Senior Platform Engineer — Mission-Critical DevSecOps Lead

Prattwhitney; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Scholar Program

Parental leave

Job summary

RTX in Massachusetts seeks a Principal Platform Engineer for the Missile Defense Sensors Software Department. This onsite role is located in Woburn or Tewksbury, MA and focuses on platform architecture, automation, and DevSecOps to support radar and Command and Control systems.

You will lead CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with software, systems, and test teams, and drive performance, security, and scalability while mentoring engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Expertise in Linux platform engineering and administration.
• Experience leading mission-critical platform and DevSecOps environments for real-time systems.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible and virtualization tools (VMware/KVM).
• Experience with scripting and automation tools such as Python, Bash and PowerShell.
• Experience with CI/CD systems and secure build/deployment architectures.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Own design, development, and maintenance of the platform architecture and modernization strategies for radar and Command and/or Control systems.
• Architect and spearhead the development and management of advanced tools and frameworks to ensure secure, automated build, test and release processes at scale using CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, system engineers, and test teams, to ensure seamless integration of application software into system platforms.
• Drive the optimization of platform performance, reliability, and scalability to meet the needs of defense programs.
• Architect and maintain secure computing environments, adhering to cybersecurity best practices and compliance standards.
• Lead and execute advanced system-level integration, troubleshooting, and debugging of platform-related issues during development, testing, and operational phases.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge-sharing within the team.

Skills

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Python

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Tools

Grafana

VMware/KVM

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

RTX in Massachusetts seeks a Principal Platform Engineer for the Missile Defense Sensors Software Department. This onsite role is located in Woburn or Tewksbury, MA and focuses on platform architecture, automation, and DevSecOps to support radar and Command and Control systems.

You will lead CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with software, systems, and test teams, and drive performance, security, and scalability while mentoring engineers.