# Automation Engineer

**Company**: Saudi Aramco
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Energy
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q679322

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## Description

Aramco is seeking an Automation Engineer to join the Technical Services Division. The Technical Services Division is responsible for delivering and managing high-caliber, specialized engineering services that reinforce the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Saudi Aramco's electrical transmission and distribution networks.

As the successful candidate, you will be required to perform the following:

Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Power Substation Automation (PSA) and OT cybersecurity, including control systems, network design, and intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS).

Conduct design reviews and technical evaluations to ensure compliance with Saudi Aramco standards and international best practices (e.g., IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP3, GOOSE).

Lead or support technical investigations into automation and cybersecurity incidents, including fault reconstruction, event analysis, and root cause analysis.

Develop, review, and maintain internal standards, guidelines, and procedures for smart grid systems, PSA, and OT cybersecurity controls.

Support commissioning, site testing, troubleshooting, and post-event analysis of automation and cybersecurity systems to ensure system integrity and cyber resilience.

Provide technical consultation to operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to enhance system reliability, selectivity, and security posture.

Drive digitalization initiatives, including power system modeling, analytics, and secure OT/IT integration, to support grid modernization and transformation.

Collaborate with vendors, consultants, and contractors to ensure secure deployment of automation and cybersecurity solutions.

Represent Saudi Aramco in industry forums, technical committees, and professional working groups related to smart grid, automation, and industrial cybersecurity.

Prepare technical reports, presentations, and knowledge transfer materials, and provide mentoring and guidance to junior engineers and multidisciplinary teams.

## Skills

### Required
- Power Substation Automation (PSA)
- OT cybersecurity
- Control systems
- Network design
- Intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS)
- IEC 61850
- Modbus
- DNP3
- GOOSE
- Smart grid systems
- SCADA systems
- Automation platforms
- Cybersecurity standards and frameworks
- ISA/IEC 62443
- NIST SP 800-82
- ISO 27001
- Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards (SAES)

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