Enterprise Engineering Applications Specialist - Multiple Locations, US

RTX•Marlborough, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, a global leader in aerospace and defense, we are seeking an experienced enterprise applications specialist to join our agile team. In this role, you will deploy, administer, and support new and existing enterprise-wide COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) software engineering applications. You will leverage containerized solutions to optimize deployments and administration across classified and unclassified environments. You will be part of a regionally distributed team supporting a range of software configuration management (SWCM) and software build capabilities, including Atlassian Jira/Bitbucket, GITLAB, Azure DevOps Server, and Jenkins. Additionally, you will participate in software modernization and cloud adoption efforts, partnering with engineering to migrate from legacy technologies to new container-based, cloud-hosted GIT-based solutions.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
Experience deploying and supporting server-based hosted COTS applications and associated databases in an enterprise environment (e.g., GITLAB, Jira, Azure DevOps Server, Jenkins).
Linux system administration experience.
Experience with troubleshooting commercial server-based application installs, associated databases, networking issues, and Web/HTTP concepts (SSL, certificates, proxy, REST) to resolve application configuration issues.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
Active and existing DoD Secret security clearance required after day 1.

Nice To Haves

Experience deploying and/or administering Jira, GITLAB, and/or Azure DevOps Server.
Experience with containers and orchestration technology (Podman, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, Tanzu, etc.).
Experience deploying and/or managing applications in cloud tenants (AWS, Azure).
Cybersecurity controls and concepts such as FIPS compliance, SSL/TLS protocols, SELinux.
Experience with vulnerability remediation, disaster recovery, and data spill remediation.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Leverage company best practices and DevSecOps principles to deploy, sustain, and support enterprise-wide shared software engineering applications in on-premise and cloud-based environments (e.g., GITLAB, Jira, Jenkins, Azure DevOps Server).
Develop and implement enterprise-based solution architectures.
Configure and maintain the cybersecurity and compliance posture of our hosted solutions.
Engage with programs and stakeholder groups to plan and support applications deployments.
Identify, document, and champion best practices and process improvements to optimize operations.
Work with engineering stakeholders to plan and execute migrations off legacy Software Engineering applications.
Develop and maintain software application deployment automation and container orchestration scripts and templates using bash, python, and/or other well-supported languages.
Implement and maintain service monitoring scripts and tools to streamline operations and maximize application performance and uptime.
Assist engineering teams with support of software build/test pipelines and integrations.
Perform technical troubleshooting and resolve service incidents for applications you support, working with helpdesk teams to develop knowledge base articles for known/common issues.
Participate in agile/scrum practices for planning and execution of development work.
Create presentations and demonstrations of our solution architectures, application performance metrics, etc. for team members and leadership.