The Applied AI & Cyber Security Lead is a senior technical role spanning operational technology (OT), control systems, OT cyber security and practical AI adoption. The role leads two formal workstreams: strengthening secure project delivery and reusable cyber security capability for critical infrastructure; and identifying, validating and progressing valuable AI applications across engineering processes and business processes.
The role provides architecture direction, technical leadership and cross-functional influence. It connects engineering needs, business value, data, security and AI to deliver secure, measurable and scalable outcomes for GE Vernova and its customers in electric utility and industrial markets.
Key Responsibilities:
OT Cyber Security
• Lead the development of departmental OT cyber security capability, including reusable architectures, design patterns, standards, guidance, training and knowledge sharing.
• Analyse customer cyber security requirements and translate them into project-specific security architectures, requirements and technical documentation.
• Develop and review OT cyber security architectures for SCADA and control systems in critical infrastructure, aligned with IEC 62443 and applicable customer standards.
• Lead cyber security design and technical risk reviews, identify gaps and define proportionate mitigations.
• Provide technical direction to project, tendering, commercial and engineering teams during project delivery.
• Support secure system engineering and testing, including customer discussions and resolution of project security issues.
• Collaborate with IT, OT and engineering stakeholders to embed cyber security within project and product practices.
• Reduce reliance on individual experts by developing competence, standard solutions and an accessible departmental knowledge base.
Applied AI
• Establish and manage a prioritised pipeline of AI use cases across engineering processes and business processes.
• Evaluate use cases for business value, technical feasibility, data availability and quality, security, implementation risk and adoption needs.
• Lead development PoCs and MVPs using AI, ML, LLM, RAG, automation or other suitable approaches, selecting the most proportionate technical solution.
• Define success criteria and evaluate solutions against measurable technical performance, user value and business outcomes.
• Define secure AI adoption principles, reference architectures and practical guidance for governance, scalability, responsible use and lifecycle management.
• Work with global AI, engineering, product, IT, cyber security and innovation teams to reuse existing capabilities and avoid duplicated effort.
• Translate successful experiments into implementation proposals covering architecture, ownership, controls, resources and next steps.
• Create reusable tools, methods and lessons learned, enabling engineering teams to adopt AI consistently and securely.
Essential Qualifications:
• Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience: Significant experience in OT, control systems, industrial automation or SCADA engineering, including project delivery under constraints, customer requirements analysis, and architecture, design or technical risk reviews.
• Technical skills:
o Strong understanding of OT cyber security architecture, IEC 62443 principles, technical risk and secure system design.
o Practical understanding of AI/ML concepts and the AI solution lifecycle, supported by hands-on development or delivery experience.
o Ability to integrate engineering, business, data, security and implementation considerations using systems thinking and sound judgement.
• Leadership: Demonstrated technical leadership, cross-functional communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to establish priorities, influence without formal authority and deliver measurable outcomes in ambiguous areas.
• Travel: Ability to travel locally and globally as required.
Desired Characteristics:
• Practical experience with Python, data science and ML frameworks.
• Experience developing AI PoCs or MVPs, including LLM, RAG or AI agent solutions.
• Knowledge of AI evaluation, MLOps, data architecture or cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of secure AI, AI governance, responsible AI or AI risk management.
• Relevant cyber security certification, such as CISSP, GICSP or CISM.
• Postgraduate study in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security or a related discipline.
• Experience in power transmission, utilities or other critical infrastructure environments.
• Experience working across global or matrixed organisations and building reusable technical capabilities or communities of practice.
Benefits:
• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings plan with employer matching.
• Professional development opportunities and certification reimbursement.
• Flexible working arrangements.
Why Join Us?
At GE Vernova - Grid Automation, you will work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of energy security and AI-driven innovation. Join a team where your expertise in both cyber security and artificial intelligence will directly impact the protection and optimization of critical infrastructure worldwide.
Apply today and help us lead the way in AI-powered renewable energy solutions!
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
GE Vernova is a purpose-built energy technology company on a mission to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world.
It is made up of three businesses -- Power, Wind, and Electrification -- with focus on accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.
The world needs more energy, smarter energy. With energy demand expected to grow by more than 50% in the next 20 years, we are continuously innovating to meet the moment…like we have for the past 130 years. The Energy of Change and relentless optimism are what drive us – it’s about never giving up and seeing what’s possible so that we deliver the energy technologies the world needs right now and for generations to come.
GE Vernova’s attitude and edge is embedded in its name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
Together, we have the energy to change the world.
