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Senior Platform Engineer (U.S. citizenship required)

Date Posted: 2025-03-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CO102: 16800 E Centretech Pkwy,Aurora 16800 East Centretech Pkwy Building S75, Aurora, CO, 80011 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

As a Senior Platform Engineer , you will herald a transformative era in software engineering, one that underscores the integration of development and operations through a comprehensive cloud-based platform. Platform engineers, with their wide-ranging technical and problem-solving skills, are shaping the future of software development to efficiently deliver high-quality, secure software, by providing automated services that enable SW engineers to focus on developing mission capabilities.

The role's core responsibility is for providing the design, development, implementation, and integration of a predominantly cloud based compute/network/storage infrastructure, as well as support modernizing the program platform’s over-arching design through new emerging technologies and use of DevOps/DevSecOps tools and automation in-order to streamline processes, enhance collaboration, and accelerate the release cycles, thereby driving efficiency and innovation. You will be on a team that is responsible for development and operational environments on a large program producing a critical, strategic national asset. This will include a mixture of hands-on keyboard engineering work as well as documentation and baseline control.

NOTE: This position will be filled onsite in the RTX Facility in Aurora CO.

What You Will Do

  • Support transitioning a system that is tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure
  • Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration & test, and deployment pipelines, optimizing for performance and scalability across cloud based computing environments
  • Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to improve scalability, consistency, infrastructure efficiency, reduce deployment time, and automate configuration management
  • Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and other agile development teams to design and implement robust platform solutions
  • Integrate security and compliance into the platform with services such as encryption and access management
  • Provide operational support for the platform

Qualifications You Must Have

  • Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and 5+ years of related work experience
  • Experience with Cloud based technologies, preferably Amazon Web Services (AWS)/ Commercial Cloud Services (C2S)
  • Experience designing, implementing, and integrating platform infrastructure services using technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker
  • Experience with programming/scripting languages (E.g. Python, Java, Ruby, Bash, C++, C#, Go)
  • A U.S. government TS/SCI / CI Poly issued security clearance is required day 1. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

  • Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CICD Pipelines tools (E.g. Jira, Confluence, Bit Bucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gitlab)
  • Experience with troubleshooting applications & infrastructure services on Linux based Operating Systems
  • Must meet DoD 8570 IAT level II requirements (Security + CE or equivalent)
  • Experience with automation frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, and Chef
  • Experience with RedHat Linux
  • Experience with scanning tools (E.g. Nessus, Fortify, Anchore)
  • Multi-disciplined infrastructure experience with compute, networks, storage, and virtualization
  • Experience developing, testing & delivering applications w/in a DevSecOps framework
  • Background in COTS/FOSS product installation, configuration, and integration

What We Offer

  • Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation

Learn More & Apply Now!

  • Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role
  • Onsite : Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA

CAS) , an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: 

Location : Aurora, CO :

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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