GE Vernova

Substation Monitoring Systems Architect – Lead

GE Vernova

full-time

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Location: Zamudio • Spain

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDockerKubernetes

About the role

  • Define and own the overall architecture of the substation monitoring platform, encompassing hardware, firmware, software, and data layers.
  • Design software architecture to support edge-to-cloud integration, including secure communication, scalable data pipelines, and deployment flexibility
  • Lead system-level design trade-offs across performance, cost, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Create and maintain architectural documentation and models to guide development and integration across technical teams.
  • Ensure alignment of architecture decisions with product goals, customer needs, and operational constraints.
  • Develop a forward-looking platform strategy to support integration of AI/analytics, expandability, and evolving grid needs.
  • Translate customer and stakeholder needs into clear system-level requirements and interface specifications.
  • Define system capabilities and requirements for continuous monitoring of primary substation assets such as transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, and instrument transformers.
  • Ensure that platform components (e.g., data acquisition, processing, visualization, and diagnostics) are designed to run efficiently in both local and distributed environments
  • Specify and support integration of sensor technologies, diagnostic algorithms, and edge data processing to enable real-time health assessments.
  • Participate in product discovery and early prototyping efforts, including international field visits where necessary.
  • Align system design with industry standards (e.g., IEC 61850, IEEE C37, DNP3, MODBUS) for secure and reliable operation in grid environments.
  • Integrate sensor data, asset models, and diagnostic tools into a unified platform across edge devices and cloud infrastructure.
  • Support validation and field testing in collaboration with asset experts to ensure monitoring efficacy and platform robustness.
  • Establish architectural patterns for modular deployment, secure access control, update mechanisms, and multi-tenant operation for cloud systems.
  • Manage technical decisions around containerization (e.g., Docker), orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure).
  • Collaborate with asset and reliability engineers to deliver real-time dashboards, event alarms, and predictive insights accessible from both on-premises and cloud systems
  • Contribute to asset lifecycle insights, including predictive maintenance, asset diagnostics, and anomaly detection strategies.
  • Maintain deep awareness of customer operations, asset usage patterns, and maintenance practices to inform product direction.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (master’s preferred).
  • 5+ years of experience in system architecture or complex product development in industrial or energy applications.
  • Proven experience architecting systems for hybrid deployment models: on-premises (e.g., virtual machines, rack-mounted servers) and cloud (e.g., AWS, Azure).
  • Proven experience developing hardware-software systems with real-world deployment in harsh or critical environments.
  • Understanding of systems decomposition, requirements flow-down, and cross-domain interface definition.
  • Demonstrated leadership in technical coordination across cross-functional teams.
  • Experience in new product development, from concept through release, including field trials.
  • Ability to clearly communicate architecture and trade-offs to varied audiences, both technical and executive.
  • Fluent in spoken and written English.
Benefits
  • No relocation assistance provided
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
system architectureedge-to-cloud integrationdata pipelinesreal-time health assessmentspredictive maintenanceanomaly detectionrequirements flow-downcross-domain interface definitionhardware-software systemsmodular deployment
Soft Skills
leadershiptechnical coordinationcommunicationcollaborationcustomer awareness
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineeringBachelor’s degree in Systems EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in related field