Prin. Software Test Architect (Contingent)

RTX; South Dakota; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

Job summary

RTX Collins Aerospace in Aurora, CO is seeking an Engineer to join an on-site team supporting the HBMAS Sustainment and Development program. You will help test cloud-native software, focusing on automated test frameworks, security, and reliability in Kubernetes environments.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship. Travel up to 25% to CONUS/OCONUS sites is anticipated, with contract award contingency.

Qualifications

• Experience architecting test strategies for cloud-native, microservice-based apps.
• Strong Kubernetes and distributed systems testing capabilities.
• Ability to design scalable, secure, maintainable test solutions.
• Expert level testing and quality assurance skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, maintain, and optimize automated test frameworks for cloud-native apps in Kubernetes.
• Design and implement automated tests across CI/CD pipelines (integration, regression, API, contract, performance, security).
• Integrate security, resiliency, and quality controls into the pipeline.
• Collaborate daily with software engineering, DevOps, SRE, security, and product teams.
• Use observability and distributed tracing tools to validate system behavior and diagnose issues.
• Identify quality gaps, perform root-cause analysis, and drive reliability improvements.
• Support sustainment and new feature work by evolving test coverage.

Skills

Cloud-native testing

Kubernetes

Distributed systems testing

CI/CD testing automation

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Observability/Tracing

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-07-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CO-AURORA-S76 ~ 16430 E Hughes Dr ~ BLDG S76

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 - Current

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Job Description

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.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced andintelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospacehas the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Collins is seeking Engineers to be part of an engineering team for the AF DCGS High Band Mission Applications Software (HBMAS) Sustainment and Development program. Under this effort, RTX Collins personnel will oversee/perform software development and sustainment for cloud-enabled systems that ingest, tag, and audit data sets, while maintaining security, integrity, and availability of data.

The team, working with our customers and users, will focus on developing and fielding operationally relevant system capabilities in the most effective and efficient manner.The team will apply best practices across the engineering continuum, with a focus on improved software quality and process efficiency.

THIS ROLE IS CONTINGENT: Employment is based on contract award and customer funding

This candidate must have an active TS/SCI – Current security clearance. position is an onsite role in Aurora, CO and is contingent on contract award. Travel to customer CONUS & OCONUS sites as required, but no more than 25%.This position is an onsite role in Aurora, CO and is contingent on contract award.

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

What You Will Do

• Architect, maintain, and optimize automated test frameworks for cloud‑native applications running in Kubernetes environments.
• Design and implement automated testing across CI/CD pipelines, including integration, regression, API, contract, performance, and security testing.
• Integrate security, resiliency, and quality controls directly into the pipeline to support secure and reliable software delivery.
• Collaborate daily with software engineering, DevOps, SRE, security, and product teams to ensure alignment with architecture and product objectives.
• Use observability and distributed tracing tools to validate system behavior and diagnose issues within microservices and distributed systems.
• Identify systemic quality gaps, lead root‑cause analysis, and drive long‑term improvements in reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Support both sustainment and new feature development by ensuring test coverage evolves with changing architecture and requirements.
  

Qualifications You Must Have

• Extensive experience architecting test strategies and automated test frameworks for cloud‑native, microservice‑based applications
• Strong proficiency with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and testing distributed systems deployed in modern CI/CD environments
• Ability to design scalable, maintainable test solutions aligned with engineering architecture, coding standards, and secure development workflows
• Expert