Digital Factory Systems Admin - Industry 4.0 (Hybrid)

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Generous 401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance and disability coverage

Flexible benefits and schedule

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Systems Administrator to join our global Digital Technology organization. You will lead deployment and sustainment of Industry 4.0 platforms across worldwide manufacturing sites, acting as the technical focal point for digital factory systems and translating complex requirements into robust system designs.

You will collaborate with customers, vendors, and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions, while maintaining documentation, improving

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• U.S. Citizen - U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Extensive experience with digital technology infrastructure and related concepts.
• Hands-on experience with application administration, including installation, configuration, optimization, backup, and recovery across server environments.
• Experience with automation tooling, containerization technologies, and associated concepts.
• Experience with AWS and Azure cloud environments and a strong understanding of their capabilities.
• Ability to lead projects and guide customers toward solutions aligned with business needs.
• Experience querying and working with databases (MS SQL, Oracle, HANA, Databricks, etc.).
• Solid understanding of scripting languages such as Bash, Python, and PowerShell.
• Knowledge of IT best practices (ITIL) and experience working in a process-driven enterprise environment.
• Experience with application security and system compliance activities.
• Experience working with vendors, stakeholders, and end users to support issue resolution.
• Strong customer focus and solution‑oriented mindset.
• Experience working with enterprise‑level solutions and large‑scale projects.
• Basic understanding of application automation, security, and compliance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment, configuration, and sustainment of medium- to large-scale Industry 4.0 platforms and applications across global manufacturing sites.
• Serve as the technical focal point and application owner for assigned digital factory systems.
• Analyze complex business requirements and propose effective, scalable technical solutions.
• Translate customer needs into system designs, specifications, and implementation plans.
• Support current and legacy applications, ensuring reliability, stability, and compliance.
• Perform system installation, integration, configuration, hardening, patching, log management, and security reviews.
• Execute daily operational activities following established incident and change management processes.
• Maintain documentation including standard work, best practices, diagrams, and configurations.
• Monitor applications and services, identifying opportunities for automation to improve uptime and resiliency.
• Collaborate with vendors, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical issues.
• Provide knowledge sharing and cross-training to peers and junior team members, helping improve overall team capability.

Skills

Digital tech infra

Application administration

Automation & containerization

AWS & Azure

Project leadership

Databases (MS SQL, Oracle, HANA, Datab

Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell)

ITIL / best practices

Security & compliance

Vendor & stakeholder mgmt

Enterprise-scale projects

Customer focus

Education

University degree + 8 years experience

Advanced degree + 5 years experience

Tools

MS SQL

Oracle

HANA

Databricks

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Systems Administrator to join our global Digital Technology organization. You will lead deployment and sustainment of Industry 4.0 platforms across worldwide manufacturing sites, acting as the technical focal point for digital factory systems and translating complex requirements into robust system designs.

You will collaborate with customers, vendors, and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions, while maintaining documentation, improving