Platform Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

9d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s 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 today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s 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. The Digital Technology (DT) organization at Raytheon empowers teammates across the globe to communicate, collaborate, and innovate for customer success. By delivering cutting-edge technology solutions, DT prevents security threats, protects system integrity, and supports Raytheon’s expansive global IT infrastructure. The Senior Principal System Administrator (Manager, Information Workplace Services) plays a pivotal role in advancing fast-paced, classified programs by developing, implementing, and maintaining secure, cost-efficient environments. This position requires collaboration with diverse teams to define computing requirements and deliver comprehensive solutions to complex IT infrastructure challenges.

Requirements

Typically requires a University degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years experience.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Experience with container and orchestration technologies, such as Rancher RKE2, OpenShift Container Platform, VMware Tanzu, or other Kubernetes platforms.
Experience with automation tools, such as CI/CD pipelines with GitLab, Jenkins, or similar platforms, as well as scripting tools like Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Python, Golang, and Bash.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and operating scalable, secure, high-performing systems, platforms, and Kubernetes clusters.
Familiarity with Kubernetes components, including service mesh, service discovery, package management, observability/monitoring, runtimes, and security.
Hands-on experience with GitOps practices and Kubernetes cluster management tools, such as ArgoCD , Packer, Helm, HAProxy and Kustomize .
Experience with Linux OS maintenance (e.g., RedHat kickstart, patching with satellite servers, RPM packages, performance tuning, networking, user management, and security hardening) as well as Windows OS administration (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, LDAP).
Experience with VMware technologies, including vSphere, VDI, and ESXi , and expertise in NAS/SAN administration and enterprise backup solutions for storage and data protection.
Experience with compliance and security tools, such as Splunk, Nessus, SCAP, STIG, Ivanti , Grype , OpenSCAP , Syft , etc.
Experience with developer tools, including Git, Artifactory, Bitbucket, CI/CD tools, Jira, Atlassian, Azure DevOps.
Knowledge of Agile practices, including SAFe , Scrum, and Kanban.
Experience with tools such as Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, ELK, etc.

Responsibilities

Provide system administration support in a heterogeneous environment, primarily comprising Microsoft Windows and RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), leveraging Linux fundamentals, including scripting (Bash), patching, and security hardening.
Utilize advanced troubleshooting techniques to resolve technical issues of moderate to high complexity, including hardware and operating system integration.
Collaborate with dynamic teams in fast-paced technological environments.
Partner with Cybersecurity professionals to maintain compliance with security requirements.
Develop, document, and deliver training on advanced IT processes and procedures.
Support systems operating 24/7, with occasional work beyond standard hours and up to 10% travel to other U.S. RMD sites or local MA/NH locations as needed.