Position Overview
- Permanent, Full-time opportunity
- True hybrid working – work from home and our Mitcham office
- $100,986.66 - $107,504.07 per annum plus 12% superannuation
About Us
We’re on a mission to create a brighter future, where you can be a change maker at the actual source. We’re one of Australia’s largest water utilities with over 30% of Victoria’s population relying on us for their essential water and sanitation services.
Our award-winning culture fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible environment that enables our people to thrive. Here, you’ll be inspired and challenged to grow alongside us.
We're committed to reconciliation and supporting the self-determined role for Traditional Owners/Custodians in water and land management.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced OT Engineer to join our Operational Technology team. In this role you will support and enhance critical Operational Technology (OT) platforms that underpin the operation of essential infrastructure assets, helping ensure reliability, performance, security and continuous improvement across our network.
Reporting to the Operational Technology leadership team, you will play a key role in supporting and maintaining critical OT systems including SCADA, IoT platforms and Operational Historian environments. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of industrial control systems, IoT, data analytics and emerging technologies in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment
You will work closely with operational stakeholders, field technicians, engineers and technology teams to ensure systems remain available, secure and fit for purpose while identifying opportunities to improve performance through automation, analytics and innovation.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Support and maintain Operational Technology systems including SCADA, IoT Device Management Platforms, Operational Historian and related applications.
- Monitor system performance, investigate issues and resolve incidents to maintain service levels and application availability.
- Analyse, diagnose and rectify OT and IoT-related faults and technical issues.
- Support the ongoing reliability and performance of SCADA environments and associated communications networks.
- Assist with integrating new assets into SCADA and Historian platforms.
- Support data quality, asset frameworks, reporting and analytics within Operational Historian environments.
- Develop and maintain scripts, automation solutions and data models.
- Build time-series analytics dashboards that provide insights into asset and network performance.
- Identify opportunities for system improvements and contribute to project scopes, designs and business cases.
- Collaborate with operational, engineering and technology teams to deliver business improvements and innovative use cases.
- Support cybersecurity and compliance requirements within the Operational Technology environment.
What we’re Looking for
To be successful in this role, you will bring a blend of technical expertise, analytical thinking and a passion for operational technology.
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A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.
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Experience supporting Operational Technology, SCADA, Industrial Control Systems or related environments.
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Strong scripting skills, particularly in Python, JavaScript and/or Visual Basic.
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Knowledge of IoT technologies, sensors and connected devices.
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Experience working with databases, data management and system integrations.
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Understanding of industrial communications networks and control systems.
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Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
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Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
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A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on innovation and service excellence.
Highly Regarded:
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Experience with Aveva EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert (ClearSCADA).
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Exposure to Aveva OSI PI Historian or similar Operational Historian platforms.
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Experience with application integration technologies such as MuleSoft.
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Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and requirements within Operational Technology environments.
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Experience working with water, utilities, energy, manufacturing or other critical infrastructure sectors.
Why Yarra Valley Water?
We celebrate and encourage new thinking at every level. Creating opportunities for you to grow – both professionally, and personally. When you flourish, we all do.
- $100,986.66 - $107,504.07 per annum plus 12% superannuation
- Flexible working arrangements where our people are empowered to design their days with their team. Read our hybrid playbook HERE.
- Free and secure on-site parking with on-site café at our Mitcham office.
- 16 weeks paid parental leave.
- 15 days paid personal leave, which can be used for caring, illness, wellbeing and mental health needs.
- 5 days paid reproductive leave which can be used for experiencing symptoms or undergoing procedures associated with issues such as menopause, menstruation, endometriosis, PCOS, prostate health, or IVF.
- Request to swap certain public holidays for another day of paid leave.
To read more about our benefits and culture, read our employee handbook HERE.
Did you Know?
Research shows that men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, while women and other marginalised people tend to only apply when they meet all of them. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily tick every box, please apply or get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.
How to Apply
Applications should include a supporting Cover Letter and Resume.
Closing date: Wednesday 8 July 2026
This position is available for Yarra Valley Water employees and external applicants.
We welcome applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people of all cultural backgrounds.
If you need this information in an accessible format or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please call 03 9872 2599 or email [email protected].
If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss the recruitment process, please contact us via email [email protected].
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks, if required for the position. This may also include a Police Check or AusCheck, where an offer will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of these checks.
Yarra Valley Water is recognised by Australian Disability Network as a Disability Confident Recruiter employer.
