Principal Software Platform Engineer (Onsite)

RTX (Raytheon); Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Offered Based OnEligibility

Job summary

RTX in Plano, TX is seeking a Principal Platform Software Engineer with strong Infrastructure Platform Engineering expertise to lead an agile product team in developing and deploying compute, storage, and networking resources. The ideal candidate will guide architecture and implementation on Linux and Windows, apply IaC automation with Terraform and Ansible, and ensure security and compliance per DoD standards.

Active TS clearance and U.S.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 8 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform and/or Ansible, and software deployment/integration.
• Experience with Linux/Windows operating systems and virtualization.
• Experience with Agile Development methodologies (Scrum/SAFe).
• Active and transferable U.S. government Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of SW platform, DT and GSS engineers (15+) and direct day-to-day execution.
• Architect, design, implement, and integrate infrastructure platform services on Linux and Windows.
• Deliver schedule milestones defined in the environment recovery plan.
• Provide training, mentoring, and technical oversight for their teams.
• Lead design reviews for next-generation development environments and ensure cyber security compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Architecting infrastructure

Mentoring

Agile methodologies

Cross-platform expertise

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Artifactory

GitLab

Kubernetes

Docker

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.

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.

Raytheon has an opportunity for a Principal Platform Software Engineer with well‑rounded Infrastructure Platform Engineering expertise to join an agile product team. The Ideal candidate will have experience in both traditional infrastructure design, provisioning, and deployment of compute, storage, and networking resources and emerging modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation technologies.

The Principal Platform Software Engineer would be involved with development, implementation of traditional compute, network, storage systems and related deployments, as well as support improving the program platform's over‑arching design through new emerging technologies. This includes existing operating systems and server hardware designs, as well as supporting the design and development of new modernized system architectures through automation tools.

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.

This job is onsite in Plano, TX; applicants must be in the area or willing to relocate to it.

What You Will Do

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of SW platform, DT and GSS engineers (15+) and direct the day‑to‑day execution of the team members
• Serve as technical lead with hands‑on expertise in architecting, designing, implementing, and integrating infrastructure platform services on Linux and Windows based Operating Systems
• Delivering schedule milestones defined in the environment recovery plan
• Providing training, mentoring, and technical oversight for their teams
• Offering design guidance and leading design reviews for next‑generation development environments
• Ensuring compliance with both RTN and customer cyber security standards and implementation requirements
• Managing budget authority for assigned platform initiatives

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant engineering experience
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform and/or Ansible. And experience with software deployment and integration
• Experience with Linux/Windows Operating Systems and Virtualization technologies
• Experience with Agile Development Methodologies, e.g., Scrum and SAFe
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance 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

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance with Special Program Access
• Current CompTIA Security +
• Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CI/CD Pipelines tools (E.g. Jira, Confluence, Bit Bucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gitlab)
• Experience running technical teams
• Background in COTS/FOSS product installation, configuration, and integration
• Experience designing, implementing, and integrating platform infrastructure services using infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Multi-disciplined infrastructure experience and expertise (Server, Storage, Network Hardware)
• Experience with programming languages (E.g. Python, Java, Ruby, Bash, C++, C#, Go)
• Experience troubleshooting performance, reliability, and availability issues across Linux/Windows based platforms and infrastructure services
• Experience with containerization using technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Helm, Rancher

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
• Relocation Offered Based On Eligibility