Principal Software Platform Engineering Automation Lead (Onsite)

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

Job summary

RTX in Plano, TX is seeking a Principal Platform Software Engineer - Automation Lead to join an agile product team. The role requires hands-on expertise in compute, storage, network, virtualization, and IaC automation, leading 15+ engineers in a Secure environment.

Onsite in Plano with Top Secret clearance and US citizenship required. The ideal candidate brings experience in Terraform/Ansible, Linux/Windows, and Agile methods (Scrum/SAFe), plus strong leadership and design review skills to

Qualifications

• Typically requires STEM degree and 8+ years of relevant engineering experience; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience with Linux/Windows operating systems and virtualization technologies.
• Experience with Agile Development Methodologies (Scrum/SAFe).
• Active and transferable U.S. government Top Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary SW platform, DT and GSS engineering team (15+) and direct day-to-day activities.
• Serve as technical lead with hands-on expertise in infrastructure automation and Compute/Network/Storage/Virtualization in enterprise or mission environments.
• Deliver schedule milestones defined in the environment recovery plan.
• Provide training, mentoring, and technical oversight for teams.
• Offer design guidance and lead reviews for next-generation development environments.
• Ensure compliance with RTX cyber security standards and requirements.
• Manage budget authority for assigned platform initiatives.

Skills

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

Windows

Kubernetes

Docker

Python

Java

C++

Go

SAFe

Scrum

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Artifactory

GitLab

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-17

Country: United States of America

Location: US-TX-PLANO-465 ~ 465 Independence Pkwy ~ INDEPENDENCE

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: Top Secret - Current

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.

Raytheon has an opportunity for a Principal Platform Software Engineering - Automation Lead 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 Engineering - Automation Lead 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.

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 infrastructure automation and in Compute, Network, Storage, and Virtualization technologies in an enterprise and/or mission environment.
• 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

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

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. An advanced degree and 6 years of relevant 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, Collab