NASAMS Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer

The Missile Defense Sensors (MDS) software department within Raytheon is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to support the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) team. NASAMS is a cutting-edge air defense system that protects critical assets and population centers from aerial threats by integrating advanced radar, command and control (C2), and missile 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 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 platform architecture and modernization strategies for NASAMS mission systems, including automation 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.
• Help mentor and guide Platform Engineers, provide technical direction and foster a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Provide leadership in Agile Scrum/Kanban environments, supporting planning, estimation and technical execution.
• Spearhead lab design and management activities.

What You Will Learn

• 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.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance is required after start date U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with radar, C2, or large‑scale real‑time defense systems.
• Experience applying Dev Sec Ops  tools (Docker, Ansible Tower, Artifactory, Git Hub/Bitbucket) in secure or classified environments.
• Experience in high‑availability systems, distributed architectures, or high‑performance computing environments.
• Experience architecting solutions across multiple programs simultaneously.
• Experience with strong communication skills.
• Experience with Agile management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience with mission‑critical platform or Dev Sec Ops  environments for distributed or real‑time systems.