C5I Senior Platform Engineer

Date Posted:

Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB3 ~ 50 Apple Hill Dr ~ CONCORD BLDG, Tewksbury Tb3 300 Concord
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance Type:
DoD Clearance:
Secret
Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.
Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to support the C5I (Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Cyber, and Intelligence) product line within the Missile Defense Sensors (MDS) Software Department. The MDS mission is to provide world‑class Radar and Command and Control (C2) software across an array of surveillance and warning systems.
Platform Engineers design, optimize and maintain the secure, scalable, mission‑critical software infrastructure that underpins radar, C2 and Dev Sec Ops ‑intensive systems. As a senior leader on our team, you will help shape platform architecture, drive modernization and ensure delivery of robust capabilities that support real‑time mission execution across programs.
This role requires deep Dev Sec Ops  expertise, technical leadership and the ability to influence architecture and engineering strategy across multiple teams.
This position is located onsite in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
What You Will Do

• Implement the platform architecture and modernization strategies for C5I mission systems, including automation, container orchestration and secure platform design.
• Develop resilient, scalable, and secure platform environments using Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Artifactory and related technologies.
• Work on end‑to‑end Dev Sec Ops  workflows to support high‑frequency, high‑quality deployments across MDS programs.
• Work on CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD) to ensure secure, automated build, test and release processes at scale.
• Work on cross‑program integration efforts spanning Software, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, Platform and Integration & Test teams.
• Conduct debugging and performance optimization across distributed and containerized environments.
• Help mentor and guide Platform Engineers, providing technical direction and fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Provide leadership in Agile Scrum/Kanban environments, supporting planning, estimation and technical execution.

What You Will Learn

• Advanced real‑time radar and C2 system behavior, multi‑sensor data processing and secure distributed system design.
• Dev Sec Ops  transformation efforts across classified environments.
• Strategies for scaling platform engineering capabilities across multiple mission programs.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• Experience in Linux platform engineering and administration.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible and virtualization tools such as VMware/KVM.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools such as Python, Bash and Power Shell.
• Experience with CI/CD systems (Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD) and secure build/deployment architectures.
• Ability to obtain…