Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Eng Tools (Hybrid)

Prattwhitney; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a DevSecOps Development Lead to drive modernization across CI/CD, cloud automation, and secure software delivery. You will provide senior technical leadership, standardize platforms, guide migrations from legacy tools, and ensure export-controlled environments comply with regulations.

This is a hybrid role at a Collins major facility in the Charlotte area. Responsibilities include building secure pipelines, mentoring teams, and partnering with security, development,

Qualifications

• University degree and 10+ years of relevant experience (or advanced degree with 7+ years).
• U.S. citizenship required for access to program data.
• Experience with Git and Git-based workflows.
• Experience with CI/CD design; GitLab preferred.
• Cloud experience (AWS) and scripting skills (Python/Bash/PowerShell).
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead DevSecOps modernization across toolchains, pipelines, controls, and teams.
• Standardize platforms and guide migrations to enterprise-devops tools.
• Design secure, export-controlled environments; ensure compliance.
• Build and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Mentor admins and developers in DevSecOps practices.

Skills

Git workflows

CI/CD design

AWS cloud

Scripting

Troubleshooting

Education

University Degree

Advanced Degree

Tools

GitLab

Artifactory

Grafana

Coverity

Job description

Collins Aerospace - DevSecOps Development Lead

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. We're seeking a DevSecOps Development Lead to drive enterprise DevSecOps modernization, standardize delivery platforms, and enable secure, export-controlled engineering environments. This role provides senior technical leadership across CI/CD, cloud automation, and secure software delivery practices while guiding teams through modernization and platform consolidation efforts. This is a hybrid position, at one of Collins major facilities.

What You Will Do

• Enterprise DevSecOps Modernization: Lead DevSecOps strategy and modernization across toolchains, pipelines, security controls, and development teams. Ensure consistent architecture, policy alignment, and adoption of modern DevSecOps practices.
• Platform Standardization & Legacy Migration: Serve as technical authority for retiring legacy platforms (ADO, SVN, Jenkins, Bitbucket). Guide migrations to the enterprise-standard DevOps Platform (GitLab, Artifactory, Grafana, Coverity). Drive re-architecture, governance alignment, and cross-team migration planning to reduce fragmentation, improve security, and lower long-term maintenance risk.
• Secure, Unified Export-Controlled Environments: Provide expertise in secure software architecture and export-controlled Type D environment design. Ensure compliance, technical alignment, and unified DevSecOps toolchain deployment. U.S.-based technical leadership is required for regulatory and export-controlled data handling.
• CI/CD, Cloud & Automation Engineering: Build and maintain secure, scalable CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows. Support GitLab runners, build environments, and platform reliability. Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions and support cloud-native environments (AWS). Troubleshoot complex deployment, integration, and automation issues.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Mentor administrators and developers on DevSecOps practices, pipeline design, and automation. Partner with development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to improve delivery efficiency and security.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Git and Git-based workflows.
• CI/CD pipeline design and support (GitLab strongly preferred).
• AWS or other cloud experience.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability.
• Solid understanding of SD