Principal Software Architect

🕒 July 17

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $145.4k - $242.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

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GE Vernova

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

GE Vernova is a leader in the energy sector with over 130 years of experience, dedicated to electrifying the world while decarbonizing it. The company offers a broad portfolio of energy solutions including gas, hydro, nuclear, and wind power technologies, aimed at providing reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. With a strong focus on innovation, GE Vernova plays a significant role in reducing the carbon footprint of global power systems and supports the transition to net-zero emissions by 2030.

📋 Description

• Collaborate across GE Vernova Grid Software product portfolios deployed in field, edge, and customer IT/OT environments globally • Partner with lead software architects in field, modeling and geospatial, data and analytics areas • Drive architectural strategy and hands-on activities across GridOS Plan product lines • Lead technical vision and strategy, planning, and execution of architectural best practices • Design and evolve distributed cloud-native systems using micro-services, containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and modern DevOps practices • Shape UI architecture, including micro-front-ends, design systems, and performance optimization for workstation and mobile interfaces • Architect data pipelines, data patterns, real-time streaming, and API-driven data services • Translate business strategy into scalable technical roadmaps and architectural investments • Establish SaaS patterns for tenant isolation, scalability, observability, and operational excellence • Partner with engineering teams to embed AI/GenAI and intelligent automation • Assess emerging cloud, AI, and platform capabilities • Drive consistency through reference architectures, design patterns, and governance • Lead architectural review processes and communication for GridOS Plan applications • Formalize and standardize data models and API standards, leveraging CIM where appropriate • Ensure architectures meet enterprise security, privacy, and regulatory requirements • Manage cross-team architectural dependencies and deliverables • Establish standard practices with SteerCo and developer teams • Mentor senior architects and engineers across multiple teams

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a STEM major • 12+ years of software engineering experience • At least 5 years in architectural leadership roles • Expertise in large-scale production environments • Deep expertise in Azure, AWS, or GCP and distributed systems • Understanding of Kubernetes, including software development, API aggregation, custom resources, Helm, and manifest standardization • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps, and GitOps in IT/OT environments • Proven experience designing SaaS applications at scale, including multi-tenant, global, and high-availability systems • Mastery of micro-services, event-driven systems, API design, micro-front-ends, and DevOps automation • Strong background designing secure, zero-trust system architectures • Experience modernizing monolith applications into API-based micro-services • Experience designing and delivering commercial applications on-premises and in the cloud • Knowledge of mobile software architecture for field crew operations, offline support, and near real-time operation • Strong understanding of data engineering, data modeling, streaming, and analytics platforms • Understanding of data mesh and data fabric principles • Expertise defining and implementing API standards and contract-based development models • Strong background in AI/GenAI integration, including model and agent deployment, inference pipelines, and responsible AI patterns • Experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions comprising multiple integrated applications • Experience working directly with customer stakeholders at all levels • Ability to influence at executive levels and drive cross-organizational alignment • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts • Legally authorized to work in the United States • Successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable • Familiarity with energy industry technologies and standards, SCADA, geospatial network modeling, NERC CIP, and IEC CIM is advantageous but not essential • Experience with GIS, Field, Network Modeling, and Power Applications architecture and implementation is advantageous but not essential • Experience with large-scale AI systems, vector databases, LLM orchestration, or retrieval-augmented generation is advantageous but not essential • Background in enterprise integration patterns, domain-driven design, and platform engineering is advantageous but not essential

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage • Health Coach from GE Vernova, including a 24/7 nurse-based resource • Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services • GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan • Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions • Company retirement contributions • Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants • Tuition assistance • Adoption assistance • Paid parental leave • Disability benefits • Life insurance • 12 paid holidays • Permissive time off • Relocation assistance • Professional development opportunities