Principal Software Architect Energy & Grid Applications

Senior Application Architect

Grid Software (a division of GE Vernova) is driving the vision of GridOS - a portfolio of software running on a common platform to meet the fast-changing needs of the energy sector and support the energy transition. Grid Software has extensive and well-established software stacks that are progressively being ported to a common microservice architecture, delivering a composable suite of applications. Simultaneously, new applications are being designed and built on the same common platform to provide innovative solutions that enable our customers to accelerate the energy transition.

This role is for a senior application architect who understands the core designs, principles, and technologies of GridOS. Key responsibilities include:

Formalizing Data Models and API Standards: Lead the formalization and standardization of data models and API standards, in alignment with our architecture core team, for our GridOS Operate and Transact applications, ensuring interoperability and efficiency.

Leveraging CIM Standards: Implement and advocate for the Common Information Model (CIM) standards to ensure consistent data representation and exchange across systems.

Architecture Reviews and Coordination: Contribute to architecture reviews across the organization, and lead architectural review processes, decisions and communications on those decisions for the GridOS Operate and Transact applications.

Knowledge Transfer and Collaboration: Work with the Architecture SteerCo and Developer Standard Practices team to establish standard practices for GridOS Operate and Transact platforms, applications and services, in alignment with our architecture standards for GridOS.

Documentation: Ensure that data modeling and API standards are accurately documented and maintained in collaboration with documentation teams. Drive the use of contract based development models across the GridOS Operate and Transact engineering teams.

Backlog Planning and Dependency Management: Work across software GridOS teams to prepare backlog planning, identify, and manage cross-team dependencies as it applies to architecture standards and deliverables for GridOS Operate and Transact solutions.

Education Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with minimum 8 years of experience

Key Knowledge Areas and Expertise

Data Architecture and Modeling: Extensive experience in designing and implementing data architectures and common data models.

Disaggregation of Systems into Services: Deep understanding of methods and strategies for modernizing existing monolith applications into a composable set of API based microservices.

API Standards: Expertise in defining and implementing API standards to ensure seamless integration and data exchange between systems. This should include experience defining contract based development models between teams.

Common Information Model (CIM): In-depth knowledge of CIM standards and their application within the energy sector.

Data Mesh and Data Fabric: Understanding of data mesh and data fabric principles, enabling software composability and data-centric design trade-offs.

Microservice Architecture: Understanding of microservice architecture and software development at scale

Kubernetes: Understanding of Kubernetes, including software development in an orchestrated microservice architecture. This includes Kubernetes API, custom resources, API aggregation, Helm, and manifest standardization.

CI/CD and DevSecOps: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and GitOps, especially in secure, air-gapped environments.

Mobile Software Architecture: Knowledge of mobile software architecture for field crew operations, offline support, and near-realtime operation.

Additional Knowledge (Advantageous but not Essential)

Energy Industry Technologies: Familiarity with key technologies specific to the energy industry, such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Geospatial network modeling, etc.

GE Solutions Experience: Experience in ADMS, OMS and Power Applications architecture and implementation

This is a critical role within Grid Software, requiring a broad range of knowledge and strong organizational and communication skills to drive modern architecture, software standards, and principles across the GridOS Operate and Transact organization. This role requires strong communication and collaboration skillsets.