Luiz is an Automation Engineer on Automate America, the global professional marketplace for skilled talent across industrial, commercial, and residential work.

What does Luiz specialize in?

Luiz works with Ignition SCADA as an Automation Engineer on Automate America, the global professional marketplace for skilled talent across industrial, commercial, and residential work.

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Luiz — Automation Engineer

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Luiz

Contractor #52910

Primary Occupation

Automation Engineer

Curitiba, PR

#52910

Pay Rates

Industries Served

Energy

Languages

English: Advanced (spoken ~6–7/10

Conversational

improving) Portuguese: Native

Conversational

Work Preferences

✓Willing to Relocate

Documents on File

Resume

Programming Skills 1

Ignition SCADA

SCADA, HMI, Java, Python, Jython, SQL / T-SQL, OPC UA, OPC, Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850, IEC 60870, Linux, Git, TCP/IP, IT/OT convergence, Real-time systems, High-availability design, Scrum/Agile, Control Center systems, Substation automation.

20 yrs★★★★★

Tenure

bronze

Profile

bronze

About Me

Senior software developer with 15+ years building real-time SCADA, HMI and industrial communication software for the power sector (transmission/distribution substations and control centers). I work in the exact stack the Ignition platform is built on: Java on the JVM, Python (the same family as Ignition's Jython scripting), SQL and OPC/OPC UA, on Linux. Hands-on with tag-based real-time data, operator HMI screens, industrial protocols (IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, IEC 60870), configuration tooling, IT/OT integration and high-availability (hot stand-by) design. I ramp quickly on Ignition (Perspective/Vision, Gateway, UDTs/templates, tag historian, alarming, Jython scripting) thanks to a directly transferable background. An autonomous problem solver, comfortable owning features end to end in mission-critical, high-uptime environments, delivering in agile (Scrum) teams and collaborating remotely across time zones. Based in Brazil (UTC-3) with strong overlap with US business hours, a dedicated home office and fast fiber internet.

Professional Competencies 1

Software development

★★★★★

**COPEL – Companhia Paranaense de Energia (major power utility) — Software Developer / Computer Engineer — 2006–2026** - Built and maintained real-time SCADA systems for substations and operation control centers on Linux. - Designed and maintained industrial communication protocols (IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, IEC 60870) for reliable field-to-control-center data exchange. - Developed operator HMI applications (Java Swing, Qt) for real-time supervision and control of grid equipment. - Created configuration tools and XML data models that standardized engineering and reduced errors. - Delivered IT/OT integration between SCADA and external IT platforms; engineered redundancy/hot stand-by for high uptime. - 2023–2026: extended into OT/ICS cybersecurity (secure architecture, segmentation, IEC 62443/NIST) — secure-by-design context for industrial software.

Applications 1

Development

★★★★★

Senior software developer with 15+ years building real-time SCADA, HMI and industrial communication software for the power sector (transmission/distribution substations and control centers). I work in the exact stack the Ignition platform is built on: Java on the JVM, Python (same family as Ignition's Jython scripting), SQL, and OPC/OPC UA, on Linux. Hands-on with tag-based real-time data, operator HMI screens, industrial protocols (IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, IEC 60870), configuration tooling, IT/OT integration and high-availability design. Autonomous problem solver, comfortable owning features end to end in mission-critical, high-uptime environments, delivering in agile (Scrum) teams and collaborating remotely across time zones.

Why Choose Me

I bring the asset-owner perspective of a major power utility plus 15+ years actually building the software — real-time SCADA, HMI and industrial protocols — in the exact Java + Python/Jython + SQL + OPC UA stack that Ignition runs on. I own problems end to end, work autonomously, and deliver reliable software in mission-critical, high-availability environments, fully remote with strong US-hours overlap.

Work Experience1

Computer Engineer

Copel - Energy transmition, distribution and powe generation

Oct 2006 – Apr 2026

Software Developer / Industrial Software Developer (também: Controls/Automation — Developer) Cybersecuity Specialist

Education / Training / Certificates1

Security+

CompTIA · Computer Science

2026

What does Luiz do?: Luiz is an Automation Engineer on Automate America, the global professional marketplace for skilled talent across industrial, commercial, and residential work.
Where is Luiz located?: Luiz is based in Curitiba, PR.
What does Luiz specialize in?: Luiz works with Ignition SCADA as an Automation Engineer on Automate America, the global professional marketplace for skilled talent across industrial, commercial, and residential work.
How do I connect with or hire Luiz?: Create a free profile on Automate America and send a connection or contract request from this profile. Luiz can then respond and coordinate the work directly through the platform.