DevOps Security Engineer

Job Description Summary

Job Description

GE Vernova’s Electrification Software’s largest Grid Software Global Delivery Center is based in Bucharest. It allows us to bring a significant contribution to the Worldwide Electrical Energy context.  We deliver mission-critical solutions that drive the energy transition, focusing on Energy Transmission, Distribution, Asset Management, and Market Management to shape the current and future energy environment.

What You Would Work On:

Our teams support software solutions for R&D, services, and support for Electrification Software’s products while liaising with stakeholders and customers all around the globe.

At GE Vernova’s Electrification Software business, you will join a high-performing team delivering global projects that support decarbonization and drive the energy transition. You'll receive guidance from colleagues and leaders as you develop your skills and understanding of the business.

What will you as our new DevOps Security Engineer 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.

• 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. 

• Help define success criteria and contribute to solution diagrams for the project.

• Engage with our team to deploy GE GridOS DERMS solutions to client environments to support project use cases and DER planning scenarios.

• Document and design client-specific solution deployment requirements, capturing acceptance criteria and necessary features to meet client business 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.

• Collaborate and contribute to identifying project delivery risks, recommending potential mitigation strategies, in collaboration with Project Manager

Required Skills:

• Education.

You hold a diploma, bachelor’s degree in computer science, or engineering or have the relevant hands-on experience to succeed.

• Experience.

Seven plus (4)+ years of enterprise application, deployment, and integration experience 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, Kernel-based VM

• PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MongoDB

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure Kubernetes clusters to support scalable and resilient application environments.

• Collaborate with development and operations teams to automate CI/CD pipelines and ensure compliance within Kubernetes-based deployments.

• Integrate security best practices into Kubernetes workflows, including RBAC, network policies, and vulnerability management.

• Redis, Memcached;

• Nginx, HA Proxy, Apache;

• Python, JSON, YAML, Bash, Git;

• GitHub, CI/CD pipeline design and scheduling with code quality stages spanning the lifecycle of continuous build & quality, continuous deploy, and continuous testing;

• Windows and Linux Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and Infrastructure Automation Tools;

• Knowledge of security best practices including authentication protocols, ACL rules, and Identity Management mechanisms. 

Nice to have:

• Infrastructure as Code scripting with Terraform, Ansible or cloud native (ARM, Cloud Formation);\

• Monitoring tools for statistical analysis and pro-active system tuning such as DataDog;

• Knowledge of cyber security best practices including authentication protocols, ACL rules, and identity management mechanisms;

• Knowledge of DevSecOps (static, dynamic, artifactory, code scanning);

• Build and deploy experience of Docker containers using Helm Charts and YAML configurations;

• Deployment and management of securely hardened technology frameworks including Kafka, and Kubernetes;

• Pipeline integration with DevOps Tools such as GIT, Docker, K8 containers, SonarQube, Nexus, Vault, test automation, Fortify, and Twistlock, Gitea, and Jenkins;

• Secure code development;

• Automate testing across CI/CD and cloud infrastructure management.

• Knowledge:

- You are highly familiar with emerging energy industry trends and implications on utility clients in DER management, coupled with how to manage requirements effectively, how to message the change effectively, and overall, how to manage client expectations.

•   Excellence

- You get things done within project deadlines, and with strong focus on quality. Positive attitude and a strong commitment to delivering quality work.

• Teamwork

- You are a natural collaborator and demonstrate a “we before me” attitude.
- Self-starter with the ability to work in a cross functional team-based environment.

Why join our team:

GE Vernova is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to the continuous improvement and the wellbeing of its employee.  We are offering fully customized development and training programs all throughout the year, on top of a LinkedIn Learning subscription and full access to GE Vernova’s learning database.

Our wellbeing program will allow you to benefit from multiple events focused on a healthy lifestyle, free apps to support your healthy habits and free employee assistance program, provided by specialized counselors.

Also, we are offering:

• Strong induction process (a dedicated 1-month ramp-up period).
• Flexible working hours and a well-defined hybrid working policy.
• Private Medical Insurance for you (can also be extended for family members).
• Attractive financial compensations for roles involving external travels and on-site missions.
• Fully customized development and training programs all throughout the year.
• Increased number of vacation days, according to your work-experience, encompassed by an annual bonus payout.
• Annual, performance-based, salary review.
• Multiple subscriptions, discounts and vouchers available (such as Bookster subscription, corporate discount to fitness services, gift vouchers for Christmas and Easter holiday, daily meal vouchers, additional days off such as 8th of March and 3rd Easter Day and children’s benefits, including gifts for special occasions, vouchers, and events) etc.

Our Culture

At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background, and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected, and that they belong. By embracing inclusive teams and perspectives, we are better equipped to build a world that works.

GE Vernova’s Global Delivery Center in Bucharest is not only a workplace, but also a community where members are actively involved in different initiatives such as personal development workshops, book clubs, sports competitions, charity events, volunteering on greening and afforestation and dedicated events for employees’ children.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No