Sr Systems Administration Engineer

GE Aerospace•Rutland, VT

2d•$95,000 - $127,000

About The Position

The Sr. Systems Administration Engineer will serve as a key technical owner for all Rutland site infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking, and OTN. This role partners closely with shopfloor users, engineering, and site leadership to deploy, support, and continuously improve technical solutions that directly enable Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC). Responsibilities include day-to-day operations and lifecycle management, including issue resolution, root cause analysis, patching, upgrades/enhancements, and delivery of infrastructure projects. In this role, you will work at the intersection of IT/OT, hardware, software, and manufacturing operations, translating shopfloor and business needs into stable, secure, and high-performing solutions. You will support and improve manufacturing technologies such as machine connectivity, industrial I/O, sensors, IoT-enabled devices, and network maintenance and upgrades. The role also requires the ability to work effectively with electronic hardware, take a proactive approach to hands-on troubleshooting, and read and interpret networking schematics to support troubleshooting, integration, and implementation. The ideal candidate brings strong technical and networking infrastructure depth, a customer-driven mindset, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement in manufacturing technology environments.

Requirements

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
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.
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
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.

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.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
Access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace
Employee Assistance Program
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants
Tuition assistance
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid time-off for vacation or illness