Sr Cyber Security Engineer

gevernova; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a seasoned Senior Cyber Security Engineer to develop cutting-edge detection solutions and drive adoption of new technologies based on AI/ML and behavioral analytics. The role focuses on enterprise platforms for monitoring, automation, and orchestration of GE's network security, including IDS and big-data analytics.

The candidate will lead cross-functional efforts, apply open-source tools, and deliver projects in an agile environment while mentoring teammates and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM majors.
• Experience in cyber security engineering with AI/ML capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Shape technology strategy to secure GE's assets in cloud and on-prem environments.
• Implement detection and monitoring rules for IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, OT environments.
• Build automation around security operations and CI/CD processes.
• Provide mentorship and support to junior team members and participate in on-call rotation.
• Lead development of enterprise security platforms for monitoring, automation, and orchestration.

Skills

Cyber security

AI/ML

Cloud security

Threat detection

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is seeking a seasoned Cyber Security Engineer capable of developing cutting-edge cyber security detection solutions. This role will also be a driving force behind the adoption of new detection technologies based on behavioral analytics and machine learning. This position is responsible for leading the development of enterprise platforms that enable the monitoring, automation, and orchestration of GE's network security platforms, including both physical and virtual IDS, and big-data analytics. The Senior Cyber Security Engineer will be expected to leverage open-source technology and industry standard programming languages to enhance cyber security operations. Success in this role will require delivery of engineering, software development, and build-automation projects in an agile environment.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

• Shape the technology strategy and approach to securing GE's assets in cloud and on-premise environments
• Implement detection and monitoring rules to meet security and compliance requirements for GE's IaaS, Paas, and SaaS , OT environments
• Apply hands-on approach to driving the development, improvement and enhancement of detection technologies in support of GE Vernova's transformation strategy.
• Provides high-quality cost-effective engineering support to key GE leadership teams to protect the companies brand.
• Works with cross-functional teams and cross-business teams to drive broad-reaching technology initiatives
• Promotes best practices, design patterns, standards through workshops, knowledge sharing, and code walk-throughs
• Builds automation around operations & software development processes (CI/CD)
• Provides mentorship, advice, and skill enhancement to junior team members.
• Participates in on-call afterhours support rotation to ensure that critical performance issues are resolved in a timely manner, in accordance with established customer expectations and SLAs.
• Design, build, and continuously improve detection coverage using AI/ML capabilities, behavioral analytics, and big-data analytics across enterprise environments
• Build intelligent automation to streamline alert triage, threat prioritization, and response execution - reducing alert fatigue and accelerating mean time to respond (MTTR)
• Leverage AI/ML to improve detection accuracy and integrate automated decision-making into security workflows
• Evaluate and drive adoption of emerging security technologies with an AI/ML focus, including proof-of-concept delivery and technical assessments

Monitoring, Investigation & Incident Response

• Deliver automated alert triage, threat analysis, and incident investigation across enterprise environments
• Develop and improve AI-enhanced response playbooks and escalation processes to maximize security effectiveness
• Design and execute incident response plans and tabletop exercises to test organizational readiness
• Provide post-incident analysis and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement across security operations
• Monitor the threat landscape and deliver timely, actionable threat intelligence to senior leadership

Vulnerability Management

• Drive enterprise-wide vulnerability identification, prioritization, and remediation aligned to risk standards
• Maintain visibility of estate-wide vulnerability posture and deliver regular reporting to leadership
• Embed vulnerability management practices into development and delivery pipelines (CI/CD)
• Support tooling rollout and optimization; escalation critical vulnerabilities and systemic risks to appropriate stakeholders

Platform & Integration Engineering

• Lead development of enterprise security platforms enabling monitoring, automation, and orchestration of GE's network security estate, including physical and virtual IDS
• Engineer security integrations across cyber tooling, IT systems, cloud platforms (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and OT/product environments with AI-driven enhancement capabilities
• Implement security controls across the technology stack to meet security and compliance requirements
• Shape technology strategy for securing GE assets across cloud and on-premise environments

Automation & Software Development

• Build automation around security operations and software development processes (CI/CD) with intelligent, data-driven decision-making capabilities
• Leverage open-source technologies and industry-standard programming languages to enhance cyber security operations
• Deliver engineering projects in an agile environment with a focus on quality, speed, and measurable outcomes

Leadership & Collaboration

• Promote best practices, design patterns, and security standards through workshops, knowledge sharing sessions, and code walk-throughs
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and skill development to junior and mid-level team members
• Work with cross-functional and cross-business teams to drive broad technology initiatives
• Participate in on-call after-hours support rotation to ensure critical security issues are resolved in line with established SLAs

Education Qualification

For roles outside USA:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with basic experience.

For roles in USA: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with minimum years of experience 5 to 8 years

Desired Characteristics

Solid understanding of issues of scale and performance in large-scale cloud environments and ability to identify, debug and propose viable solutions.

Knowledgeable about useful metrics, and how to work with them to track against goals/KPIs.

Real-time monitoring.

Excellent communication skills.

Exposure to cloud environments.

Business Acumen:

Evaluates technology to drive features and roadmaps.

Maps technology trends to internal vision.

Differentiates buzzwords from value proposition.

Embraces technology trends that drive excellence beyond traditional practices (e.g., Test automation in lieu of traditional QA practices).

Balances value propositions for competing stakeholders.

Recommends a well-researched recommendation of buy vs. build solution.

Conveys the value proposition for the company by assessing financial risks and gains of decisions and return on investment (ROI).

Manages the process of building and maintaining a successful alliance.

Understands and successfully applies common analytical techniques, including ROI, SWOT, and Gap analyses.

Able to clearly articulate the business drivers relevant to a given initiative.

Personal Attributes:

Able to effectively direct and mentor others in critical thinking skills.

Proactively engages with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions using critical thinking and analysis skills and best practices.

Finds important patterns in seemingly unrelated information.

Influences and energizes other toward the common vision and goal.

Maintains excitement for a process and drives to new directions of meeting the goal even when odds and setbacks render one path impassable.

Innovates and integrates new processes and/or technology to significantly add value to GE.

Identifies how the cost of change weighs against the benefits and advises accordingly.

Proactively learns new solutions and processes to address seemingly unanswerable problems.

Note

To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.

This Job Description is intended to provide a high level guide to the role. However, it is not intended to amend or otherwise restrict/expand the duties required from each individual employee as set out in their respective employment contract and/or as otherwise agreed between an employee and their manager.

Additional Information

This role is being posted as part of anorganizational restructuring within Grid Automation & Software Cybersecurity. Preference will be given to existing Grid Automation & Software Cybersecurity applicantswhose experience and background align with the requirements of the role.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No