Principal Platform Engineer - Connected Aviation; Remote Job Glendale Arizona USA,IT/Tech

Position: Principal Platform Engineer - Connected Aviation (Remote)

Senior Platform Engineer – Remote, U.S.

-based position within Collins Aerospace’s Connected Aviation (CA) Engineering team. Requires authorization to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. No security clearance is required.

What You Will Do:

Own and evolve AWS infrastructure supporting data platform, ML training, and analytics workloads (Iceberg/Trino, ETL pipelines, Kubeflow/MLflow)
Design, deploy, and maintain EKS‑based services and Kubernetes workloads
Build and manage Terraform infrastructure across environments (dev/staging/prod)
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployment (Git Lab/Git Hub)
Operate and improve Kafka/Redpanda clusters
Improve reliability, observability, and performance of prediction services
Support Dagster for data workflow orchestration
Collaborate with Data Science, ML Engineering, and Data Engineering to product ionize models and data pipelines
Strengthen AWS IAM, networking, and connectivity between cloud and on‑prem systems
Support cyber hardening efforts with our RTX cyber team
Identify and incrementally improve existing infrastructure and deployment patterns

Qualifications You Must Have:

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience; or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
Proficiency with Python
Strong experience with AWS (EKS, IAM, VPCs, networking)
Hands‑on Kubernetes experience operating production workloads
Experience managing Kafka (or Redpanda) in production environments
Proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure as code
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Git Lab, Git Hub Actions, or similar)
Solid understanding of distributed systems, reliability, and scaling
Experience supporting production data pipelines or ML systems
Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Thanos, etc.)

Qualifications We Prefer:

Experience with Kafka Connect
Experience with Rust or a willingness to learn it
Familiarity with Dagster, Airflow, or other modern ETL orchestration tools
Background supporting ML/AI systems in production (MLOps)
Experience optimizing infrastructure for performance and cost
Familiarity with Iceberg, Spark, Elasticsearch, and other large‑scale data processing systems
Experience working in hybrid infrastructure environments (cloud + on‑prem Kubernetes)

What We Offer:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
Tuition reimbursement program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and protection
Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning benefits
Adoption Assistance
Autism Benefit
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
Healthy You Incentives and wellness rewards program
Doctor on Demand and virtual doctor visits
Bright Horizons child and elder care services
Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program
And more!

Salary range: 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.

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