Development Lead/Senior Software Engineer - Domain Lead

The objective of R&D Cybersecurity is to reduce the likelihood and potential impact of a cybersecurity incident on SEL and our customers over the next 5 years. Without cybersecurity, all three tenets of SEL’s mission statement are imperiled: Making Electric Power Safer, More Reliable, and More Economical. 

The strategic pursuit of World Class Software Development is a critical need for SEL and our customers in rising to the challenge of a rapidly evolving security landscape. To meet this challenge, R&D Product Security is building a Secure Development team of experts to facilitate this endeavor. We are seeking Development Lead Engineers who will oversee the definition, adoption, and ongoing improvement of best processes, practices, and tools in the rapidly evolving software development industry, in accordance with secure development principles, standards and regulations for one of the following domains of SEL FW/SW Development: 

• Embedded Firmware Development 

• Desktop Software Application Development 

• Cloud-native Software Development 

In this position, you will significantly improve SEL’s software development outcomes by serving as a technical expert in HOW we develop firmware/software applications, partnering with product development teams that will focus on WHAT products we are building to achieve business goals. You will work with product teams, development support and internal tools groups to develop best-in-class development processes and infrastructure that aligns with the SEL Principles of Operation and automatically provide proof of secure development practices. You will be proactive in driving our adoption of contemporary approaches to cybersecurity and AI-assisted development. You will lead migration efforts for existing products to adopt these processes and tools, partnering with and teaching teams how to extract maximum value, efficiency, and quality. You will stay up to date with the latest trends in firmware/software development, identifying opportunities for process improvement that will be applicable across your given domain. You will build trust with your stakeholders, serving as a key