DevOps Software Engineer (On-Site)

Prattwhitney; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

RTX is seeking an experienced DevOps/Platform engineer for onsite roles in State College, PA, Ft. Meade, MD, or Aurora, CO. You will support architecture design, deploy pipelines, and automate deployments using Jenkins, Kubernetes, and container tech.

The role requires strong Linux/Windows administration skills, 5+ years in Agile, and a TS/SCI with Polygraph and US citizenship. Onsite work and security clearances are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science with 5+ years related experience.
• Git, Linux (RHEL/CentOS) and Windows administration experience.
• 5+ years in Agile development; Jenkins/Docker/Kubernetes for deployments.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph and US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Support the development lifecycle of platform architecture design, deployment, and debugging.
• Build release pipelines for secure, rapid delivery to production.
• Lead Agile ceremonies as technical lead and participate in planning, grooming, demos, and retros.
• Automate release deployments across development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Set up sites via Puppet and Ansible; maintain documentation in Confluence/Jira.

Skills

Git

Linux

Agile

CI/CD

DevOps

Python/Java

AWS

Security

CI/CD Tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Puppet

Confluence

Jira

Kubernetes

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-30 Country: United States of America Location: US-PA-STATE COLLEGE-5A ~ 302 Science Park Rd ~ BLDG 5A Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Security Clearance Type: TS/SCI with Polygraph Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1 At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This is an onsite position in either State College, PA, Ft. Meade, MD, or Aurora, CO.

What You Will Do

• Supporting the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment, and debugging.
• Building and maintaining release pipelines to enable fast, secure delivery of critical software to production environments.
• Developing and maintaining sound version control practices using Git, including branching and merging strategies.
• Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives.
• Automating release deployments across development, test, staging, and production environments using scripting languages and automation toolkits.
• Setting up new sites and applications via configuration management tools such as Puppet and Ansible.
• Maintaining and upgrading documentation and tracking tools, including Confluence and Jira.
• Analyzing service stacks and recommending improvements for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to bridge development and operational requirements.
• Setting up and configuring continuous integration environments using tools like Jenkins, containerization, and Kubernetes.
• Leveraging programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, and Java in development and automation tasks.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (e.g., Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace) or Computer Science and a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Experience with Git for version control and Linux environments (e.g., RHEL 6/7/8, RHCSA/RHCE, CentOS).
• Experience with Windows system administration, system monitoring, instrumentation, resiliency and performance.
• 5+ years of experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo, Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployments.
• 5+ years of experience managing and monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment.
• Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC, etc.).
• Experience with MySQL (Clusters, Replication, and Tuning) and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus).
• Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance, etc.
• 5+ years of system architecture required with a demonstrated ability to read the code and understand the coding logic to assist in troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with software development life cycle models, agile, and DevOps programming methodologies.
• Experience in object oriented programming and experience in at least one programming language, such as Ruby, C, C++, GO, Python, or Java.
• Experience acquiring in-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments.
• Ability to successfully work with customers, developers, testing, project management, and support staff.
• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience automating network infrastructure configuration using Software Defined Networking.
• Understanding of SLA requirements and high-availability architectures, performance optimization, and monitoring techniques.
• Experience architecting and developing best practices for software build tools (e.g., Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (e.g., Jenkins, Bamboo).
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, and Ansible.
• Experience working cross-functionally across multiple teams.

Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 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.

Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.