Candidates who possess most of the experience outlined below and demonstrate strong motivation to develop expertise in the remaining areas are strongly encouraged to apply. We recognize the multifaceted nature of this role and value both proven experience and a genuine commitment to professional growth.
Leadership and Impact
- Technical Authority and Governance: Serve as the Technical Authority for Network and Cybersecurity domains. You will steer technical direction, approve design choices, and ensure alignment across global, large-scale projects.
- Influential Leadership: Drive engineering excellence. You will act as a mentor, fostering a culture of technical rigor and innovation, and act as a coach for junior and mid-level engineers.
- Strategic Stakeholder Management: Translate complex technical strategies into clear business impacts for senior leadership and customers. You will advocate for the team’s technical strategy and facilitate open dialogue between cross functional teams and external suppliers.
- Innovation Champion: Proactively identify project risks and technical debt, driving timely resolution and implementing continuous improvements in engineering processes, Network and Cybersecurity standards, quality, and best practices.
- Decision Making: Operate with autonomy. You are empowered to make high-stakes technical decisions and pull in specialized experts when necessary to ensure successful delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and Architecture: Lead the end-to-end design of secure networks and communication architectures, adhering to IEC 62443 3 3 principles. Build functional infrastructure from the ground up (Networking, virtualization, server OS).
- Compliance and Lifecycle: Ensure adherence to Secure Deployment Guides and Security Assurance Plans. Manage vulnerability monitoring, patch management and disaster recovery processes.
- Technical Oversight: Define IP address strategies, perform substation level hardening, and evaluate Network and Cybersecurity solutions from 3rd party suppliers.
- Tendering and Regulatory Support: Support bidding processes with knowledge of regulations such as EU NIS, NERC, and BDES; map requirements between varying Network and Cybersecurity standards.
- Operational Execution: Lead design, configuration, and testing to meet project budgets and schedules. Oversee FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing) and assist with on-site installation and commissioning of LAN networks.
- Documentation: Ensure all technical documentation aligns with engineering policies and procedures, including appropriate confidentiality levels.
Qualifications and Experience
- Technical Foundation: Proven expertise in Industrial Networking, Systems Architecture, or Cybersecurity. You should possess relevant technical knowledge gained through either a degree in a related field OR equivalent industry recognized certifications (e.g., GICSP, ISA/IEC 62443 Expert, CCNP, CCIE, VCP).
- Domain Expertise: Experience in industrial control and protection system design, specifically within Distributed Control Systems and Substation Automation (IEC 61850 environments).
- Cybersecurity Standards: Applied expertise in IEC 62443 standards (parts 4 1, 4 2, 3 3, 2 4) and hands on experience with firewalls (Fortinet), IDS (Nozomi, Radiflow), VPN/PKI, and endpoint security.
- Networking: Excellent knowledge of Layer 2 and 3 protocols (IPv4, OSPF, VRRP, LACP, SNMP, SSH, SFTP). Ability to build functional infrastructure from the ground up.
- Systems and Infrastructure: Experience with virtualization (VMware, HyperV, Proxmox) and Windows Server configuration.
- Industrial Protocols: Proficient in IEC 101/104, PTP, OPC UA, DNP3, Modbus TCP/IP and diagnostic debugging using Wireshark.
- Product Familiarity: Experience with GE Reason, Westermo, or Meinberg products is advantageous.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Skills Required
- Degree in Electronics/Electrical engineering or related field
- Strong background in Networking and Cybersecurity
- Extensive experience in control and protection system design
- Knowledge of IEC 62443 (parts 4-1, 4-2, 3-3, 2-4)
- Knowledge of industrial communication networks (IEC 61850, Ethernet-based protocols)
- Control and protection relay logic design techniques
- Experience with Layer 2/3 protocols (IPv4, OSPF, LACP, VRRP, SNMP, SSH, SFTP)
- Experience with industrial protocols and diagnostics (IEC 61850, IEC 101/104, PTP, OPC UA, DNP3, Modbus TCP/IP, Wireshark)
- Familiarity with secure remote access architectures using VPN and PKI
- Knowledge of virtualization platforms (VMware, HyperV, Proxmox) and server OS configuration (Windows Server)
- Knowledge of next-generation firewalls (e.g., Fortinet) and network hardening best practices
- Familiarity with Intrusion Detection Systems (Nozomi, Radiflow) and network monitoring/management
- Knowledge of anti-malware, patch management, and disaster recovery processes
- Ability to perform hardening in a substation environment and lead secure deployment
- Experience supporting site testing, FAT witnessing, installation and commissioning
- Proven technical leadership, project management, and strong communication skills
- Experience with GE Reason, Westermo, or Meinberg products
GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.
GE Vernova Insights
What We Do
GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.
Why Work With Us
Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.
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