Sr Systems Administration Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities: 

• Lead the support and continuous improvement of Rutland site infrastructure (network, servers/virtualization, storage, OTN) serving shopfloor and engineering operations, ensuring availability, performance, and lifecycle health. 

• Serve as the technical owner for compute and infrastructure services, improving incident resolution, complex request fulfillment, and change execution. 

• Influence and improve site infrastructure designs, architectures, standards, and methods, partnering as needed with DT as well as business and production stakeholders. 

• Plan and execute releases and changes (patches, upgrades, enhancements) with impact assessment, mitigation/rollback plans, and stable transitions to production. 

• Proactively prevent site interruptions through monitoring, capacity planning, lifecycle management, and risk posture improvements. 

• Identify systemic design/architecture gaps and drive corrective actions and prevention. 

• Develop and implement standard work and documentation to eliminate repetitive tasks, reduce repeat incidents, and improve supportability. 

• Enable connected manufacturing by deploying and supporting machine connectivity, industrial I/O, sensors, IoT devices, data acquisition, and equipment-to-application integrations. 

• Troubleshoot end-to-end across network, compute, hardware interfaces, and connected equipment; perform root cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions. 

• Partner within DT and cross-functionally with engineering, business, and production users to deliver new capabilities and steady-state support aligned to SQDC. 

• Oversee system health and ensure alignment with architecture, site standards, and cybersecurity expectations. 

• Work independently on projects while contributing broadly across the team, managing scope, priorities, and execution deadlines. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 2 years of professional experience OR Associates degree with minimum of 5 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 7 years of professional experience

• Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience

• Eligibility Requirement:

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.  We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

Desired Characteristics: 

Technical Expertise 

• Experience supporting network and server infrastructure in a shop floor or manufacturing environment 

• Experience with industrial networking (switches, routers, firewalls, VLANs, WAN/LAN) including hands-on troubleshooting 

• Experience enabling connected manufacturing technologies such as machine connectivity, industrial I/O, sensors, and equipment integration 

• Experience troubleshooting hardware-connected systems 

• Experience implementing and supporting machine monitoring and management tools (e.g., OpsVision) 

• Ability to apply technical standards and architecture concepts to both operational support and project delivery 

Personal Attributes 

• Curious; actively learns, asks questions, and seeks to understand how things work. 

• Improvement-oriented and proactive in identifying and addressing pain points, inefficiencies, and recurring issues. 

• Elevates the team by sharing expertise and mentoring others where appropriate, with a genuine desire to help people succeed. 

• Treats every user interaction as an opportunity to build trust, responding with patience, clarity, and confidence. 

• Comfortable operating in complex, interdependent environments and balancing multiple priorities effectively. 

• Works independently while knowing when to seek guidance or escalate. 

• Takes ownership of outcomes; follows through on commitments and closes the loop with stakeholders. 

• Able to balance technical priorities with business needs and organizational dynamics. 

• Strong oral and written communication skills; able to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences. 

• Documents current state, changes, and solutions clearly and consistently. 

Additional Information:

The base pay range for this position is $95,000-$127,000 USD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on August 28th, 2026.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. ​

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.