Principal Platform DevOps Engineer (Onsite)

RTX•Aurora, CO

4d•$107,500 - $204,500•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 freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. We are seeking Cleared Platform Engineers to join our team. We are looking for a Principal Platform DevOps Engineer - Windows OS for our environment; a mix of servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware, for a large Project producing a critical, strategic national asset. The skills for this need will include someone who is very familiar with the Windows Operating system and can work through the OS configuration and optimization for these environments which would involve a mixture of hands-on keyboard, engineering work, as well as documentation and baseline control.

Requirements

Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Physics and a minimum 8 years of related work experience
Proven experience installing, configuring, hardening, and maintaining Windows environments
Hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and integrating cloud infrastructure solutions, preferably with AWS
Strong experience with IaC and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Chef, and/or Ansible
Experience troubleshooting complex systems involving multiple servers, COTS products, VMs, VDIs, and/or network issues
Active and Current TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance is required on day 1. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Advanced troubleshooting skills for Windows platform, performance, reliability, and distributed system availability issues
Extensive Windows OS development and deployment experience
Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python and Bash for automation and workflow development
Experience in Active Directory designs and implementation
Experience with the Agile development lifecycle
Experience with SAFe agile processes
Knowledge of Enterprise Application development and deployment processes
Windows MCSE Certification or similar security+ certification

Responsibilities

Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to assist with design, development, implementation, and support of DevOps / DevSecOps development of our Windows based hosts for the project
Support software deployment of templates, dashboards, and scripts to support program need for the effort
Design, implement, generate code through DevOps concepts and scripting tools, test, document, and maintain the system
Assist with development of build/test and integration, optimizing for performance and scalability across our on-premises and Cloud based computing environments
Provide guidance on resource allocation & utilization
Assist engineers with Windows based tool usage and issues, leveraging standards and best practices