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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform Operations Engineer - **Company:** RTX - **Location:** Marlborough, MA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $86,800.0 - $165,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, System Configuration, Distributed Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), OpenShift, Package Management Systems, Prometheus, Service Discovery, Cloud Platform System, Istio, System Availability, Grafana, Mttr, Containerization, Tanzu, Kubernetes, Rancher, Bare Metal, Terraform, Golang, Vmware - **Published:** July 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4ea4fbf8f0635119 ## About the Role 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, * Experience in cloud and hybrid environments including AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, VMware, bare metal, and restricted networks * Experience with highly available and resilient cluster design and operations * Experience implementing observability, monitoring, and alerting solutions for distributed systems Qualifications You Must Have: * Typically, requires Bachelor's in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years experience. * Experience installing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting Kubernetes clusters in on-premises and cloud environments * Experience with Kubernetes platforms including Rancher RKE2, upstream Kubernetes, OpenShift Container Platform, VMware VKS/Tanzu, or similar Kubernetes distributions * Experience with Kubernetes-related tools and technologies including Terraform, Helm, Python, Go, and Bash * Experience with observability and monitoring tools including Grafana, Prometheus, Alert manager, and Loki * The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Qualifications We Prefer: * Deploying cloud native platforms and systems in classified and unclassified environments * Designing and operating scalable, secure, high-performance systems, platforms, and Kubernetes clusters * Working with VMware, AWS GovCloud, and Azure Government environments * Oral and written communication * Executing projects within schedules and budgets * Translating business and functional requirements into technical requirements and tasks * Documenting and diagramming technical systems * Working with CNCF Kubernetes components including service mesh, service discovery, package management, observability and monitoring, runtimes, and security * Working with GitOps and Kubernetes package management tools including ArgoCD, Packer, Helm, and Kustomize * Working in Agile environments with product owners and scrum masters * Implementing Kubernetes in air-gapped and regulated network environments * Root cause analysis of distributed system failures * Monitoring CNCF ecosystem developments and applying technologies to Kubernetes platforms ## Description The Platform Reliability Engineer will report to the Digital Infrastructure Services organization and support the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise-wide orchestration and container management platforms based on Kubernetes. These platforms support program software, solutions, and products across the organization., * Implement, support, and optimize Kubernetes-based container orchestration platforms across both unclassified and closed-area systems * Collaborate with engineering, program teams, and cross-functional partners to improve platform usage and identify enhancements * Diagnose and resolve complex Kubernetes-related issues in partnership with internal teams and stakeholders * Support escalation and resolution of higher-severity platform issues in alignment with established processes * Develop and enhance observability and monitoring capabilities to support error detection, defect reduction, and improved system performance * Improve Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR), service availability, and customer experience * Implement and maintain monitoring tools, dashboards, and alerting systems aligned with operational best practices * Work with infrastructure, networking, and application teams to forecast capacity, scaling requirements, and system demand What You Will Do: The Raytheon Orchestration and Container Kubernetes Service (ROCKS) team provides a standardized container management platform built on Kubernetes. ROCKS supports: * A secure, enterprise container orchestration foundation for the Digital Ecosystem * Deployment in air-gapped classified environments * Non-production services in shared unclassified environments * Integration across cloud and on-premises environments * Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, operations, and supporting tools * Experience deploying, configuring, maintaining, and supporting Kubernetes clusters ## Related Videos - [One Platform Could Not Fit Them All](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1919-one-platform-could-not-fit-them-all) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [The Private AI Platform: Why Agentic Apps Need a Private Application Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100162-the-private-ai-platform-why-agentic-apps-need-a-private-application-platform) - [What Developers Get Wrong About Application Quality](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/233-what-developers-get-wrong-about-application-quality) - [Kubernetes Security Best Practices](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1411-kubernetes-security-best-practices) - [Get started with securing your cloud-native Java microservices applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/123-get-started-with-securing-your-cloud-native-java-microservices-applications) ## Related Articles - [Learning Kubernetes made easy with KubeCampus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/348-learning-kubernetes-made-easy-with-kubecampus) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers)