For one of our clients we are looking for a Senior SCADA Software Engineer (3+ years of experience)
Are you passionate about real-time industrial systems and software craftsmanship?
Join our Realtime Industrial Solutions team and help maintain grid stability across Europe while supporting the transition to zero-carbon energy.
General conditions:
* Start date: 01/02/2026
* Location: Brussels South, 3d/week min. in the office, 2d/week remote
* Duration: 11 months, with possible extension up to 3 years
* Contract: B2B via Mind
* Languages: English
* Deadline for applications: 23/01/2026
Context:
* Be part of a dynamic development team responsible for business-critical SCADA system operating 24/7 to keep our power perimeter balanced in Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
* We develop tools to support the real-time control of power plants, to integrate flexibility assets, and to comply with European grid codes to support the energy transition. Out tools are mainly used to:
o monitor the production assets, available capacities from power plants
o provide information between TSO's and real-time SCADA system (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition);
o calculate the real-time setpoint to send to the powerplants
Your specific role:
* The application used to provide the services to our customers is Hitachi ABB MicroSCADA SYS600 version X (MicroSCADA X SYS600 | Hitachi Energy).
* The backend development language within MicroSCADA is proprietary: SCIL (Supervisory Control Implementation Language) & the frontend is web based.
* The application is web-based. The frontend development language within MicroSCADA is proprietary based HTML, CSS and Javascript.
As a developer, your role is to:
* Develop and maintain our SCADA X (Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA X) that keeps power perimeter in balance.
* Work on both front-end and back-end development using SCIL, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript.
* Apply architectural design principles to build scalable, and robust solutions.
* Apply software craftsmanship principles (SOLID, DRY, KISS, YAGNI) to build clean, maintainable, and resilient code.
* Collaborate in an Agile/SAFe environment with analysts, dispatchers, and technical teams.
* Contribute to on-call support (after onboarding) to ensure system availability and grid stability. (Our tools are business critical and are used 24/7)
Requested profile:
* You have a master's degree with a specialization in IT and/or electrical engineering (e.g., ingénieur civil, burgelijk ingenieur, industrial engineer, in software, electronics or electromecanics),
* You have at least 3 years of relevant experience,
* You have an industrial mindset combined with a high level of software engineering (good architecture, design patterns,…). Our systems have to be very stable. Any problem due to unavailability, bug or other, can have a big impact,
* You should understand the basics of the electricity production and the grid transport,
* You pay attention to designing resilient solutions that support 24/7 operations, and you remain available to provide support in case of critical issues (= interruption in your daily work),
* You are solution-driven and feel responsible for your tasks. When a problem occurs, you have to find a quick fix in no-time. Sustainable fix will be required in case quick fix is solely a workaround to allow operations to be pursued,
* You are motivated to work in a team that is responsible for real-time activities.
* You are team player in complex project organizations and interact easily with your peers, analysts, architects, business representatives, and other teams' representatives,
* You are able to self-learn and take initiatives to improve our environment, our practices,
And on the technical level
* You have some knowledge of basic programming languages (Training \"SYS 600 SCIL Programming Basics\" must be followed early at start of the mission: to be coordinated by the consultancy company with Hitachi Energy
§ SCIL developments for the backend
§ Web development for the front-end (HTML5, CSS3, Javascript / Typescript)
§ Version control and CI/CD implementation (supported by Github)
* The team will support you in order to improve your programming on our specific environment during the first months.
* Be aware of cybersecurity principles in industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) environments. Our systems have to comply with NIS 2 regulation.
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