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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Software Architect - **Company:** GE Vernova - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $145,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Distributed Systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Information Model, Network Model, Software Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Domain Driven Design, Devsecops - **Published:** September 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/331592/principal-2-software-architect-massachusetts-ma-boston ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with 12+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in architectural leadership roles.\n, * Deep expertise in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and distributed systems.\n * Understanding of Kubernetes, including software development, API aggregation, custom resources, Helm, and manifest standardization.\n * Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and GitOps in IT/OT environments.\n * Proven experience designing SaaS applications at scale (multi-tenant, global, high-availability).\n, * Experience working directly with customer stakeholders at all levels; ability to generalize requirements into product features.\n * Ability to influence at executive levels and drive cross-organizational alignment.\n * Exceptional communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts.\n, * Energy Industry Technologies and Standards: Familiarity with key technologies specific to the energy industry, such as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), Geospatial network modeling, etc. Familiarity with key industry standards such as NERC CIP and IEC CIM (International Electrotechnical Commission, Common Information Model).\n * GE Solutions Experience: Experience in GIS, Field, Network Modeling and Power Applications architecture and implementation\n * Experience with large-scale AI systems, vector databases, LLM orchestration, or retrieval-augmented generation.\n * Background in enterprise integration patterns, domain-driven design, and platform engineering.\n \n This is a critical role within Grid Software, requiring a broad range of knowledge, strong organizational, communication and collaboration skills to drive modern architecture, software standards, and principles across the GridOS Plan\n, GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. 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