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We are seeking a Data & Deployment Engineer to act as the bridge between software development, data engineering, and hardware deployment teams for our utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
The ideal candidate will bring strong technical foundations in data and DevOps practices, combined with a collaborative mindset to drive cross-functional success. This role focuses on facilitating deployments, ensuring the seamless integration of EMS software, data systems, and hardware, and providing hands-on support for both factory acceptance testing (FAT) and project onboarding.
Key Responsibilities:
Deployment & Onboarding
Coordinate the deployment of EMS software and data pipelines in both factory (FAT) and field project environments.
Act as the primary interface between data, software, and hardware teams, ensuring smooth integration of EMS software, data systems, and site infrastructure.
Provide hands-on support during factory acceptance testing (FAT) and site commissioning.
DevOps for Data & Projects
Take end-to-end ownership of DevOps processes for data platforms and project-level EMS deployments
Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate data ingestion, ETL workflows, and deployment of EMS containers to factory and field environments.
Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code for reproducible and consistent data and EMS project environments.
Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK) for deployed EMS and data pipelines to ensure high availability and performance.
Collaborate with cloud and networking teams to integrate project data flows with enterprise systems and external client environments.
Data & Integration Support
Oversee data pipeline operations, ensuring accurate ingestion, transformation, and storage of time-series telemetry, alarms, and metadata.
Validate data mapping and integration between EMS, SCADA, inverters, BMS, and analytics platforms.
Support the continuous improvement of data quality, reliability, and scalability across projects.
Collaboration & Documentation
Serve as the deployment and integration lead for cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication and seamless handoffs between factory, software, and field operations.
Document deployment processes, CI/CD workflows, integration steps, and onboarding procedures for repeatable use.
Provide technical training and guidance to deployment and operations teams.
Qualifications and Skills:
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data/Software Engineering, or related field.
Experience in data engineering and DevOps with a focus on project deployments.
Hands-on skills in CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Ansible).
Proficiency in Python for automation and data workflows, and C++ for EMS integration and hardware interfacing.
Familiarity with time-series databases (InfluxDB, TimescaleDB, etc.) and data pipelines.
Understanding of hardware/software integration in EMS, SCADA, or industrial systems.
Strong problem-solving, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Bonus: Experience with energy storage, renewable energy, or critical infrastructure projects.
Compensation & Benefits:
IQ-Storage offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience and capabilities, including comprehensive benefits and a performance bonus package based on performance and achievements. Our benefits package includes a Retirement Plan, medical/dental/life/disability program, vacation, and sick days.
IQ-Storage is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
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