Lead SCADA and Cyber Security Engineer

Job Description Summary
The Engineer will be reporting directly to line manager, project manager, while reporting technically to the Operational Technology (OT) Engineering Cybersecurity Leader as well. The successful candidate will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team of engineers working on the development of renewables projects worldwide.
The Lead Engineer is responsible to perform and lead all technical aspects of Substation Automation System, interface with remote SCADA and cybersecurity. They should have a great attention to detail of all project requirements and lead other designers to deliver a high-quality product on time and under budget with a safety mindset.
The person will be reporting directly to line manager, project manager, while reporting technically to the Operational Technology (OT) Engineering Cybersecurity Leader as well. The successful candidate will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team of engineers working on the development of renewables projects worldwide.

La personne relvera directement du suprieur hirarchique, du chef de projet, tout en relevant galement techniquement du responsable de la cyberscurit de l'ingnierie des technologies oprationnelles (OT). Le candidat retenu fera partie d'une quipe d'ingnieurs trs motivs et dynamiques travaillant sur le dveloppement de projets d'nergies renouvelables dans le monde entier.
L'ingnieur principal SCADA et cyberscurit est charg d'excuter et de diriger tous les aspects techniques du systme d'automatisation des sous-stations, de l'interface avec le SCADA distance et de la cyberscurit. Ils doivent accorder une grande attention aux dtails de toutes les exigences du projet et amener les autres concepteurs fournir un produit de haute qualit dans les dlais et dans les limites du budget, dans un esprit de scurit.

Job Description

About Us:

Grid Solutions, part of the GE Vernova portfolio of energy businesses, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

GE Vernova, a dynamic accelerator comprised of our Power, Renewable Energy, Digital and Energy Financial Services businesses, is focused on leading a new era of energy - electrifying the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.

If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of Energy, come join us.

Why we come to work:

At GE Vernova, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we're always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you'll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you'll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the green energy transition.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ability to provide high level design specification for complex Substation Automation, and SCADA Systems, which may include multiple sites, typically wind farm onshore and offshore components.
• The Lead SCADA Engineer must be creative and able to lead their project design team to deliver a high-quality product on time and under budget.
• Ability to design and lead the development of cybersecurity solutions on projects. This should cover both OT (Operational Technology) and IT (Information Technology) aspects.
• Ability to review and coordinate detailed design from vendors and manufacturers to ensure delivery of optimized design compliant with the specifications and incorporating safety in design practices.
• Coordinate SCADA design with other disciplines (protection and control, primary design, site managers, commissioning engineers and field personnel).
• Participate to Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Test (SAT)
• Prepare engineering estimates for SCADA and Cybersecurity equipment quantities and costs for proposals.
• During project execution, communicate with Project Engineering Manager to resolve engineering and design aspects that impact material cost, schedule, engineering budget, safety and quality
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with IEC 61850 based Digital Substations (PRP, HSR, RSTP) and cybersecurity equipment (VPN, Firewall, Router, NIDS, etc.) from various vendors
• Main responsible personal and first point of contact for project(s) cybersecurity delivery, providing regular updates and progress reports to clients and stakeholders.
• Lead the execution of cybersecurity projects, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.
• Coordinate with internal cybersecurity teams and external vendors to achieve project goals.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the customer and report any potential opportunity for variations or risks to the project to the Project Engineering Manager and Project Manager
• Ensure design compliance and lead Cybersecurity risk assessment workshop.
• Be willing to share knowledge with or coach less experience engineers.
• Be an active participant and contributor to improvements in design procedures, standards development, quality, productivity.
• Embrace a culture of humility, transparency and deliver with focus.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline ideally with Cybersecurity Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Computer and Electronics engineering
• 2 years minimum experience in project security, preferably in an Operational Technology (OT) environment
• 5 years minimum experience in Utility, Renewable and/or Industrial HV & EHV substations SCADA and telecom systems design
• 5 years minimum experience in cybersecurity design
• Ability and willingness to travel 20% of the time, including international, and must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies

Desired Characteristics:

• Solid understanding of industrial control systems (ICS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and other OT technologies.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer and willingness to serve as the responsible engineer.
• Experience of OT-specific protocols and standards such as Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850, and OPC.
• Experience in designing and implementing security controls for OT systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and access controls.
• Familiarity with network segmentation techniques and security architectures for OT systems.
• Experience in Industrial communication network and system security IEC 62443 standards.
• Good understanding of NIST Cybersecurity framework.
• Good understanding of NERC CIP Cybersecurity regulation.
• Good knowledge of Cybersecurity principles, theories, and technique
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Self-motivated with excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong presence in front of customer and focused on delivering value to customers
• Experience with substation projects, include renewable energy

We deliver integrated project solutions to enable large scale electrification and support our customer needs.

