Principal Platform Lead — Infra, IaC, Top Secret Clearance

Prattwhitney; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Security clearance support

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX in Plano, TX is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide a multidisciplinary team in building and operating infrastructure platform services on Linux and Windows. You will architect, implement, and integrate critical system components while ensuring security compliance and timely milestones.

The role requires hands-on expertise with IaC, containerization, and CI/CD, plus experience in Agile environments. Onsite work in Plano with relocation options available.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree with strong engineering experience.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools.
• Proven experience deploying and integrating software platforms.
• Experience with Linux/Windows OS and virtualization technologies.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (Scrum/SAFe).
• Active, transferable Top Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers and direct daily activities.
• Architect, design, implement, and integrate infrastructure platform services.
• Deliver milestones per the environment recovery plan.
• Provide training, mentoring, and technical oversight to teams.
• Lead design reviews for next‑gen development environments.
• Ensure compliance with security standards; manage budget for initiatives.

Skills

Linux/Windows OS

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD Tools

Python/Java/C++

Kubernetes

Agile/Scrum/SAFe

Security clearance (Top Secret)

Infrastructure as Code

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Artifactory

GitLab

Job description

RTX in Plano, TX is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide a multidisciplinary team in building and operating infrastructure platform services on Linux and Windows. You will architect, implement, and integrate critical system components while ensuring security compliance and timely milestones.

The role requires hands-on expertise with IaC, containerization, and CI/CD, plus experience in Agile environments. Onsite work in Plano with relocation options available.