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# Sr Principal Mission Management Software Engineer

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** State College, PA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $132,400.0 - $251,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Eclipse (Software), Junit, Python (Programming Language), Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Web Services, Multithreading, Cloud Platform System, Spring-boot, Apache Kafka, Devsecops, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gdtd69

## About the Role

+ A breadth of advanced software technologies and techniques including multi-tiered architectures, AWS web services, and microservice software design.

 + Modern DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery techniques.

 + Software lifecycle practices for defense projects.

 + Satellite ground system technologies.

Qualifications You Must Have

 + A Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of prior relevant experience

 + Experience designing and developing object-oriented software using Java.

 + Experience with Java multi-threading.

 + Experience with microservices in cloud environments.

 + Experience developing planning & scheduling software or similar software systems.

 + **An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date** . An active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance that can be crossed over to a TS/SCI security clearance is also acceptable. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

 + Experience developing satellite planning and scheduling software.

 + Software development lifecycle experience using the SAFe Agile methodology.

 + Experience developing software using C++ and Python.

 + Experience with microservices in an AWS environment using Docker and Kubernetes.

 + Experience with Test Automation, DevSecOps, and CI/CD processes.

 + Experience with tools such as Confluence, Eclipse, Jira, Jenkins, Junit, Kafka, and Spring Boot.



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