Senior Software Infrastructure Engineer; Onsite

Overview

Software Infrastructure Engineer – satellite ground systems, onsite in State College, PA, Ft. Meade, MD, or Aurora, CO. Requires active US‑issued TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and US citizenship.

• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers, and other software engineers to deliver reliable, high‑performance software solutions.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Work across multiple engineering disciplines in an agile Dev Ops environment.
• Develop and maintain documentation for the software infrastructure, including design documents, user manuals, and system administration guides.
• Mentor and provide guidance to engineers needing infrastructure assistance.
• Define, develop, and prototype software scripts, virtualization environments, and cloud environments.
• Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies.
• Participate in continuous improvement of the software infrastructure by identifying and implementing enhancements and optimizations.
• Design and implement software infrastructure for satellite ground systems, including tools, applications, and frameworks needed for system operation and data processing.
• Provide infrastructure expertise for bids on future development activities.

• Active and transferable US government issued TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance, adjudication date within 3 years of start date, and US citizenship.
• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with IT infrastructure and/or software engineering.
• Experience with the Linux platform.
• Development experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and Groovy.
• CompTIA Security+ certification or ability to obtain within 3 months.

• Experience with VMWare and AWS.
• Software development experience in Java with unit and integration testing.
• Knowledge of satellite ground systems, space operations, or related domains.
• Experience with networking, distributed systems, and cloud computing technologies.
• Experience with Puppet.
• Familiarity with secure coding practices, especially in a defense or aerospace setting.
• Experience with Dev Ops tools such as Terraform, Packer, Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, etc.
• Degree in Computer Engineering or Information Technology preferred.
• Experience with satellite communication systems and protocols.

Salary range: 86,800

USD – 165,200

USD. Includes compensation, healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work‑life benefits. Programs include career development, parental leave, flexible schedules, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care. Relocation assistance is available.

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 or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.