Sr Staff Systems Administration Engineer - Kittyhawk ERP DBA Lead

at GE Aerospace in Boise, Idaho, United States

Job Description Summary

Combined role with responsibility for assigned ERP Kittyhawk and bolt-on applications databases and platforms and responsibility for ERP Kittyhawk related application support leadership. The role should be responsible for ensuring high availability, optimal performance, maintaining a compliant cyber posture, and low incident rates across assigned ERP application, platform and databases through sophisticated automation, integrated monitoring, and metric analytics.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Database and platform responsibility:

+ Define the strategic vision for database and platforms of Kittyhawh ERP instance and Kittyhawk ERP bolt-on applications database and platforms.

+ Aligning technology initiatives with business goals and enterprise architecture standards.

+ Lead, coach, and develop database teams to drive performance, accountability, and continuous professional growth.

+ Oversee planning and delivery of Oracle and ERP initiatives, ensuring on-time, on-budget execution with strong quality, security, and performance outcomes.

+ Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient database architectures, including automation, performance tuning, and security controls.

+ Partner with vendors, service providers, and senior leaders to select and manage database hardware, software, and services aligned to strategy and standards.

+ Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and internal policies through controls, audits, and proactive risk management.

+ Monitor performance and capacity, driving optimization to improve availability, reliability, and efficiency.

+ Lead database incident and problem management, coordinating rapid resolution of complex issues to minimize business impact.

+ Engage IT leadership, application teams, and business stakeholders, providing transparency into initiatives, risks, and service improvements.

+ Partner with Whittle DBA leader and ensure synchronization of solutions.

+ Lead technical upgrades and any other technical major solutions ensuring stability and valid support of the given Kittyhawk ERP instance

Application support responsibility:

+ Lead Kittyhawk application P1 incidents, coordinate resolution of issues

+ Support and lead Kittyhawk patching activities during working and weekend time

+ Support and lead Kittyhawk change management and production release

+ Support and lead non-production and production outages during working and weekend time

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