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GE Vernova Sr. Staff software Architect - Electricity Market Systems in Remote, Massachusetts
Job Description Summary
We are a leader in Markets Management systems and are currently looking to hire an innovative and passionate Senior Staff Software Architect. In this role, you will work closely with a team of 8-15 people who are responsible for developing, evolving, and supporting a large highly-available Electricity Market Management System (MMS). The team includes power systems, database, software, and optimization engineers. You will act as a tech lead who owns customer communication, finalizing requirements, high-level system design and delivery manager. You will contribute to software implementation, troubleshooting, customization, and integration into GE and customer systems.
The MMS is large, complex, highly available, subject to high security standards, and incorporates the latest in software industry technologies. A curious person will never be bored. There is lots of room for growth.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
In this role, you will:
Own technical deliverables during the entire lifecycle of the projects.
Execute on and serve as technical lead for the implementation of software solutions.
Provide expert knowledge and experience to collaborate with the customer to identify technical requirements and estimate the technical effort required to implement complex software solutions.
Engage throughout the full lifecycle of assigned projects, influencing decisions on design, and functionality to keep projects on track in terms of budget, time, and customer expectations.
Collaborate with Project Managers and Services Consultants throughout the project to identify and scope applications changes while adhering to the change management process.
Provide technical support to Wholesale Electricity Market Management (MMS) applications.
Effectively leverage product capability, driving standardization, limiting customization, and maximizing reuse of content developed for previous solutions.
Interact with Product Development Team, Commercial Team, Customers, Solution Providers (Partner / Integrators), and other cross-functional teams as required for the solution and implement processes to ensure best use of GE products and services.
Perform all installation and/or programming tasks related to agreed interface & conversion specifications and/or application assignments, including agreed upon system tailoring and customizations.
Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with peers and team members as an inclusive team member, supporting pre-sale strategy (as needed) and project execution.
Serve as a technical leader or mentor on complex, integrated customer implementations, either within individual project teams and/or cross-organizationally.
Work independently as well as part of the team.
Work in a self-directed fashion to proactively identify system problems, failures, and areas for improvement.
Track issue resolution and document solutions implemented and create troubleshooting guides.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field from an accredited university or college.
Minimum of eight (8) years of professional experience in Market Management System (MMS) technical lead role.
Minimum of eight (8) years of professional experience working with or for an Independent System Operator (ISO) organization.
Technical Expertise:
Expert on Market Management Systems.
Strong understanding of Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch.
Hands-on experience on analyzing, troubleshooting, and fixing problems on Market Management Systems
Strong knowledge of Power System applications.
Applies architecture development process & methods at various stages of the project lifecycle.
Possesses proven ability to deploy in on-premise and/or cloud-based environments.
Ability to isolate highly complex scenarios down to actionable items and drive solutions.
Coaches others on troubleshooting and problem solving techniques.
Strong knowledge on DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD, source control management.
Strong knowledge on Git, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Ansible.
familiarity with Kubernetes and containerization.
Experience using logging and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus and Jaeger.
Strong knowledge of Oracle RDBMS desired. Knowledge of PostgreSQL a plus.
Knowledge of Kafka a plus.
Understanding of Java programming concepts, awareness of Spring boot, Modern web client (TypeScript or JavaScript), Restful APIs a plus.
Desired Characteristics:
End-to-end ownership and accountability for tasks is required, including gathering requirements, completing technical work, documenting, and supporting on delivery.
Self-starter; comfortable pulling together information from multiple resources.
Excellent analytical and debugging skills, including debugging issues across complex systems involving multiple layers of technology.
Demonstrated ability to learn new software development practices, languages, and tools.
Excellent and clear communication skills, both written and verbal.
Team player, dedicated, detail-oriented and customer focused.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Did you know that research has shown that women [and people of color] are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet 100% of the requirements? GE Digital is committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong and can bring their entire selves to work – this drives our innovation! Even if you don’t meet every one of the preferred criteria in this job description, we encourage you to still apply as you might be a fantastic fit for this role, or other currently open roles.
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Additional Information
The salary range for this position is $136,800USD -$205,200USD. The specific salary package offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus. Available benefits include be Health, Medical, 401K, and Paid Leave.
Additional Information
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . 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 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
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