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Technology work for utilities and energy companies
Utilities run long-lived physical assets with software wrapped around them. The systems that matter most are the ones that say what to maintain, who is doing it, and what the meter recorded.
What makes this sector different
Asset and work management is the backbone. SAP PM, EAM platforms and mobile field tools decide whether maintenance happens on plan. Projects here are usually about master data quality, mobile use in poor connectivity, and the integration between work orders and field crews.
Meter and sensor data has outgrown older systems. Interval data from meters and sensors arrives in volumes that older architectures were not built for, so the work is pipelines, storage and a reporting layer rather than a bigger report server.
Operational technology security is not IT security with a new label. Control networks need passive discovery, segmentation, vendor remote access control and a plan for equipment that cannot be patched. Regulated entities also carry formal reliability duties around those controls.
Where the work usually is
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Asset master data
Equipment hierarchies and maintenance plans that were never finished, so planning is informal.
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Field usability
Mobile tools that fail where there is no signal, so crews fall back to paper.
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Meter data volume
Interval data stored in a system designed for monthly reads.
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OT visibility
No reliable inventory of what is on the control network.
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Vendor remote access
Standing remote access for equipment vendors, rarely reviewed.
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Reporting burden
Regulatory and reliability reports assembled by hand each period.
Systems and platforms we work in
Platform names describe where our consultants have worked. They do not imply a vendor partnership or certification.
How we help
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Asset and work management
SAP PM and EAM work: hierarchies, maintenance plans, work order flow and mobile use.
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Data platform work
Pipelines and storage sized for interval data, with a reporting layer on top.
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Integration
Work management, GIS, outage and finance systems joined with monitoring that someone owns.
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OT security review
Passive discovery, segmentation, remote access review and controls for unpatchable equipment.
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Identity and privileged access
Control over who can reach operational systems, and from where.
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Specialist staffing
SAP PM consultants, data engineers, OT security analysts and field systems analysts.
Regulatory and contractual context
- NERC CIP standards apply to registered entities for the security of bulk electric system cyber assets.
- State public utility commission requirements shape reliability and performance reporting.
- TSA security directives apply to certain pipeline operators, with cybersecurity requirements.
- Environmental and safety reporting duties depend on data captured in operational systems.
- Critical infrastructure incident reporting rules affect what must be reported, and how quickly.
- Rate case and audit scrutiny means technology spend and asset records need defensible documentation.
Roles we recruit for this sector
Contract, contract-to-hire and direct hire. We do not sponsor visas: candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States.
Illustrative engagement
Illustrative scenario. Not a real client engagement. No outcomes are claimed.
A utility wants a reliable inventory of devices on a control network before expanding vendor remote access, and cannot risk active scanning.
- Starting point
- A partial spreadsheet inventory, several vendor remote access paths and no passive monitoring on the control network.
- Scope
- Passive traffic collection at agreed points, a device and communication inventory, a segmentation review and a prioritized plan for remote access controls.
- Team
- An OT-experienced security engineer, a network engineer and an analyst, working with the utility’s control system engineers throughout.
- Evidence
- A device and flow inventory reviewed by the engineers who own the equipment, a segmentation diagram and a remediation plan with owners.
- What is not claimed
- A scoping illustration. Not a client project, and no findings or results are implied.
Questions people ask
Will you scan our control network?
Not by default. We start passively, and any active testing is agreed in writing, scheduled with your engineers, and scoped away from equipment that cannot tolerate it.
Do you support NERC CIP compliance?
We do technical work that supports it: inventory, segmentation, access control, patch and configuration management, and evidence collection. We are not an auditor or a regional entity, and we do not certify compliance.
Can you provide field systems staff?
Yes, including analysts who have supported mobile workforce tools and crews. Tell us the geography at intake, since field roles are often location-bound.
Do you work on generation as well as distribution?
Our consultants’ experience varies. We will tell you plainly at intake which parts of the business they have worked in.
Related
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SAP
S/4HANA implementation and migration, Finance and Supply Chain modules, Fiori, BTP and integration, plus the architects, functional consultants, developers and Basis engineers who do the work.
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Data and AI
Data engineering, data modernization, business intelligence, machine learning and generative AI delivered as separate, scoped offerings.
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Security configuration assessments
Compare operating systems, databases, network devices and cloud services with hardening baselines such as the CIS Benchmarks.
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Manufacturing
Planning, shop-floor integration, quality, maintenance and warehouse flows.
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