Overview
GE Vernova is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support the design, configuration, and deployment of Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) projects as part of the GridOS platform. This role will have hands-on technical activities across distributed energy integration workflows, coding, and deployment. The specialist will support the DER Gateway component within GridOS—managing registration, control, and telemetry workflows between DERs, aggregators, and operational control systems. The role spans design collaboration, interface integration, standards alignment, and support across the full project lifecycle including SIT/UAT and go-live readiness.
Responsibilities
* Contribute to the deployment of DERMS product utilizing the Software Suite to customer environments to support project use cases and DER planning scenarios.
* Own technical deliverables during the entire lifecycle of the projects.
* Engage throughout the full lifecycle of assigned projects, participating in decisions on architecture, design, and functionality to keep programs on track in terms of budget, time, and customer expectations.
* Work closely with the client to understand their needs and develop strategies tailored to their organization through site assessments.
* Make standard recommendations on workflow, application, interface, reports, testing and uploads to customers through the implementation process.
* Be responsible for go-live readiness and support as well as post-live checkups and collaborate with internal team members and clients to ensure customer satisfaction.
* Provide technical leadership of the DevOps methodology within the parameters of a project.
* Collaborate with a team of Project Managers, Delivery Managers, Technical Leads, Solution Specialists and global colleagues to provide input on solution architecture based on customer needs and project status, risks, and mitigation.
* Define success criteria and contribute to solution diagrams for the project.
* Document and design client-specific solution deployment requirements, capturing acceptance criteria and necessary features to meet client business needs.
* Collaborate with the Solutions team to expand the delivery practice, build standards of excellence, and deliver innovative solution offerings for clients.
* Identify project delivery risks and suggest mitigation strategies in collaboration with the Project Manager.
* Utilize GE product knowledge to drive execution excellence through continuous improvement and change management (cost base reduction, lead time reduction, productivity improvement, quality improvement, etc.).
* Operate with an Agile mindset and collaborate with one or more Scrum Teams to deliver solutions for customers.
Required Qualifications And Experience
* Diploma or bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering, or relevant hands-on experience.
* 7+ years of enterprise application development, deployment, and integration experience in Java, Microsoft .Net, or other enterprise software development.
Strong Hands-on Experience With
* AWS, Azure, and/or GCP cloud platforms and technologies.
* RHEL 8+ Linux OS and shell scripting; Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD; Docker; Kubernetes; PostgresSQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached; Nginx, HAProxy, Apache; Python, JSON, YAML, Bash; Git; and Infrastructure as Code scripting with Terraform, Ansible or cloud-native (ARM, CloudFormation).
* Monitoring tools for statistical analysis and proactive system tuning (e.g., DataDog). GitHub; CI/CD pipeline design and scheduling with code quality stages spanning continuous build, deployment, and testing.
* Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices including authentication protocols, ACL rules, and identity management.
* Knowledge of DevSecOps (static/dynamic analysis, Artifactory, code scanning). Build and deploy experience of Docker containers using Helm Charts and YAML configurations.
* Deployment and management of securely hardened frameworks including Kafka and Kubernetes.
* Pipeline integration with DevOps tools such as Git, Docker, Kubernetes, SonarQube, Nexus, Vault, test automation, Fortify, Twistlock, Gitea, and Jenkins.
* Hands-on experience in solution deployment with PDI and ArgoCD technologies.
* Agile/Lean principles (SCRUM, Kanban, MVP). Windows and Linux Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and infrastructure automation tools.
* Experience with Azure, Windows and Linux Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, systems, and infrastructure automation tools.
* Excellent analytical skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions and solve problems from multiple perspectives.
* Knowledge of Node.js and microservices.
* Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases.
* Triage and debug issues during testing and production.
* Automate testing across CI/CD and cloud infrastructure management; knowledge of secure code development.
Desired Characteristics
* Strong understanding of the utilities industry and DERMS concepts.
* Hands-on Python enterprise application development experience.
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