Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Eng Tools; Hybrid

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

We’re seeking a Dev Sec Ops  Development Lead to drive enterprise Dev Sec Ops  modernization, standardize delivery platforms, and enable secure, export‑controlled engineering environments. This role provides senior technical leadership across CI/CD, cloud automation, and secure software delivery practices while guiding teams through modernization and platform consolidation efforts.

This is a hybrid position, at one of Collins major facilities.

• Lead Dev Sec Ops  strategy and modernization across tool chains, pipelines, security controls, and development teams.
• Ensure consistent architecture, policy alignment, and adoption of modern Dev Sec Ops  practices.

• Serve as technical authority for retiring legacy platforms (ADO, SVN, Jenkins, Bitbucket).
• Guide migrations to the enterprise-standard Dev Ops Platform (Git Lab, Artifactory, Grafana, Coverity).
• Drive re‑architecture, governance alignment, and cross‑team migration planning to reduce fragmentation, improve security, and lower long‑term maintenance risk.

• Provide expertise in secure software architecture and export‑controlled Type D environment design.
• Ensure compliance, technical alignment, and unified Dev Sec Ops  toolchain deployment.
• U.S.
  
  -based technical leadership is required for regulatory and export‑controlled data handling.

• Build and maintain secure, scalable CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Support Git Lab runners, build environments, and platform reliability.
• Develop Infrastructure‑as‑Code solutions and support cloud‑native environments (AWS).
• Troubleshoot complex deployment, integration, and automation issues.

• Mentor administrators and developers on Dev Sec Ops  practices, pipeline design, and automation.
• Partner with development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to improve delivery efficiency and security.

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Git and Git-based workflows.
• CI/CD pipeline design and support (Git Lab strongly preferred).
• AWS or other cloud experience.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or Power Shell.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving ability.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and Dev Sec Ops  principles.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple technical teams
• Experience participating in agile ceremonies and backlog refinement.
• Secure software delivery practices.
• Identity and access management fundamentals.
• Authentication, authorization, and service account concepts.
• Ability to support aerospace and regulatory compliance requirements (including ITAR).

• Git Lab administration and runner management.
• Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Grafana monitoring.
• Artifactory/JFrog administration.
• Keycloak or similar identity management.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other regulated industries.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income…