Principal CI​/CD Software Engineer; Onsite

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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.

Raytheon’s Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) strategic business unit (SBU) specializes in multi-domain integrated air and missile defense, advanced sensors, space-based systems, hypersonics, effectors and cyber solutions. Focused on program execution, business growth and the highest level of customer satisfaction, the ASDS team provides customers with unmatched capabilities of detection and sensing, command and control, and air-to-air, air-to-surface, and surface-to-air munitions to accomplish air, space and missile defense missions.

Within ASDS, Space Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance is our Sub-SBU that delivers information superiority from space, multi-mission automation and orchestration, multiple intelligence (Multi-INT) and resilient operations, secure processing, and data management.

This position is an onsite role in Aurora, CO.

What You Will Do

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support frequent, reliable software deployments using Jenkins and Groovy.

• Build and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Helm; troubleshoot issues in Kubernetes at the application level.

• Monitor and improve system performance, uptime, observability, and disaster recovery readiness in both local and hybrid cloud environments.

• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and IA teams to optimize performance and standardize secure Dev Ops workflows.

• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution for CI/CD and deployment pipeline issues.

• Evaluate and integrate new tools and technologies to support automation, vulnerability scanning, and secure build practices.

• Help establish Dev Sec Ops  best practices and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) standards across the program.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.

• Experience writing and maintaining Groovy-based CI/CD pipelines.

• An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. An active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance that can be crossed over to a TS/SCI security clearance is also acceptable. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience using Jenkins.

• Experience developing and integrating Java-based applications.

• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining containerized applications using Docker or Helm.

• Experience debugging Kubernetes at application-level (e.g., troubleshooting pods, services, and Helm deployments).

• Experience managing package repositories such as Artifactory or Nexus, including the use of 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, to include Agile systems engineering practices and understanding of Agile roles.

What We Offer

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