ATS & SCADA Senior Engineer

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time ATS & SCADA Senior Engineer in Cairo we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside passionate, motivated, and dedicated teammates.

You'll be a part of the Supervision Control Center (SCC) Application Design team, where the SCC system comprises three subsystems: Automatic Train Supervision (ATS), SCADA, and the security system. You'll specifically help design, implement, and test ATS system site data. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business and all over the world, define and validate ATS site data, and ensure seamless customization for projects. Additionally, you’ll contribute to integration, testing, and commissioning activities.

You’ll specifically take care of designing and verifying ATS site data, as well as supporting integration and testing activities.

We’ll look to you for:

• Defining and validating all ATS site data and parameters to customize for specific projects/products

• Creating and managing documentation, performing subsystem tests, and verifying traceability

• Ensuring configuration management for project data

• Supporting integration, testing, and commissioning activities

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure project success

• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• A degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Control and Automation Engineering

• 4–7 years of experience in railway or industrial automation projects

• Fundamental knowledge of programming, Python, and SQL

• Experience with both Linux and Windows operating systems

• Fluency in English

• Analytical capabilities to identify defects and suggest corrective solutions

• Strong teamwork skills and transparency in communication

• Curiosity and eagerness to learn

Nice to have (optional):

• Basic knowledge of frontend technologies (Angular, React)
• Basic understanding of backend development (Go, Python, Node.js)
• Familiarity with API concepts (REST, WebSocket, microservices architecture, monolith architecture)
• Awareness of databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Experience with version control systems (Git, GitLab)
• Exposure to containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Basic understanding of cybersecurity principles
• Interest or exposure to AI/ML concepts (LLM, RAG, Fine-Tuning)
• Basic knowledge of Kafka, Redis, Artemis

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

• Work with new security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Utilise our agile working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

• Progress towards becoming a senior application design engineer

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.