Sr Staff Applications Operations Engineer – Engineering Tools Automation & AI Ops

Roles and Responsibilities:

Engineering Operations

• Serve as the senior technical operations authority across engineering application pods (software hardware and electronic design and project and portfolio management tools) for US and UK users.

• Define track and improve operational KPIs and SLAs and communicate status risks and trends to users and leadership.

• Drive consistent incident problem and change management across pods; lead resolution of high-severity escalations and root cause analysis.
• Perform hands-on Linux and Windows server administration across development test and production environments.
• Partner with cybersecurity and compliance teams to meet security export control and regulatory requirements (e.g. CMMC / NIST SP 800-171).

Automation

• Automate repetitive operational work (provisioning monitoring patching license management reporting) using Python Bash PowerShell Jenkins Ansible and similar tools.

• Advance CI/CD capabilities for engineering teams (e.g. Jenkins Artifactory GitHub) measuring impact against operational KPIs.

• Lead the team in using AI for operations. Develop Agentic Operations framework to disseminate across broader Engineering Operations DT team.

Obsolescence Management and Modernization

• Own the lifecycle and obsolescence roadmap for the portfolio tracking end-of-support risk and driving upgrade migration and retirement plans to execution.

• Lead hands-on migrations off legacy platforms including IBM Rational Synergy and Change to modern tools and assess AWS hosting options while protecting continuity for regulated programs.

• Present risk-assessed options to leadership that weigh the cost risk and benefit of change.

Technical Coaching and Influence

• Coach and mentor Applications Operations engineers building depth in Linux automation cloud and operations practices.

• Set technical standards and runbooks and influence the decisions of engineers at SPB levels and below and of partner teams.

• Participate in Agile planning and support escalation coverage as required.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience OR an Associates degree with a minimum of 8 years of professional experience OR a High School Diploma with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Application Operations or systems administration supporting enterprise or engineering applications

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on Linux server administration experience

• Note: Military experience is equivalent to 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.

Technical Expertise:

• Deep hands-on Linux/Unix server administration (e.g. RHEL) including patching tuning troubleshooting and scripting.

• Hands-on AWS experience (e.g. EC2 S3 IAM VPC) hosting or migrating enterprise applications.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled operational tools and automation to streamline infrastructure support reduce manual effort and improve service reliability.

• Experience with IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (DOORS Next EWM ETM) DOORS Classic or Rational Synergy and Change.

• Experience leading platform migrations including legacy source control to Git-based tools (e.g. GitHub).

• Automation and CI/CD experience (Python Bash PowerShell Jenkins Artifactory Ansible) and ITSM tools such as ServiceNow.

• Experience in regulated aerospace or defense environments (e.g. DO-178C / DO-254 export control CMMC).

Business Acumen:

• Prioritizes operational work by program impact and builds business cases that weigh cost licensing and lifecycle trade-offs.

Leadership:

• Recognized technical expert who coaches and mentors others.

• Influences without authority building support across teams and levels and driving alignment on technical direction.

• Change agent experienced in Agile delivery (e.g. Scrum Kanban SAFe).

Personal Attributes:

• Exceptional written and verbal communicator who turns complex technical issues into clear business-actionable messages for engineers and senior leaders.

• Customer-focused comfortable with ambiguity and a data-driven problem solver.

• Works effectively with global teams independently and as part of a team; curious and improvement-oriented.

The base pay range for this position is $131000 - $174000 annually. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates 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 posting is expected to close on November 16th 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 Sponsors welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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 as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident U.S. Citizen have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e. a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.