GridOS Cyber Security Architect

Job Description Summary

Lead software security architect responsible for coordinating across a portfolio of products that are deployed in Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) environments globally.
Grid Software is the leading software provider for the real-time operations of national and regional electricity grids globally. In addition, the software portfolio includes key software components for grid and network planning, and supporting the operation of energy markets.This technical role partners closely with cyber security product management, bringing technical input and guidance to the cyber security product roadmaps. In addition, the role includes coordinating across the GridOS Platform and Applications teams to drive a coherent technical execution of the cyber security roadmap.Reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officers, this is a key role in ensuring the security of Grid Software solutions.

Job Description

Grid Software has a long history of working with, and complying to, national regulations for software cyber security in CNI environments globally. The cyber security product team drives a product cyber security strategy that not only meets the regulations, but is leading the industry toward more fundamentally secured software.

Recently, GE Vernova Grid Software launched GridOS, a single platform de3signed to run our portfolio of products in a composable architecture. The architecture is built with core zero-trust cyber security principles. Much of the technical security machinery follows open standards and industry best practice. This role will consist of the following key activities

• work with product management and lead software architects to set the technical cyber security roadmap, (including the choice of open standards, technologies and standard architectures for zero-trust cyber security across GridOS)
• work with application and platform teams to guid and ensure consistent adoption of the technologies
• participate in the Architecture Review Boards, to ensure consistent adoption of the common standards and their technical execution
• write and drive architecture decision records (ADR) covering cyber security designs (from technology choices to reference architectures)
• advices on Developer Standard Work to ensure the developer documentation contains up-to-date best practice cyber security guidances for developers
• liaise with customers on security concerns and designs
• together with the product teams, ensure the security features and architecture is aligned with the evolving cyber security regulations within the industry
• the Grid software portfolio contains, older, well-established software that follows a defence in depth security paradigm. Overseeing and driving the security of hybrid deployments, containing both old and newer software stacks.
• working with key cloud providers, to ensure cloud and SaaS architectures meet the industry and regulatory requirements
• together with product management, participate in industry forums and standards bodies to drive cyber security standards across the industry