Software Consulting Engineer – T&D Configuration Systems and software solutions

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced and innovation-driven Software Consulting Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and development of advanced software platforms and configuration tools for Transmission & Distribution (T&D) systems.

This strategic leadership role drives the digital transformation of the energy sector by enabling next-generation grid automation, device orchestration, and intelligent engineering workflows.

As a senior leader, you will act as the software architecture authority, collaborating with embedded, power systems, and UI/UX teams, and engaging with customers and global product teams to deliver scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions and shape the technical direction of platforms powering protection relays, grid-edge configuration, and digital substation system, integrating advanced standards, enabling AI-assisted engineering, and ensuring cloud-readiness, cybersecurity, and multi-vendor interoperability.

• Define the architecture and evolution of scalable, modular, and secure software platforms for T&D configuration systems, including tools for device configuration, substation engineering, and grid automation workflows.

• Define technical strategy and oversee the design cloud-native platforms using modern frameworks (.NET, Java, Python, Type Script) that support desktop, edge, and cloud deployments, with emphasis on performance, resilience, and maintainability.

• Drive the integration IEC 61850 engineering workflows (SCL-based ICD, SCD, SSD) into intuitive, automated tooling ecosystems aligned with modern UI/UX, API design, and utility integration requirements.

• Ensure cross-functional alignment, acting as the authority between firmware, UI/UX, and power systems teams, enabling coherent system design and tight integration between engineering workflows and device behavior.

• Collaborate with cybersecurity, systems, and hardware architects to deliver secure, compliant solutions for critical infrastructure, incorporating secure development lifecycle (SDLC) and Dev Sec Ops  practices.

• Drive reuse of software components across product lines, fostering platform consistency, reducing duplication, and accelerating development.

• Oversee development and lifecycle management of configuration and commissioning tools for protection and control devices, ensuring seamless integration with SCADA/DMS/EMS and other utility systems.

• Conduct software and architecture reviews, ensure compliance with industry standards (IEC 61850, IEC 61968/70, CIM, IEC 62351), and manage the end-to-end software development lifecycle from requirements to deployment and support.

• Partner with architects, systems engineers, and utility customers to define and deliver customer-centric, technically robust solutions that improve reliability, visibility, and flexibility of grid systems.

• Monitor emerging technologies (cloud-native services, model-driven engineering, AI/ML) for relevance to the T&D domain and contribute to technology roadmaps, product strategy, and IP generation through patents, whitepapers, and technical forums.

• Mentor and guide software engineers, promote a culture of technical excellence and innovation, and represent the organization in customer engagements, RFPs, and industry events.

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• Extensive experience in software engineering, including experience in a technical leadership or software architecture role.

• Proven track record designing and delivering software solutions for T&D systems, energy automation, or industrial control domains.

• Expertise in utility standards and protocols: IEC 61850,…