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INTRODUCTION

You are a passionate and technical client-obsessed Solution Architect who understands emerging energy industry trends and implications on utilities and their clients. You are a trusted advisor to the client, providing technical expertise in the planning, requirements management, design, build (including custom software development) and implementation of GE GridOS DERMS solutions to meet client needs.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

What will you as our new Solution Specialist work on?

• Engage with our utility clients to understand the impacts of distributed energy resources (DERs) on the distribution system by providing our utility clients with solutions to manage and plan for the emergence of more DERs.
• Engage with our utility clients to understand their Business Needs and how our solution can align, meet and exceed their business needs.
• Speak to how effective Requirements Management, leading to a complete set of approved requirements that are traceable to both the solution design and QA test cases.
• Work collaboratively with a strong team of Technical Leads and Solution Specialists to provide input on solution architecture based on client needs and solution capabilities. Define success criteria and author solution diagrams for the project.
• Deploy GE GridOS DERMS solutions to client environments to support project use cases and DER planning scenarios.
• Prepare input data such as network model files, load & generation forecasts, future planning scenarios, and generation cost data.
• Prepare, modify, and configure client and testing input data for solutions by creating scripts and automating data processing systems.
• Convert and validate client CIM distribution network models using developed tools and scripts, validating powerflow results.
• Lead the custom adapter, connector, API, or microservice design and development to fully integrate the GE GridOS DERMS solution into the client environment.
• Fluent in full stack development, backend services, middleware, and presentation layer including UI/UX needs in order to deliver custom integrated solutions to our clients.
• Collaborate with our Service Engineering development lead during the development cycle to ensure all custom deliverables meet defined needs and standards and are on time and budget.
• Respond to all client inquiries, bugs, and product ideas for in-flight projects and file tickets for the Product team.
• Lead the simulation of project scenarios utilizing combinations of solutions, configuration, and input data.
• Perform use case and client specific testing runs and lead factory and site acceptance testing.
• Debug software bugs, documenting issues for the testing teams.
• Automate solution processes and complete workflows using existing API documentation.
• Analyse and assess data and results of project activities and tasks.
• Hands-On experience, with certification a plus, in deploying solution to the AWS cloud (GE’s and / or the clients).
• Report on project outcomes and present findings to project partners and stakeholders.
• Outline project goals, objectives, requirements, and technical functionality. Design, and document solutions to achieve the identified client requirements and use cases.
• Facilitate requirements gathering and analysis, workshops that capture functional and non-functional requirements from the client and relay them to the internal product and development teams.
• Document and design client-specific solution requirements, capturing acceptance criteria and necessary features to meet client business needs mapping them back to product capabilities.
• Define the user acceptance testing process and test cases, and articulate progress metrics.
• Experience with enterprise software full stack development, including backend development and scripting including Java, Python, and DB connector experience.
• Work with the Project Managers to develop, document and standardize new internal and external processes, expectations, and deliverables across multiple projects.
• Create business cases and new product requirements by understanding client business processes and policies, in some cases to include regulatory needs.
• Collaborate with other members of the Solutions team to expand our solution consulting and delivery practice, build standards of excellence, and continuously deliver innovative solution offerings for clients.
• Use internal software demonstrations to develop user acceptance documentations, and training modules.
• Train utility clients and end users on how to use GE GridOS DERMS to achieve their business cases.
• Identify project delivery risks, recommending potential mitigation strategies, in collaboration with Project Manager.
• Support sales activities on occasion, providing technical demos and also identifying possible future upsell opportunities during the course of the project.
• Participate in pre-sales activities, including leading the SOW deliverables, and assumptions creation.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

• Education and Experience.
• You hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a similar program, with a focus on power systems or relevant experience.
• You have strong electricity industry knowledge, with 7+ years relevant work experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Qualifications:

• You will bring strong IT Enterprise Architecture skills including ITNW, Data Flow, and Complex SW Application deployments.
• You understand how to trace a requirement to a design specification and the test plans / cases.
• You are comfortable automating processes and utilizing or building scripting solutions to support product solutions.
• You bring software development experience and a strong understanding of the SDLC and integrating custom solutions into a product, in our case the GE GridOS DERMS product.
• Hands on Java, and Python enterprise application development.

Knowledge.

• You are highly familiar with emerging energy industry trends and implications on utility clients in the area of DER management, distribution planning, IT, SCADA and asset management with a strong background in analysis.

Excellence.

• You get things done within project deadlines, and with strong focus on quality.

Teamwork.

• You are a natural collaborator and demonstrate a “we before me” attitude.

Problem Solving.

• You can quickly understand and analyze various approaches and processes and are able to configure solutions to client needs given existing product functionality. You have the ability to drill down to the details, obtaining the right level of specificity for your team. You can creatively solve complex problems.

Communication.

• Strong written and verbal communication style. Can effectively share complex technical topics with various levels of audience.

Growth Mindset.

• You are deeply curious and love to ask questions. You’re a lifelong learner.

Client Focus.

• You enjoy being in front of clients, listening to their needs. You are deeply focused on ensuring their success. You can create powerful user stories detailing the needs of your clients.

Innovation.

• A genuine interest in new tools and technology. You learn new software quickly without extensive documentation or hand holding.

Nice to have:

• Master’s degree.
• AWS Certification.
• DevSecOps hands on experience.
• Cybersecurity hands on experience.
• Familiarity with cloud-based solutions and deployment activities (Azure and / or GCP).
• Utility integration experience (E.g. SCADA, ADMS, OT, OMS etc.).
• Experience with power system analysis software (eg OpenDSS, CYME, Powerfactory, Synergi etc.)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $119,600.00 and $179,400.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on July 24, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.