Senior. Principal Platform Engineer Pipeline (Onsite)

RTX•Aurora, CO

1d•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 a Senior. Principal Platform Engineer Pipeline to design, architect, and develop the CI/CD pipelines, automation, and tool chains that enable secure, reliable, and scalable software delivery across our hybrid-cloud enterprise. These environments—a mix of servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware—provide the backbone for development, integration, and test activities for a large Program delivering a critical national asset. This role requires deep expertise in CI/CD systems, DevSecOps automation, and pipeline architecture, with the technical ability to engineer, extend, and optimize tools—not just use them. The Sr. Principal Pipeline Engineer will architect, develop, automate, and maintain core pipeline services using tools such as AWS, RHEL, Ansible, Artifactory, Jenkins, GitLab, and Terraform to support our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and secure software supply chain objectives. Note This position will be filled onsite at the RTX Facility in Aurora CO.

Requirements

Typically requires a BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)—such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Physics—and a minimum 10 years of related work experience
Experience architecting, developing, automating, and maintaining enterprise‑scale CI/CD systems including Artifactory, Jenkins, and GitLab (not just using these tools, but designing and implementing them)
Experience building, packaging, and deploying containerized applications using CI/CD workflows integrated with Kubernetes environments
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible; Docker or Podman, and container orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes or Rancher
Active and Current TS/SCI 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

Experience designing and operating large‑scale CI/CD pipelines and software delivery ecosystems
Expert-level knowledge of Git and modern branching strategies
Experience with RHEL Linux systems
Experience implementing Scaled Agile Frameworks
Programming experience with Python, Bash, Ruby, or related languages
Background in installing, configuring, automating, and integrating COTS/FOSS products—specifically architecting and extending Artifactory, Jenkins, and GitLab
Ability to apply creative, out‑of‑the‑box thinking to resolve complex technical issues
Knowledge of problem management practices and ServiceNow
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar on‑prem/self‑hosted infrastructure)

Responsibilities

Design, architect, and modernize end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines, ensuring secure, automated, and repeatable software delivery
Architect and manage enterprise pipeline tools, including Artifactory repositories, Jenkins automation frameworks, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines, developing custom integrations, plugins, and configurations as needed
Develop software packages using Maven, Docker, Helm, PyPI, YUM, Conan, and similar tools to support automated build, test, and release workflows
Develop and integrate Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) into automated pipeline processes to support software supply chain security
Design automated hybrid-cloud workflows using tools such as Ansible and Terraform
Build, package, and deploy containerized applications into Kubernetes environments using automated CI/CD workflows, including developing and troubleshooting container images, Helm charts, and deployment manifests used within the pipeline