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This work starts with data. You will design systems that connect diverse data sources to AI agents and ensure the information is clean, accessible, and ready for advanced analytics. You will also shape the technical data engineering strategy, set clear architectural standards, and translate complex business priorities into robust, production-ready capabilities.You’ll partner with product managers, AI engineers, and security teams to ensure data governance, security protocols and compliance rules are enforced when Agents need access to data sources. Expect to drive strategy, provide leadership in data engineering, clarify outcomes, and shape standards. If you’re unsure, apply.\nJob Description\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nEnable AI and GenAI use cases: Ensure data is usable for LLM and ML applications, such as RAG, vector-based knowledge retrieval, agentic workflows, AI-assisted reporting, or secure data access for agents\nEstablish data trust, security, and responsible-AI controls including data quality and validation, lineage, metadata, privacy, RBAC/ABAC, auditability, retention, policy enforcement, and AI-output evaluation and monitoring.\nDrive technology, platform, and investment decisions by evaluating cloud data services, AI platforms, frameworks, and vendors; lead build-versus-buy assessments with explicit consideration of performance, resilience, security, operability, and total cost of ownership.\nDefine the target-state AI data architecture and multi-year roadmap for data ingestion, integration, storage, modeling, semantic access, and AI consumption; establish reusable reference architectures and engineering standards across domains.\nProvide principal-level technical leadership across the organization by leading architecture reviews, resolving complex cross-domain design issues, partnering with product, engineering, security, and executive leaders\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Data Science or Information Systems or related field\n10+ years of experience as a Data Architect, Data Engineer, ML Ops or similar role with enterprise data systems \nDemonstrated ability to lead complex technical decisions and influence senior stakeholders, with strong communication skills and experience establishing data governance, security, privacy, quality, lineage, and operational standards in enterprise or regulated environments.\nDemonstrated experience delivering data foundations for AI/ML or GenAI solutions, including one or more of RAG, vector databases, enterprise search, LLM evaluation, agentic workflows, feature/data pipelines, and model-serving integration\nProficiency in Python and SQL, with experience in data processing libraries\nHands on experience with MCP Servers and MCP Registries.\nEligibility:\nMust be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY or Cambridge, MA.\n Accelerated Immersion for Senior talent: Impact starts with a deep understanding of our core capabilities. For Cambridge, MA based resources, this position includes a required three-month (hybrid) onboarding residency at the GE Vernova Advanced Research Center in Niskayuna, NY. This immersive program allows our senior talent to establish a strong technical foundation, collaborate with our premier scientists and engineers, and align with our mission to lead the energy transition from the epicenter of our innovation hub. Travel, housing, and living stipend provided.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience developing on AWS Bedrock\nDeep hands-on proficiency in SQL and Python, plus practical experience with data-processing and orchestration technologies such as Databricks, RedShift, Snowflake, Kafka, Airflow, or equivalent cloud-native services.\nExperience with Ontologies and Semantic systems\nGE 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.\nGE 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).\nRelocation Assistance Provided: Yes\nFor candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $137,700.00 and $229,600.00. 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 22, 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. 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