Senior Principal Software Lead — Onsite Aurora, CO (TS/SCI)

Prattwhitney; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Three weeks vacation

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Life insurance

Job summary

RTX's Collins Aerospace in Aurora, CO is seeking a senior software engineering lead to guide an Agile team in delivering high-quality applications for the HBMS program.

You will architect scalable solutions, drive code quality, enforce security standards, and mentor engineers while coordinating with product, QA, security, and operations. Travel up to 25% to CONUS/OCONUS sites and hold active TS/SCI clearance with US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Lead Agile software teams and drive delivery.
• Experience with Agile ceremonies and team cadence.
• TS/SCI clearance and US citizenship required.
• 10+ years of relevant experience or 8+ with advanced degree.
• Bachelor's in STEM or higher.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software engineering team to design, develop, and maintain high-quality applications.
• Architect scalable solutions aligned with modern engineering best practices.
• Drive code quality through reviews, automated testing, CI, and secure development workflows.
• Implement, monitor, and enforce security standards across the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with product management, QA, security, and operations teams to deliver reliable and performant software.
• Mentor engineers, support technical decision-making, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Skills

Agile leadership

Scrum facilitation

Agile metrics

Impediment removal

Project alignment

Sustainment work

Feature development

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

RTX's Collins Aerospace in Aurora, CO is seeking a senior software engineering lead to guide an Agile team in delivering high-quality applications for the HBMS program.

You will architect scalable solutions, drive code quality, enforce security standards, and mentor engineers while coordinating with product, QA, security, and operations. Travel up to 25% to CONUS/OCONUS sites and hold active TS/SCI clearance with US citizenship.