Principal Software Engineer - DevSecOps

Collins Aerospace; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement program

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Software Engineer – DevSecOps in San Jose, CA. The role involves managing DevSecOps tooling and processes, mentoring teams, and maintaining enterprise applications. Candidates must have at least 8 years of relevant experience and a degree in STEM fields.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, a generous 401(k) plan, and various employee assistance programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years relevant experience with a STEM degree.
• Experience managing enterprise applications like GitLab and Jira.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python and Go.

Responsibilities

• Manage the DevSecOps development environment and processes.
• Coach and mentor engineering teams in DevSecOps workflows.
• Oversee installation and maintenance of enterprise applications.

Skills

DevSecOps development

Enterprise application management

CI/CD pipeline development

Linux System Administration

Scripting languages (Python, Go, etc.)

Education

Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

Tools

Atlassian Jira/Confluence

GitLab

Docker

AWS Secrets Manager

Terraform

Job description

Principal Software Engineer – DevSecOps (Onsite)

Location: San Jose, CA

Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required (U.S. Citizen only)

Responsibilities

• Drive and manage the DevSecOps development environment, tooling, and process workflows.
• Coach, mentor, and enable engineering teams to adopt and utilize the DevSecOps ecosystem and workflows.
• Oversee installation, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise DevSecOps applications, including: application and plugin deployments, upgrades, patches, and configurations.
• Manage system migrations and cross‑application integrations.
• Handle user provisioning, access management, and permissions.
• Provide project and technical user support, including: onboarding, custom support requests, day‑to‑day troubleshooting, documentation of best practices, and template creation.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, engineering leadership, and development teams within the Engineering organization.
• Travel up to 25% to other AST locations and U.S. customer sites.

Qualifications – Must Have

• Minimum 8 years relevant experience and a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
• Experience managing and supporting enterprise applications such as:
  • Atlassian Jira/Confluence
  • GitLab
  • Cloudbees CI (Jenkins)
  • Artifact repositories (JFrog Artifactory, Sonatype Nexus Repository, Pulp)
  • Software Supply Chain Security tools (JFrog Xray, Sonatype Lifecycle, Black Duck)
  • Container and orchestration tools (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Helm)
  • Secrets management tools (AWS Secrets Manager, GitGuardian)
• Experience with managing and developing CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, Go, Groovy, Bash, and Perl.
• Experience with Linux System Administration on Red Hat based distributions (RHEL, Fedora, CentOS, Rocky).
• Experience with virtualization technologies (KVM, VMware, Hyper‑V).
• Collaborative teamwork across multidisciplinary teams.
• U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain Top Secret SCI security clearance with polygraph.

Qualifications – Preferred

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Salt).
• Experience with observability dashboard tools (Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Kibana).
• Professional certifications in DevOps/DevSecOps or CI/CD:
  • Containers and Orchestration (CKS, CKA, CKAD, DCA)
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Security Specialty
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Linux Foundation Certified Engineer (LFCE), or equivalent Linux credential
  • CompTIA Security+
  • GitLab Certified CI/CD Associate, GitLab Certified Security Specialist
• Strong foundation in Agile software development.
• Cross‑platform development experience on RHEL (8+) and Windows.
• Familiarity with U.S. government cybersecurity regulations such as NIST SP 800‑171, FIPS, DFARS/CMMC.
• Basic understanding of telecommunications systems or signal processing concepts.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student loan repayment program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverage: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning services.
• Adoption assistance.
• Autism benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan with up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You incentives and wellness rewards program.
• Doctor On Demand virtual visits.
• Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts and second opinion program.
• Relocation assistance available.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.