Senior. Platform Engineer; Onsite

Senior Platform Engineer (Onsite)

Location:

Richardson, TX

• Lead and serve as Senior Platform Engineer, designing capacity and feature plans aligned with program objectives.
• Collaborate with the Scrum Master to execute Agile development and deliver high‑quality, cloud‑enabled capabilities on schedule.
• Support delivery and sell‑off of completed work to customers, ensuring technical acceptance and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Maintain a technical roadmap that keeps the platform aligned with modern Dev Ops practices, cloud‑native architectures, and relevant COTS solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, cloud services, and industry trends to continuously improve platform capabilities, security posture, and team effectiveness.

• BS/BA Degree in STEM (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Physics, or related field) and minimum 5 years of related work experience.
• Experience with Red Hat Linux installation, configuration, and maintenance.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and/or Chef.
• Effective communication skills to interpret complex technical concepts for engineers and develop deliverable products.
• Active and transferable TS/SCI/CI Polysecurity clearance required day 1; U.S. citizenship required.

• Strong knowledge of server, networking, storage, and virtualization technologies in enterprise or mission environments.
• Hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and integrating cloud infrastructure solutions, preferably with AWS.
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and tool chains (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Git Lab, Artifactory, Helm) from a user and integrator perspective.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II compliance (e.g., Security+ CE or equivalent).
• Advanced experience troubleshooting performance, reliability, and availability issues across Linux‑based platforms and infrastructure services.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python and/or Bash for automation and operational workflows.
• Experience designing and delivering solutions within a Dev Ops framework, including security integration throughout the software lifecycle.
• Strong AWS experience, including architecture, deployment, and security of services such as EC2, EKS, S3, Cloud Watch, IAM, and VPC, with emphasis on scalability and cost optimization.
• Container and platform engineering experience using Kubernetes and container runtimes such as Docker or Podman.
• Experience integrating CI/CD pipelines and tool chains to support application teams.
• Experience integrating and supporting COTS and FOSS products in secure or regulated environments.

• Salary range: $86,800 – $165,200 USD.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Relocation eligibility may be considered.

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. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.