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Standardized Cloud Infra Provisioning
Architect and implement standardized, secure cloud infrastructure provisioning. Drive extreme automation to reduce account provisioning timelines and accelerate customer onboarding to the SaaS platform.
The Golden Path
Define and build the standardized "Middle-Mile" software delivery platform (IDP) using Backstage, ArgoCD, and GitHub Actions. Eliminate bespoke deployment methodologies and establish a single, repeatable path to production.
Follow-the-Sun Architecture
Design and operate the global handover protocols and 24/7 operational coverage model across US, India, and Mexico time zones. Ensure seamless support continuity without graveyard shifts.
Reliability Targets
Establish and own enterprise-wide Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs) aligned with critical user journeys for global utility customers. Define error budgets and enforce them.
Final Approval Authority
Serve as the final technical authority for all production releases. Enforce rigorous change control and validate that all security and performance quality gates are met before any deployment proceeds.
Progressive Delivery
Implement and operate advanced deployment strategies including Canary and Blue/Green rollouts. Build and verify automated rollback capabilities. Hands-on with deployment tooling and pipeline configuration.
SRE Center for Enablement (C4E)
Build and mature the C4E to provide coaching, standardized templates, and repeatable reliability patterns that uplift practices across all product teams. Act as the go-to technical resource for reliability engineering across the organization.
Incident Command
Serve as the Lead Incident Commander for high-severity (Sev1/Sev2) events. Lead the technical direction, communication, and containment efforts. Available for P1 escalations around the clock.
Blameless Culture
Own the post-incident lifecycle. Facilitate blameless Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to ensure systemic fixes replace recurring operational risks. Build a team culture where incidents drive improvement, not blame.
Business Continuity
Architect and validate end-to-end Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies, including cross-region failover and automated recovery testing. Hands-on with DR runbook development and execution.
FinOps and Capacity Planning
Own financial operations for the SaaS platform. Drive cloud cost optimization through reserved instances, right-sizing, and waste elimination. Perform long-term capacity planning based on customer growth trajectory and application scaling requirements.
Customer Engagement and Team Leadership
Customer-Facing Accountability
Serve as the primary SRE point of contact for North American utility customers. Own customer satisfaction and NPS for SaaS reliability. Participate in customer-facing reviews, incident communications, and service health reporting. Must meet customer-mandated background check requirements for access to critical infrastructure data and environments.
Player-Coach Team Leadership
Lead a distributed team of 8 SRE engineers across Hyderabad Technical Center and Querétaro, scaling with SaaS application and customer growth. Set technical direction, assign tasks, own team deliverables, and drive day-to-day execution. Mentor engineers on SRE practices, cloud architecture, and operational discipline. Provide performance feedback to the people leader of record. Foster a culture of high performance and continuous learning.
Required Qualifications
Technical Qualifications
Experience and Leadership
Desired Characteristics
Regulated Environments
Certifications
Additional Information
About the SRE Team: The Grid Software SRE function is a newly established capability supporting the organization's SaaS transformation. The team currently supports Field Damage Assessment (FDA) and Distributed Dynamic Line Rating (DDLR) applications, with the portfolio expanding as GE Vernova Grid Software scales from its initial SaaS customers to a target of 20+ customers by end of 2027. The team operates a follow-the-sun model with engineers based in Hyderabad Technical Center (India) and Querétaro (Mexico).
Why US-Based: North American utility customers operating critical national infrastructure require that production environments and customer data be managed by US-based personnel who have completed customer-mandated background screening. This role exists to meet that requirement while providing hands-on technical leadership to the global SRE team.
Work Schedule
General shift, US business hours. On-call availability required for P1/Sev1 incidents. Follow-the-sun handoff protocols with Hyderabad and Querétaro teams.
Travel Requirements
Up to 10% — customer sites and team locations as needed (estimated 2–4 trips per year)
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: No
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $151,800.00 and $227,700.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on September 25, 2026.
Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, 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 Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova 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 GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
