Sr Staff Systems Administration Engineer - Kittyhawk ERP DBA Lead

About the Team

GE Aerospace is a global leader in aerospace systems, delivering innovative solutions that power flight. Our platform group is dedicated to maintaining the critical infrastructure that drives our operations, ensuring high availability and optimal performance for our enterprise systems. We foster a culture of professional development, challenging careers, and collaborative problem-solving, where technical excellence meets business impact.

About the Role

This combined leadership role serves as the strategic anchor for the Kittyhawk ERP instance and its associated bolt-on applications. You will define the vision for our database and platform ecosystems, aligning technology initiatives with broader business goals and enterprise architecture standards. The position exists to ensure a compliant cyber posture, high system availability, and low incident rates through sophisticated automation, integrated monitoring, and metric analytics.

In this capacity, you will lead, coach, and develop database teams to drive performance and accountability. Your day-to-day involves overseeing the planning and delivery of Oracle and ERP initiatives, designing scalable and secure architectures, and managing vendor relationships. You will act as the primary leader for Kittyhawk application support, coordinating the resolution of P1 incidents, managing patching activities, and overseeing change management and production releases. Additionally, you will lead the technical roadmap for Kittyhawk and its bolt-ons, ensuring the system remains vital and compliant with standards such as CMMC and SOX.

Hiring Process

Candidates selected for this role will undergo a structured interview process designed to assess technical depth, leadership capabilities, and cultural fit. The process typically includes an initial screening, followed by technical deep-dives into Oracle architecture and ERP support scenarios, and concludes with team fit interviews. Specific details regarding the number of rounds and interviewers will be communicated upon application review.

Equal Opportunity & Culture

GE Aerospace 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. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Please note that this role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Employment is contingent upon the ability to prove U.S. Person status (e.g., U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee). This position is remote, but candidates must have legal authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.