Senior Deployment and Site Reliability Engineer

GE Vernova, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Job summary

GE Vernova seeks an experienced Deployment Engineer to lead end-to-end installation, configuration, and commissioning of GridBeats software across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid architectures. You will manage upgrades, disaster recovery, and critical incidents while ensuring quality handover to customers.

The role requires strong Kubernetes, Docker, and scripting skills, plus experience with databases and IaC. On-site at Melbourne, FL, with travel as needed; a discretionary annual bonus is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 5–8 years deploying, commissioning, and supporting complex software systems in production or customer environments.
• 5–8 years deep Kubernetes operations (Helm, RBAC) and Docker proficiency.
• 5–8 years incident management including triage and remediation under pressure.
• 5–8 years experience with relational databases and scripting automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end deployment, configuration, and commissioning of GridBeats software across cloud, on-prem, hybrid, and air-gapped environments.
• Perform software upgrades, patching, data migrations, and disaster recovery planning.
• Serve as technical escalation point for high-severity incidents; conduct root cause analysis with product teams.
• Prepare staging and pre-production environments mirroring customer architectures for validation.
• Implement proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting; analyze system health and capacity.
• Utilize IaC and deployment automation; drive platform improvements for repeatability.
• Create and maintain runbooks, installation guides, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Provide training and support to regional operations and customer personnel.
• Advocate for field perspective to influence product design and release quality.

Skills

Deployment & Commissioning

Incident Management

Automation & IaC

Staging & Validation

Reliability & Monitoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Azure

AWS

PostgreSQL

TLS/VPN/Firewall

Python/Bash scripting

Argo CD / Flux CD

Jira / ServiceNow

Job description

Job Description Summary

Grid Automation offers its customers a complete range of innovative products, systems and services covering design and manufacture, as well as commissioning and long-term maintenance of Substation Protection and Automation solutions. This includes, amongst others, Protection relays, control systems, cyber security solutions, device management, asset performance, and many more. Grid Automation Software operates at the boundaries of Grid technologies, embedded software and advanced analytics solutions. If you’re passionate about Software and want to work on improving Grid resilience through Software, this is the job for you.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Deployment & Commissioning: Lead end-to-end installation, configuration, and commissioning of GridBeats™ software across diverse architectures (cloud, on-premise, hybrid, and air-gapped) while ensuring seamless technical handover to customers.
• System Upgrades & Recovery: Execute software upgrades, patching, and data migrations; maintain rigorous backup/restore protocols and rehearsed disaster recovery plans to ensure system integrity.
• Critical Issue Resolution: Serve as the technical escalation point for high-severity incidents, conducting deep-dive analysis of logs and network behavior to restore service and drive permanent resolutions with product teams.
• Staging & Validation: Prepare and manage staging and pre-production environments that mirror customer architectures to validate release packages, configurations, and upgrade paths prior to field deployment.
• Reliability & Monitoring: Implement proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems; analyze system health and resource consumption to recommend preventive maintenance and capacity planning.
• Automation & Efficiency: Utilize infrastructure-as-code and deployment automation to minimize manual effort, advocating for platform improvements that enhance field deployability and repeatability.
• Operational Documentation: Author and maintain critical technical documentation, including runbooks, installation guides, and troubleshooting procedures to support consistent service delivery.
• Knowledge Transfer: Provide training and technical support to Regional Operations, service teams, and customer personnel to ensure operational excellence across the installed base.
• Cross-Functional Advocacy: Champion the "field perspective" within product development, contributing insights on deployability and supportability to influence product design and future release quality.

The successful candidate will sit onsite at GEV Electrification Lab
511N John Rodes Blvd
Melbourne Fl, 32934

No relocation assistance is provided for this role.

Required Must Have Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Systems Deployment: 5–8 years of experience deploying, commissioning, and supporting complex software systems in production or customer environments across cloud (Azure/AWS) and on-premise architectures.
• Kubernetes & Containerization: 5–8 years of deep expertise in full-stack Kubernetes operations (Helm, RBAC, Networking) and container/Docker proficiency (building, inspecting, and troubleshooting runtime behavior).
• Incident Management: 5–8 years of experience managing critical production issues end-to-end, including triage, service restoration, root cause analysis, and corrective action under customer-facing pressure.
• Technical Infrastructure: 5–8 years of experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), networking/security configurations (TLS, firewalls, load balancing, VPNs), and scripting automation (Python, Bash).

Desired Qualifications

• Operational Technology (OT): Experience supporting software in industrial, substation, or utility environments, including familiarity with IEC 62443 standards and hardened or air-gapped systems.
• Travel & Availability: Ability to travel to customer sites (approx. 30% of time) and flexibility to support maintenance windows or critical issues outside normal business hours.
• Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, maintaining customer confidence during high-pressure incidents.
• Environment Management: Proven experience maintaining staging/pre-production environments integrated with release pipelines and artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory).
• Advanced Orchestration: Familiarity with GitOps-based delivery (Argo CD or Flux CD) and service mesh technologies such as Istio.
• Service Management: Experience with structured incident/problem management practices (e.g., ITIL) and service management tools like Jira or ServiceNow.
• High Availability: Experience with disaster recovery architectures, database clustering, and connection pooling (e.g., pgpool).
• Continuous Improvement: A proactive mindset focused on turning field experiences into permanent improvements for products, deployment procedures, and automation.
• Global Collaboration: Ability to interface effectively within international, multi-cultural, and matrixed organizations to deliver cohesive technical solutions.

Additional Information

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 $113,200.00 and $188,800.00. 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.