Job Description Summary Job Description Job Description – Principal Software Architect GE Vernova is the leading software provider for the planning and operations of national and regional electricity grids globally. This includes a wide range of software products, from enabling utility grid network design and planning to real-time grid operations to supporting electricity markets. 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 industry and support the energy transition.
Grid Software has extensive and well-established software stacks that are progressively being ported to a common micro-service architecture, delivering a composable suite of applications. Simultaneously, new software applications are being designed and built on the same common platform to provide innovative solutions that enable our customers to accelerate the energy transition. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Engineering for Plan Portfolio, this role is for a highly experienced software architect responsible for collaborating effectively across software portfolio of products that are deployed in field, edge and customer IT/OT environments globally.
The role partners closely with lead software architects in field, modeling and geospatial, data and analytics areas in power transmission and distribution domains to ensure secure, performant and composable designs and implementation across the portfolio. This role will facilitate and drive architectural strategy and hands on activities across our GridOS Plan product lines. This individual will lead technical vision and strategy, planning and execution of best practices to drive architectural patterns and Cloud/Hybrid/On-premise deployments to deliver on a modern, scalable and composable micro-service containerized architecture at scale.
This role is for a principal architect who understands the core designs, principles and technologies of GridOS. Key responsibilities include: 1. Systems Architecture & Engineering Focus: Hands-on design, technical implementation, and modernizing the application stack. Architect Cloud-Native Applications: Design and evolve distributed systems using micro-services, containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and modern DevOps practices.
Guide Front-End Modernization: Shape UI architecture including micro-front-ends, design systems, and performance optimization for both workstation and mobile interfaces. Build Data Product Foundations: Architect data pipelines, data patterns, real-time streaming, and API-driven data services. 2. Strategic Leadership & Alignment Focus: Bridging the gap between business objectives and technical roadmaps.
Partner with Product Leadership: Translate business strategy into scalable technical roadmaps and architectural investments. Define and Operationalize SaaS Strategy: Establish patterns for tenant isolation, scalability, observability, and operational excellence. Drive AI Integration: Partner with engineering teams to embed AI/Gen AI and intelligent automation. Evaluate Emerging Technologies: Assess new cloud, AI, and platform capabilities for innovation.
3. Governance and Compliance Focus: Maintaining high standards and managing cross-team workflows. Set Enterprise Architecture Standards: Drive consistency through reference architectures, design patterns, and governance. Review Architecture and Coordination: Lead architectural review processes and communication for GridOS Plan applications. Formalize Data Models and API Standards: Lead the formalization and standardization of data models and API standards to ensure interoperability and efficiency, leveraging industry standards such as the Common Information Model (CIM) where appropriate.
Champion Security & Compliance: Ensure architectures meet enterprise security, privacy, and regulatory requirements. Solution Backlog Planning and Dependency Managemen