Sr Staff Systems Administration Engineer - Kittyhawk ERP DBA Lead
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeRemote
location_on16th Street, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 48208, United States
GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We offer a great work environment with professional development opportunities and challenging careers. 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.
This combined leadership role serves as the strategic owner for the Kittyhawk ERP instance and its associated bolt-on applications. You will be responsible for defining the vision for the database and platform landscape, ensuring high availability, optimal performance, and a compliant cyber posture. The position exists to drive the stability and evolution of critical ERP systems through sophisticated automation, integrated monitoring, and metric analytics.
In this role, you will lead, coach, and develop database teams to foster performance and accountability. You will partner with vendors, senior leaders, and the Whittle DBA leader to align technology initiatives with business goals and enterprise architecture standards. Your day-to-day involves overseeing the planning and delivery of Oracle and ERP initiatives, managing technical upgrades, and ensuring the synchronization of solutions across the organization.
A significant portion of your focus will be on application support leadership. You will lead the response to P1 incidents, coordinate patching activities, and manage change management and production releases. You will also be responsible for monitoring the escalation process, tracking team KPIs for incident management, and ensuring compliance with activities such as separation of duties, CMMC, and SOX. This role requires the ability to coordinate support teams around US hours and manage outages during both working and weekend times.
This position is remote. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set. This posting is expected to close on June 9th, 2026.
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person (e.g., U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, asylee, or refugee status). Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas for this job. Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.
Work model: Remote
16th Street, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 48208, United States
Detroit, Michigan
Practical experience with leadership of database and platform; practical experience with leadership and coordination of ERP Oracle application; experience with Kittyhawk ERP support; understanding of Oracle Database concepts (familiar with Oracle data models, tables, Oracle data types, etc.); understanding of Oracle database architecture; experience with tools and management (Oracle Enterprise Manager, SQL Plus, Oracle DB, Weblogic, Apache, JAVA, etc.); understanding of performance tuning concepts (backup, recovery, migration strategies); Oracle certification; experience with Oracle implementation R12 or R12 Oracle support; functional knowledge of Oracle R12 Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Finance Oracle modules; project management and change management knowledge; strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders and manage teams; strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
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Skills: Oracle R12, Oracle Enterprise Manager, SQL Plus, Oracle DB, Weblogic, Apache, Java, CMMC, Sox.
Education: Bachelor's degree with 5 years experience OR equivalent experience; Associate's degree with 8 years experience OR equivalent experience; High School Diploma with 10 years experience OR equivalent experience.