Senior. Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer – RTX

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Platform Engineer to support one of our premier programs. In this role, you will collaborate with a cross‑disciplinary team of platform engineers and systems administrators, driving innovation in ground systems solutions. You will lead the implementation and advancement of Dev Ops practices, ensuring the seamless integration of cutting‑edge tools, cloud technologies, and processes within our program.

Location:

Onsite at RTX Facility, Richardson, Texas.

• Serve as Senior Platform Engineer for the team, creating capability and feature designs, and ensuring alignment with program objectives and delivery commitments.
• Work with the Scrum Master to execute Agile development, delivering 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 architecture, 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 Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and a minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to interpret complex technical concepts for engineers and develop deliverable products.
• Proven experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Red Hat Linux operating systems.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and/or Chef.
• Active and Current TS/SCI CI Poly Security Clearance required day 1; U.S. citizenship required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Strong working knowledge of servers, networking, storage, and virtualization technologies in enterprise or mission environments.
• Hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and integrating cloud infrastructure solutions, preferably with AWS.
• Experience designing and delivering solutions within a Dev Ops framework, including security integration throughout the software lifecycle.
• Advanced experience troubleshooting performance, reliability, and availability issues across Linux‑based platforms and infrastructure services.
• Working knowledge of scripting languages such as Python and/or Bash for automation and operational workflows.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and tool chains (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Git Lab, Artifactory, Helm) from a user and integrator perspective.
• 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.

This position requires a security clearance. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Consolidated Adjudication Services (CAS) is responsible for adjudicating the clearance. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the U.S. Department of State website.