Ignition Developer – Industrial & Laboratory Automation

This is a remote position.

We are seeking an experienced Ignition Developer to design, develop, integrate, deploy, and support industrial and laboratory automation solutions using the Inductive Automation Ignition Platform.

The role focuses on laboratory digitalization, bioreactor modernization, real-time process monitoring, centralized automation platforms, and integrated manufacturing workflows.

You will work closely with automation engineers, scientists, architects, data engineers, and manufacturing teams to develop scalable, secure, and reliable automation applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Ignition Application Development: Design, develop, and maintain Ignition Perspective and Vision applications, SCADA dashboards, operator interfaces, alarming, reporting, and real-time visualization.
  

• Industrial & Laboratory Integration: Connect Ignition with PLCs, DCS, laboratory instruments, analyzers, robotics, process historians, SQL databases, and enterprise platforms.
  

• Process Automation: Implement recipe-driven workflows, automated sampling and feeding, process orchestration, equipment-state monitoring, and event-driven automation.
  

• Platform Configuration: Configure and manage Ignition Tags, UDTs, Tag Historian, alarms, security roles, gateway services, and reporting modules.
  

• Connectivity & Data Exchange: Develop integrations using OPC UA, MQTT/Sparkplug, REST APIs, SQL, message queues, and file-based interfaces.
  

• Software Engineering: Build reusable automation components and maintain source control, code reviews, deployment pipelines, and structured releases.
  

• System Reliability & Security: Troubleshoot gateway, application, database, networking, and integration issues while following industrial cybersecurity standards.
  

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with scientists, automation engineers, quality teams, vendors, and system integrators to deliver reliable automation solutions.
  

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in industrial automation, SCADA, manufacturing systems, or laboratory automation.
  

• Hands-on development experience with Inductive Automation Ignition, including Perspective and/or Vision.
  

• Strong knowledge of Ignition Tag configuration, UDTs, alarming, historization, reporting, gateway administration, security, and scripting.
  

• Strong Python/Jython scripting and SQL skills.
  

• Practical experience integrating systems through OPC UA and technologies such as MQTT/Sparkplug, REST APIs, message queues, or file exchange.
  

• Experience connecting PLCs, DCS, laboratory instruments, analyzers, robotics, or other industrial equipment.
  

• Understanding of industrial networking, secure connectivity, certificates, service accounts, and gateway architecture.
  

• Familiarity with Git, code reviews, CI/CD practices, and structured software releases.
  

• Professional English communication skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, laboratory, or regulated manufacturing environments.
  

• Understanding of ISA-88, ISA-95, GxP, data integrity, audit trails, Computer System Validation (CSV), and change control.
  

• Experience with DeltaV, process historians, laboratory informatics systems, scientific data platforms, or MES.
  

• Knowledge of time-series data, real-time analytics, store-and-forward architectures, and process monitoring.
  

• Experience with laboratory automation, bioreactors, robotics, or automated manufacturing workflows.
  

• Ignition certification or demonstrably equivalent platform expertise.
  

Technology Stack

SCADA & Automation: Ignition, Perspective, Vision, PLC, DCS, DeltaV

Development: Python, Jython, SQL, Git, CI/CD

Integration: OPC UA, MQTT, Sparkplug, REST APIs, Message Queues

Industrial Systems: SCADA, Historians, MES, Laboratory Automation, Robotics, Bioreactors

Standards & Compliance: ISA-88, ISA-95, GxP, CSV, Data Integrity

Benefits

• Client: Global Pharmaceutical Company in Prague
  
• Location: Prague, Czech Republic (Hybrid) or Remote within Europe
  
• Start: ASAP – Immediate joiners preferred
  
• Engagement: Contract / Freelance
  
• Project Area: Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Laboratory Systems & Real-Time Analytics