The salary range for this position is 98,400.00 - 131,200.00 USD Annual. The specific salary 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.98,400.00 - 131,200.00 - 164,000.00 USD Annual

(US Candidates ONLY, this range is not to be converted to CAD)

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, 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 Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor 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 Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Possible Closeout Date: April 25th, 2025

Rles et responsabilits:

• Capacit fournir des spcifications de conception de haut niveau pour l'automatisation de sous-stations complexes et les systmes SCADA, qui peuvent inclure plusieurs sites, gnralement des composants de parcs oliens terrestres et offshore.
• L'ingnieur principal SCADA doit tre cratif et capable de diriger son quipe de conception de projet pour livrer un produit de haute qualit dans les dlais et dans les limites du budget.
• Capacit concevoir et diriger le dveloppement de solutions de cyberscurit sur des projets. Cela devrait couvrir la fois les aspects OT (technologie oprationnelle) et informatique (technologie de l'information).
• Capacit examiner et coordonner la conception dtaille des fournisseurs et des fabricants pour garantir la livraison d'une conception optimise conforme aux spcifications et intgrant la scurit dans les pratiques de conception.
• Coordonner la conception SCADA avec d'autres disciplines (protection et contrle, conception primaire, gestionnaires de site, ingnieurs de mise en service et personnel sur le terrain).
• Participer aux tests d'acceptation en usine (FAT) et aux tests d'acceptation sur site (SAT)
• Prparer des estimations techniques pour les quantits et les cots des quipements SCADA et de cyberscurit pour les propositions.
• Pendant l'excution du projet, communiquer avec le responsable de l'ingnierie du projet pour rsoudre les aspects d'ingnierie et de conception qui ont un impact sur le cot des matriaux, le calendrier, le budget d'ingnierie, la scurit et la qualit.
• Servir d'expert en la matire (SME) avec les sous-stations numriques bases sur la norme CEI 61850 (PRP, HSR, RSTP) et les quipements de cyberscurit (VPN, pare-feu, routeur, NIDS, etc.) de divers fournisseurs.
• Principal responsable personnel et premier point de contact pour la ralisation des projets en matire de cyberscurit, fournissant des mises jour rgulires et des rapports d'avancement aux clients et aux parties prenantes.
• Diriger l'excution des projets de cyberscurit, en veillant au respect des dlais et des budgets.
• Coordonner avec les quipes internes de cyberscurit et les fournisseurs externes pour atteindre les objectifs du projet.
• Capacit communiquer efficacement avec le client et signaler toute opportunit potentielle de variations ou de risques pour le projet au responsable de l'ingnierie de projet et au chef de projet.
• Assurer la conformit de la conception et diriger un atelier d'valuation des risques de cyberscurit.
• Soyez prt partager des connaissances avec ou coacher des ingnieurs moins expriments.
• tre un participant actif et contribuer l'amlioration des procdures de conception, de l'laboration de normes, de la qualit et de la productivit.
• Adoptez une culture d'humilit, de transparence et livrez avec concentration.

Qualifications requises:

• Baccalaurat dans une discipline d'ingnierie, idalement avec l'ingnierie de la cyberscurit, l'informatique, les technologies de l'information ou l'ingnierie informatique et lectronique.
• Au moins deux (2) ans d'exprience en scurit de projets, de prfrence dans un environnement de technologie oprationnelle (OT).
• Cinq (5+) ans d'exprience minimum dans la conception de systmes SCADA et de systmes de tlcommunications de sous-stations utilitaires, renouvelables et/ou industrielles HT et EHV.
• Cinq (5+) annes minimum d'exprience dans la conception de cyberscurit.
• Capacit et volont de voyager 20 % du temps, y compris l'international, et doit se conformer toutes les politiques de voyage et fiscales pertinentes de l'entreprise.

Caractristiques souhaites :

• Solide comprhension des systmes de contrle industriel (ICS), des systmes de contrle de supervision et d'acquisition de donnes (SCADA) et d'autres technologies OT.
• Licence d'ingnieur professionnel et volont de servir en tant qu'ingnieur responsable.
• Exprience des protocoles et normes spcifiques l'OT tels que Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850 et OPC.
• Exprience dans la conception et la mise en ?uvre de contrles de scurit pour les systmes OT, y compris les pare-feu, les systmes de dtection d'intrusion et les contrles d'accs.
• Familiarit avec les techniques de segmentation de rseau et les architectures de scurit pour les systmes OT.
• Exprience dans les normes de scurit des rseaux de communication industriels et des systmes CEI 62443.
• Bonne comprhension du cadre de cyberscurit du NIST.
• Bonne comprhension de la rglementation NERC CIP en matire de cyberscurit.
• Bonne connaissance des principes, thories et techniques de cyberscurit
• Excellente comptences en communication et relation interpersonelles.
• Capacit travailler en quipe
• Motiv avec d'excellentes comptences en matire d'organisation et de gestion du temps
• Forte prsence devant le client et ax sur la cration de valeur pour les clients
• Exprience avec des projets de sous-stations, incluant les nergies renouvelables

Nous proposons des solutions de projets intgres pour permettre une lectrification grande chelle et rpondre aux besoins de nos clients.

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: Yes

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

Application Deadline: June 30, 2025