Edison Works DT - Staff Database Architect

Job Description Summary
Edison Works’ Advanced Programs are a key growth area in GE Edison Works and the GE Aerospace Military Systems portfolio, with revenue expected to grow significantly over the next 5 years. This cross-functional organization partners across product management, engineering, operations, supply chain, Digital Technology (DT), and security to deliver that growth.

Edison Works is seeking an experienced Database Architect to lead the architecture, design, standardization, and lifecycle management of on-premises database platforms supporting critical enterprise and operational workloads, while also developing cloud-ready architectures and capabilities for the near future. This role requires deep technical expertise in both Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, with responsibility for platform availability, recoverability, performance, security, and operational excellence.

This role serves as a senior technical expert and domain leader, shaping database strategy, influencing architecture decisions across teams, and leading complex initiatives with broad organizational impact. The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on technical depth with systems thinking, operational discipline, and a continuous improvement mindset to deliver outcomes aligned to Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC).

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

- Lead the architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction for on-premises Oracle and SQL Server database platforms across enterprise environments.
- Design secure, scalable, resilient, and supportable database solutions for business-critical applications and operational systems.
- Establish and govern reference architectures, standards, and best practices for:

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- high availability

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- disaster recovery

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- backup and recovery

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- patching and upgrades

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- monitoring and observability

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- capacity planning

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- performance tuning

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- database security and hardening

- Provide technical leadership for major database initiatives, including platform upgrades, migrations, consolidation, modernization, and decommissioning.
- Partner with application, infrastructure, hosting, storage, network, and cybersecurity teams to ensure end-to-end solution integrity and operational supportability.
- Lead performance analysis across database engines, operating systems, storage layers, and application interactions to identify bottlenecks and improve reliability.
- Oversee root cause analysis and corrective actions for major incidents, recurring issues, and platform risks.
- Develop and maintain architecture artifacts, engineering patterns, operational runbooks, recovery procedures, and technical standards.
- Drive automation and standardization to improve consistency, reduce manual effort, and strengthen platform operations.
- Review solution designs and application onboarding requests to ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security requirements, and long-term supportability.
- Mentor engineers and administrators and serve as a senior point of escalation for complex technical issues.
- Contribute to strategic roadmap development, technical debt reduction, risk mitigation, and cost optimization across the database service portfolio.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college with minimum 4 years of professional experience OR Associate’s degree with minimum 7 years OR High School Diploma with minimum 9 years of professional experience

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- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in database architecture, database engineering, or enterprise database administration.

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- Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience

- Able to obtain and maintain active US DoD “Secret” Security Clearance
- Eligibility requirements: This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens
- Demonstrated advanced hands-on experience with both:

- Oracle Database
- Microsoft SQL Server

- Experience architecting and supporting on-premises database environments in large, complex enterprise settings.
- Strong expertise in:

- database architecture and platform design
- high availability and disaster recovery
- backup, restore, and recovery strategies
- database performance tuning and optimization
- database security, auditing, and access control
- patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management
- monitoring and operational support

Desired Characteristics

- Active US DoD Security Clearance
- Advanced Oracle experience with technologies such as:

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- Oracle RAC
- Oracle Data Guard
- RMAN
- ASM
- Oracle diagnostic and performance tuning tools

- Advanced SQL Server experience with technologies such as:

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- Always On Availability Groups
- Failover Cluster Instances
- SQL Server performance and diagnostic tooling
- SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS where applicable

- Experience with both Windows Server and Linux database hosting environments.
- Familiarity with compute, storage, virtualization, and network dependencies that affect database performance and availability.
- Experience with scripting and automation using standard enterprise tools.
- Familiarity with IT service management disciplines such as change management, incident management, and problem management.
- Experience in regulated environments with strong compliance, security, and audit expectations.
- Experience defining standards, reviewing designs, and influencing enterprise-level technology decisions.
- Knowledge of or experience with cloud-based database technologies and hybrid data platform patterns, including exposure to services such as:

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- Amazon RDS
- Amazon Aurora
- Azure SQL
- Azure Managed Instance
- Oracle Cloud database services
- cloud-based backup, monitoring, and resiliency concepts

- Understanding of how to evaluate and design for hybrid database architectures, including interoperability, migration considerations, security controls, and operational support models across on-premises and cloud-hosted environments.
- Experience leading or supporting production incident response, root cause analysis, and problem management.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams, including program management, technical teams, and compliance groups.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively liaise between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Knowledge of security and risk assessment processes, including familiarity with information assurance principles.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess business and security risks and recommend solutions.
- Experience in the aerospace or defense industry, particularly in classified environments.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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)).

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