C5I Principal Platform Engineer

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB3 50 Apple Hill Dr CONCORD BLDG Tewksbury Tb3 300 Concord

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen U.S. Person or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX the world largest aerospace and defense company 185000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the worlds 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 todays mission and stay ahead of tomorrows 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.

We are seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to support the C5I (Command Control Communications Computing Cyber and Intelligence) product line within the Missile Defense Sensors (MDS) Software Department. The MDS mission is to provide worldclass Radar and Command and Control (C2) software across an array of surveillance and warning systems.

Platform Engineers design optimize and maintain the secure scalable missioncritical software infrastructure that underpins radar C2 and DevSecOpsintensive systems. As a senior leader on our team you will shape platform architecture drive modernization and ensure delivery of robust capabilities that support realtime mission execution across programs.

This role requires deep DevSecOps expertise technical leadership and the ability to influence architecture and engineering strategy across multiple teams.

This position is located onsite in Tewksbury Massachusetts.

What You Will Do

• Own the platform architecture and define modernization strategies for C5I mission systems including automation container orchestration and secure platform design.

• Lead the development of resilient scalable and secure platform environments using Linux Kubernetes Docker Terraform Ansible Artifactory and related technologies.

• Influence programlevel decisions involving hardware/software tradeoffs COTS selection platform reuse and requirements synthesis.

• Architect endtoend DevSecOps workflows to support highfrequency highquality deployments across MDS programs.

• Oversee CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI/CD) to ensure secure automated build test and release processes at scale.

• Drive initiatives that raise DevSecOps maturity expand InfrastructureasCode adoption and increase automation coverage.

• Lead crossprogram integration efforts spanning Software Systems Engineering Cybersecurity Platform and Integration & Test teams.

• Conduct advanced debugging and performance optimization across distributed and containerized environments.

• Establish platform engineering standards and best practices across multiple MDS and C5I product lines.

• Represent the platform engineering discipline in major design reviews customer meetings and technical boards.

• Mentor and guide Platform Engineers providing technical direction and fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.

• Provide leadership in Agile Scrum/Kanban environments supporting planning estimation and technical execution.

What You Will Learn

• Advanced realtime radar and C2 system behavior multisensor data processing and secure distributed system design.

• How to lead DevSecOps transformation efforts across classified environments.

• Strategies for scaling platform engineering capabilities across multiple mission programs.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelors in Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

• Expertlevel experience in Linux platform engineering and administration.

• Experience with Docker Kubernetes Terraform Ansible and virtualization tools such as VMware/KVM.

• Experience with scripting and automation tools such as Python Bash and PowerShell.

• Experience with CI/CD systems (Jenkins GitLab CI/CD) and secure build/deployment architectures.

• Experience architecting or leading missioncritical platform or DevSecOps environments for distributed or realtime systems.

• Technical leadership experience including task delegation decisionmaking and crossteam collaboration.

• Ability to obtain U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required after start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Deep understanding of radar C2 or largescale realtime defense systems.

• Handson experience applying DevSecOps tools (Docker Ansible Tower Artifactory GitHub/Bitbucket) in secure or classified environments.

• Expertise in highavailability systems distributed architectures or highperformance computing environments.

• Experience influencing architecture across multiple programs simultaneously.

• Strong communication and customerfacing skills with the ability to lead technical discussions and solution development.

• Familiarity with Agile management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.

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 Collaboration and Innovation.

• Relocation Eligibility.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees as they are essential to the development of our products.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite roles commuting to and from the assigned site is the employees personal responsibility.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS) an agency of the Department of Defense handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process candidates may be asked to attendselect steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 107500 USD - 204500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role function and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience location education/training and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to medical dental vision life insurance short-term disability long-term disability 401(k) match flexible spending accounts flexible work schedules employee assistance program Employee Scholar Program parental leave paid time off and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including but not limited to individual performance business unit performance and/or the companys performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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 or 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.

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