Systems Operations & Modernization EngineerGE Aerospace is seeking a highly skilled Systems Operations & Modernization Engineer to support its Airspace Efficiency Services portfolio. This role is responsible for the operational ownership, stability, and modernization of time?critical, flight?safety?related systems that support aviation customers globally. The engineer will own day?to?day operations across a diverse technology stack—including HCL Domino, Azure, automation pipelines, and customer?facing portals—while leading the transition of legacy and Domino-based solutions onto modern SaaS platforms, Azure services, and standard enterprise tools.
This position plays a critical role in reducing operational, cyber, and single?SME risks, while ensuring continuity, reliability, and regulatory confidence in mission?critical aviation services.Day-to-Day ResponsibilitiesSystems Ownership & Operational StabilityMaintain end-to-end operational responsibility for Airspace Efficiency systems and services, with a strong focus on availability, performance, and rapid issue resolution.Ensure reliability of time?critical, flight?safety?related services across data ingestion, processing, storage, and customer-facing delivery.Operate and support legacy Domino applications, automation scripts, integrations, and Azure- and VM-hosted components.Portals, Data Pipelines & AutomationOperate and enhance customer-facing portals, including user, customer, and employee access management.Maintain and improve automation for raw data retrieval, ingestion, processing, validation, and storage.Support aviation data workflows such as NOTAM monitoring, alerting, and forecasting inputs.Infrastructure, Integration & SecurityManage inbound and outbound email and SFTP integrations, including onboarding new customers and partners.Configure and support infrastructure components such as VMs, file shares, firewalls, application gateways, storage accounts, web hosting, and SSL certificates.Maintain secure SFTP configurations, including cipher updates and firewall/IP access changes.Administer Domino security using ACLs, Authors/Readers fields, and related access controls.Modernization & Migration LeadershipAssess existing Domino-based and legacy systems, documenting dependencies, workflows, risks, and operational pain points.Define a target-state architecture using existing SaaS platforms, Azure services, and modern enterprise tools.Develop and execute a phased modernization roadmap, prioritizing high-risk and flight-safety-critical services.Design and implement modern integration patterns to replace Domino and Windows-based dependencies.Deliver pilot migrations with dual-run, validation, and rollback strategies to minimize operational risk.Documentation & Knowledge TransferProduce architecture designs, migration playbooks, and updated operational runbooks.Provide hands-on knowledge transfer and training to permanent Airspace Efficiency and SaaS team members to ensure long-term sustainability post-engagement.QualificationsCompleted Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of experienceProficiency with HCL Domino (v8 or later), including application and database development and administration.Strong experience with LotusScript, Formula Language, and the Domino Object Model.Proficiency in Python (including building, debugging, and maintaining executables).Experience maintaining or enhancing C# code.Basic scripting skills in PowerShell and JavaScript.Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve Azure-related issues using documentation and online resources; comfortable working with Azure services in production environments.