Principal Platform Engineer (Hybrid)

RTX•Aurora, CO

8d•$107,500 - $204,500•Hybrid

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 a Principal Platform Engineer to support this need as a hands-on engineer, but also to lead the design and evolution Developer ecosystem as a Product Owner, or in a Scrum Master capacity. This role focuses on building intuitive, self-service workflows that enable development teams onboard, deploy, and operate software efficiently across secure environments. You will operate at the intersection of product, platform, and users — maintaining and translating developer needs into usable platform capabilities. The role requires strong frontend engineering instincts, backed by solid backend and cloud-native platform knowledge. You will help define how engineers interact with the platform — not just build services but design the experience. This position involves architecting UI workflows, integrating APIs, enabling self-service automation, and shaping platform standards used across multiple programs and security domains. What Makes This Role Unique This is not a traditional backend platform engineering role. You will support the role as a Product Owner yet still have your hands on the design and implementation and how developers interact with the platform itself — shaping onboarding, automation, and daily workflows across a large engineering organization. Success in this role is measured by developer adoption, efficiency, and satisfaction. You will be the person who turns infrastructure into a usable product. Note This Position will be based out of Aurora Colorado but may be supported Hybrid at either Richardson TX; or Dulles VA: if local to these other areas.

Requirements

Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and a minimum 8 years of related work experience
Experience with NodeJS and other UI Frameworks
Experience with one or more of the following: - Programming: Python, Java, TypeScript, Golang, Rust, Shell. - Frameworks: React/Next.js, Flask, Spring Boot, Svelte. - Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible or equivalent. - Data formats: JSON, XML, YAML, SQL
Experience in one or more of the following: - Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or similar on-prem/self-hosted infrastructure; - Containerization: Docker, Podman. - Orchestration: Kubernetes, Rancher. - Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB. - Product tooling: Jira / Atlassian ecosystem. - Observability platforms. - Generative AI developer tooling
Ability to obtain a TS/SCI Security Clearance is required after day 1.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems (RHEL 8+ preferred)
Experience building or supporting Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)
Experience improving developer workflows or platform usability
Background in DoD, Intelligence, or Space environments
Experience working in scaled agile environments
Experience leading platform or product initiatives
Modern DevSecOps practices
Software testing methodologies
RESTful API and distributed architecture design
Secure system design principles
Technical documentation
Ability to understand business, product, and engineering context simultaneously
Ability to research, prototype, and recommend platform strategy
Experience defining engineering standards and processes

Responsibilities

Provide Product Ownership to the deliverable design.
Implement user-focused workflows for onboarding, resource provisioning, and lifecycle management
Develop frontend experiences using modern web frameworks (React/TypeScript)
Implement backend services and APIs supporting the portal (Python/FastAPI)
Integrate platform systems (Kubernetes, CI/CD, identity, secrets, cost services, and infrastructure automation)
Partner with other platform teams to convert infrastructure capabilities into self-service products
Improve usability, adoption, and developer satisfaction across the platform
Gather feedback from engineering teams and translate it into product improvements
Create documentation and enablement materials
Communicate technical concepts to both engineers and leadership