Full-Time

Principal Product Cyber Security Architect

Deadline 8/28/26
GE Vernova

GE Vernova

1,001-5,000 employees

Global energy provider: power, wind, electrification

Compensation Overview

$147k - $245k/yr

+ Discretionary annual bonus

Remote in USA

Remote

Bachelor's, Master's

Category
IT & Security (1)
Required Skills
Threat modeling
Cybersecurity
Vulnerability Analysis

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Requirements
  • Significant cybersecurity experience focused on product, system, or architecture security.
  • Demonstrated experience producing security architecture deliverables, threat models, and risk assessments.
  • Working knowledge of IEC 62443, particularly IEC 62443-3-2, IEC 62443-3-3, and IEC 62443-4-1.
  • Experience creating secure development artifacts such as security requirements, hardening guides, and assessment reports.
  • Familiarity with Operational Technology and Industrial Control Systems product architectures and energy-sector deployment environments.
  • Strong written communication skills with the ability to translate technical security findings into clear, actionable guidance.
Responsibilities
  • Review secure architectures for industrial energy products, defining security zones, conduits, trust boundaries, authentication and authorization models, data protection strategies, and remote access controls.
  • Develop reusable security patterns, reference architectures, and design standards for product teams.
  • Lead threat modeling and risk assessments aligned to IEC 62443-3-2.
  • Produce threat model outputs including data flow diagrams, threat analysis, risk ratings, and prioritized recommendations.
  • Champion and operationalize artificial-intelligence-assisted tooling and automation for threat modeling and risk assessments.
  • Generate data flow diagrams, threat catalogs, risk ratings, and prioritized mitigation backlogs using AI-assisted tooling, with human-in-the-loop validation, IEC 62443 traceability, and software bill of materials and vulnerability data integration.
  • Translate Secure Development Lifecycle requirements into product-specific guidance, including secure installation, configuration, hardening, and operational documentation.
  • Support Secure Development Lifecycle execution by defining security requirements, conducting design reviews, evaluating security gates, and helping prepare security evidence, test documentation, and compliance artifacts.
  • Contribute reusable templates, artifact libraries, and lessons learned to improve the broader Secure Development and Supply Chain team’s quality and efficiency.
  • Develop, maintain, and deliver role-based training and enablement through learning paths for identified roles covering product security program, technical, regulatory, and other requirements.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working with industrial energy technology products, including GE Vernova platforms.
  • Experience using AI-enabled tools for threat modeling or security analysis.
  • Familiarity with European Union Cyber Resilience Act requirements.
  • Experience contributing to Secure Development Lifecycle artifact libraries or security pattern catalogs.
  • Relevant certifications such as Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional, Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional, or ISA/IEC 62443 certification.
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

GE Vernova is a global energy company created in 2024 to support the electricity grid and the energy transition, with three focuses: Power, Wind, and Electrification. It sells large-scale equipment, signs long-term service agreements, and provides software to utilities, independent power producers, grid operators, and large industrial energy users. Its products include H-Class gas turbines that can burn natural gas with blends of hydrogen toward 100% hydrogen, Haliade-X offshore wind turbines up to 14.7 MW, and GridOS software that unifies grid data to help manage networks and integrate renewables. By combining hardware, services, and software under GE heritage, it aims to meet rising electricity demand while accelerating decarbonization across global energy systems.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$17.6M

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 orders jumped 88% to $24.2 billion, led by Power and Electrification.
  • Data center orders exceeded $5 billion in first-half 2026, more than all 2025.
  • Management raised 2026 guidance and expects at least 125 GW gas backlog by year-end.

What critics are saying

  • Wind orders fell 40% in Q2 2026, and GE Vernova expects roughly $400 million losses.
  • Massachusetts courts blocked GE Vernova from exiting Vineyard Wind over unpaid $300 million claims.
  • Tariff uncertainty and permitting delays still throttle U.S. onshore wind orders through 2026.

What makes GE Vernova unique

  • GE Vernova sells the grid and turbine hardware that runs 25%-30% of global electricity.
  • Its 116 GW gas backlog and H-Class turbines lock customers into decade-long service contracts.
  • GridOS, HVDC, and Prolec-backed electrification make it harder for utilities to multi-source suppliers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Parental Leave

Mental Health Support

Relocation Assistance

Performance Bonus

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SHINE is joining a GE Vernova-led project funded by the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to develop modernised nuclear material tracking systems for fuel recycling facilities. The project aims to use artificial intelligence to optimise spent nuclear fuel tracking and measurement. As a subcontractor, SHINE is developing improved sensor deployment and AI-powered material-tracking systems for nuclear fuel recycling facilities. The technology, called Monochromatic Assays Yielding Enhanced Reliability (MAYER), is designed to track and measure nuclear material in real time, feeding information into a virtual digital twin. The system aims to replace current methods involving redundant instrumentation, manual sampling, and periodic shutdowns for inventory checks. SHINE's participation supports its broader goal of building a commercial nuclear fuel recycling facility in a lower-security regulatory category.

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Aug 17th, 2026
GE Vernova's wind orders plunge 40% as AI-driven gas turbine boom masks segment's struggles

GE Vernova reported strong second-quarter results with revenue rising 22% year-over-year to $11.1 billion, surpassing analyst estimates by $330 million. Total orders surged 88% organically to $24.2 billion, driven by AI-related demand for gas turbines and grid equipment. However, the company's Wind segment saw organic orders plunge 40%. The decline stems from quality-control issues, including turbine failures at major projects, alongside inflation and supply chain problems that compressed margins on fixed-price contracts. The segment now represents just 5% of total orders, down from 13% in 2025. GE Vernova's Wind business posted a negative 19% adjusted EBITDA margin in the first half of 2026. Despite this, investors remain unfazed as the Power and Electrification segments deliver strong margins of 17.6% and 18.2% respectively, easily offsetting Wind's losses.

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Aug 7th, 2026
GE Vernova holds $176B backlog yet stock dips 5% as wind losses and spending increases spook investors

GE Vernova, General Electric's former energy division spun off in 2024, reported a $176.3 billion backlog in Q2 2026, up 37% year-over-year. The company's growth has been driven by expanding cloud, AI, and data centre markets requiring increased power infrastructure. Total orders surged 89% in the first half of 2026, with Power and Electrification segments rising 99% and 131% respectively. GE Vernova expects full-year revenue growth of 19% to 22%. Despite strong performance, shares declined 5% over the past month whilst the S&P 500 gained 3%. The pullback followed Q2 results where adjusted EBITDA and earnings per share missed Wall Street expectations due to increased capacity spending and additional losses in the Wind division.

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GE Vernova books $176B backlog with 134% gas order growth as Eaton rides 65% data center surge

GE Vernova and Eaton released second-quarter 2026 results highlighting surging demand from AI infrastructure buildout. Vernova reported $5.50 billion in Power segment revenue with gas equipment orders up 134% organically. The company booked $2.7 billion in data centre orders during the quarter alone and expects to reach at least 125 gigawatts of gas equipment under contract by year-end. Total backlog stands at $176 billion. Eaton posted revenue of $8.531 billion, up 21.39%, with adjusted earnings per share of $3.15. Data centre revenue grew roughly 65% in both its Electrical Americas and Electrical Global divisions. The Boyd Thermal liquid-cooling business, acquired for $9.55 billion in March, generated $432 million in second-quarter revenue. Vernova guided free cash flow to $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion, whilst Eaton raised its full-year earnings guidance to $13.40 to $13.60 per share.