IIOT Engineer

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, World Wide Technology, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! World Wide Technology is looking for a IIoT Engineer - Lead. This role is part of WWT s Strategic Resourcing services and is a contract role. The candidate will be supporting a WWT customer and will be employed by one of WWT s preferred partners. The partner will provide full compensation and benefit information prior to employment with the partner. Why WWT? At Worldwide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits, and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients. WWT was founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. We employ more than 10,000 people globally and close nearly $20 billion in revenue in 2023. We have an inclusive culture and believe our core values are the key to company and employee success. WWT is proud to have been included on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For " list 12 years in a row! Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today! Rate/Salary: A reasonable estimate of the current pay range for this position is $80.00 to $85.00 hourly on W2 hourly. Actual pay will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs, and will be set by your employer. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in base pay. Job Title: IIoT Engineer - Lead Location: Pella, Iowa AND Des Moines, Iowa (Hybrid - 3-5 days a week onsite, one week per month, at either location. Location may change from one to the other on a month-to-month basis) 6 Months Position Overview: We are seeking a technically driven IIoT (industrial internet of things) Engineer - Lead to lead factory visualization and edge computing initiatives within our Litmus and Real-time Insights project. The ideal candidate is someone passionate about industrial data systems, IT/OT integration, scalable architecture, and real-time operational intelligence. Key Responsibilities: • Bring cross-functional IT and OT teams together to develop industrial data systems, scalable architecture, and real-time operational intelligence. • Design and implement edge-level data flows from factory assets using the Litmus Edge platform. • Develop scalable data models and metadata structures for integration with Litmus Edge, InfluxDB, and Databricks. • Partner with subject matter experts and the business intelligence team to develop dashboards/visualizations using Grafana and PowerBI. • Collaborate cross-functionally to support ROI analysis, downtime tracking, and system deprecation strategies. • Author technical documentation and contribute to governance standards for data processing and visualization. • Share knowledge with internal teams to support long-term sustainability of new systems, processes, and capabilities. Qualifications: • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, project management, and communication skills • Ability to work across teams to align technical execution with strategic goals. • Proven experience in industrial data ops, edge computing, or factory data systems. • Strong knowledge of visualization tools and real-time monitoring platforms. • Knowledge of industrial communication protocols (e.g., MQTT, OPC-UA, Modbus).