Software Engineer II (Onsite)
About The Position
RTX is hiring an onsite Software Engineer II for a mission-critical program in the Space Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (SISR) business unit. The role focuses on developing and maintaining Groovy-based CI/CD pipelines, Linux systems, and cloud-native container orchestration. The engineer will help design scalable systems, optimize pipelines, ensure infrastructure reliability, and promote collaboration among Development, QA, and Operations teams. The position is based in Richardson, Texas, and requires an active, transferable TS/SCI security clearance and U.S. citizenship before the start date.
Requirements
- A STEM degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience are typically required.
- Experience writing and maintaining Groovy-based CI/CD pipelines, preferably with Jenkins or GitLab, including integration of Java applications and scripting in Python or Bash.
- Experience building, deploying, and maintaining containerized applications using Docker or Helm, and debugging Kubernetes applications at the application level, including pods, services, and Helm deployments.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued TS/SCI security clearance before the start date.
- U.S. citizenship, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using a compiled programming language such as Java to build or maintain large-scale software systems.
- At least 2 years of experience using Groovy or Bash for automation scripts or CI/CD pipelines, such as Jenkinsfiles or GitLab CI/CD YAML files.
- Experience managing package repositories such as Artifactory, Harbor, or Nexus, including Maven, Helm, Docker, or YUM for custom package creation and mirroring in air-gapped or restricted environments.
- Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go.
- Experience with Agile principles, including Agile systems engineering practices and understanding of Agile roles.
- Technical leadership or team lead experience.
- Good oral and written communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Groovy, Bamboo, and GitLab CI/CD.
- Build and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Helm, and troubleshoot Kubernetes applications.
- Monitor and improve system performance, uptime, observability, and disaster recovery readiness in local and hybrid cloud environments.
- Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and information assurance teams to optimize performance and standardize secure DevOps workflows.
- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution of CI/CD and deployment pipeline issues.
- Evaluate and integrate tools and technologies for automation, vulnerability scanning, and secure build practices.
- Help establish DevSecOps best practices and infrastructure-as-code standards across the program.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is available.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term disability coverage.
- Long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Parental leave.
- Paid time off.
- Holidays.
- Eligible applicants may receive annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
