Senior Infrastructure Technician (on-site)

Raytheon; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 43,400 - 82,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible work schedules

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Raytheon is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Technician to design, implement, and maintain software infrastructure for satellite ground systems in State College, PA. The ideal candidate will have a High School diploma, four years of experience, and an active TS/SCI clearance.

This role involves collaboration across engineering disciplines to ensure high-performance solutions and will require expertise in VMware, AWS, and various programming and scripting languages.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, flexible work schedules, and more.

Qualifications

• High School diploma with four (4) years of experience.
• Active and transferable TS/SCI U.S. government‑issued security clearance.
• Experience with software infrastructure in IT or software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers, and software engineers.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Work across multiple engineering disciplines in an agile DevSecOps environment.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including design documents and user manuals.
• Define, develop, and prototype software scripts and virtualization environments.
• Implement and manage continuous delivery systems.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Experience with software infrastructure in IT or software engineering

Willingness to perform infrastructure work

CompTIA Security+ certification

Experience with VMware

Experience with AWS

Experience with Puppet

Experience with Ansible

Experience with Git

Experience with Python

Experience with Bash

Experience with Linux administration

Good understanding of networking concepts

Software development experience in Java

Knowledge of satellite ground systems

Familiarity with secure coding practices

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Technician

Location: State College, PA – Onsite at 302 Science Park Rd, BLDG 5A

Security Clearance: Current TS/SCI required. U.S. citizenship required. Clearance must be active and adjudicated less than three years prior to start date.

Senior Infrastructure Technician will design, implement, and maintain software infrastructure for satellite ground systems, focusing on automation, deployment, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers, and software engineers to deliver reliable, high‑performance solutions.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Work across multiple engineering disciplines in an agile DevSecOps environment.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including design documents, user manuals, and system administration guides.
• Define, develop, and prototype software scripts, virtualization, and cloud environments.
• Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies.
• Participate in continuous improvement by identifying and implementing enhancements and optimizations.

Qualifications

• High School diploma with four (4) years of experience.
• Active and transferable TS/SCI U.S. government‑issued security clearance prior to start date.
• Experience with software infrastructure in IT or software engineering.
• Willingness and desire to perform infrastructure work.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with VMware and AWS.
• Experience with Puppet, Ansible, and Git.
• Experience with Python and Bash.
• Experience with Linux administration.
• Good understanding of networking concepts.
• Software development experience in Java with unit and integration testing.
• Knowledge of satellite ground systems, space operations, or related domains.
• Familiarity with secure coding practices in a defense or aerospace setting.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, employee scholar program, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and more.

Salary Range: $43,400 – $82,600 USD.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: 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, 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.