPARC, or Canary Historian.
  • Scripting or development experience in Python, PowerShell, or SQL for automation, data transformation, and PI System tooling.
  • Familiarity with IT infrastructure relevant to PI deployments including VMware, Hyper V, Active Directory, Azure, and Windows Server administration.
  • Experience in a PI System Integrator or managed services environment, supporting multiple clients across different industries and PI architectures.

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Office based in Calgary with hybrid flexibility; occasional travel to client industrial facilities across western Canada.
  • Work at active industrial facilities may require adherence to client safety management systems, site induction requirements, and PPE procedures.
  • On call availability may be required to support critical PI System incidents or client system recovery activities under managed service agreements.
  • Flexibility during project delivery windows, client go live periods, and system upgrade campaigns.

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