C5I Senior Platform Engineer

RTX•Tewksbury, MA

11d•$86,800 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world 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. We are seeking a Senior 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 world‑class Radar and Command and Control (C2) software across an array of surveillance and warning systems. Platform Engineers design, optimize and maintain the secure, scalable, mission‑critical software infrastructure that underpins radar, C2 and DevSecOps‑intensive systems. As a senior leader on our team, you will help shape platform architecture, drive modernization and ensure delivery of robust capabilities that support real‑time 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.

Requirements

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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with radar, C2, or large‑scale real‑time defense systems.
Hands‑on experience applying DevSecOps tools (Docker, Ansible Tower, Artifactory, GitHub/Bitbucket) in secure or classified environments.
Experience in high‑availability systems, distributed architectures, or high‑performance computing environments.
Experience architecting solutions across multiple programs simultaneously.
Strong communication skills.
Familiarity with Agile management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
Experience with mission‑critical platform or DevSecOps environments for distributed or real‑time systems.

Responsibilities

Implement the platform architecture and modernization strategies for C5I mission systems, including automation, container orchestration and secure platform design.
Develop resilient, scalable, and secure platform environments using Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Artifactory and related technologies.
Work on end‑to‑end DevSecOps workflows to support high‑frequency, high‑quality deployments across MDS programs.
Work on CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) to ensure secure, automated build, test and release processes at scale.
Work on cross‑program integration efforts spanning Software, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, Platform and Integration & Test teams.
Conduct debugging and performance optimization across distributed and containerized environments.
Help 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.