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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # I&T Discipline Chief - Secure Systems (Onsite) - **Company:** RTX - **Location:** Cedar Rapids, IA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $157,200.0 - $298,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Digital Electronics, Systems Development Life Cycle, Scaled Agile Framework, Verification and Validation (Software), Subsystems, Systems Integration, Trusted Systems, SC Clearance - **Published:** October 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://globalhr.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/REC_RTX_Ext_Gateway/job/US-IA-CEDAR-RAPIDS-137--855-35Th-St-NE--BLDG-137/I-T-Discipline-Chief---Secure-Systems--Onsite-_01881987-1 ## 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 with the systems development process, including requirements capture, design, integration, and verification/validation * Experience working in air-gapped CUI or secure lab environment. * Active and transferable SECRET clearance is required prior to start date * U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance * Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience Qualifications We Prefer * Familiarity with the Scaled Agile framework. * Experience with automated software build, test, and deployment. * Experience with CI/CD Pipeline tools. * Exceptionally strong communication skills, experience presenting test metrics to program leadership. * Experienced with generating Integration and Test Plans for Embedded Systems and Digital Hardware. * Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering. * Experience working with a certification authority. ## Description Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. The Secure Subsystems department is responsible for the design, test, and certification of cross-domain technologies and cryptographic products that equip our warfighters to thrive in today's multi-domain battlespace. Our department collaborates with portfolio teams across the organization to help capture new business and create security-hardened solutions that address our customers' demanding needs. The Secure Subsystems Department seeks an I&T Discipline Chief with a passion for innovation and the drive to see new technology and capability matured into fielded solutions. The I&T Discipline Chief is a leader who is responsible for ensuring the successful verification and validation for High Assurance Devices across the department. This role will contribute to a team responsible for systems and cyber security engineering tasks related to our next-generation security-enabled mission computing, crypto, and cross-domain technologies, maturing products from low TRL through a program of record accreditation and factory production. We are looking for an experienced engineer who will lead the development of the Continuous Development / Continuous Integration environment and be a force multiplier for the Secure Subsystems Department. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you. What You Will Do * Perform analysis', architecture and design, primarily focusing on the Integration and Testing phases of systems development. * Perform functional analysis', trade studies, requirements allocation for Integration and Test * Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions. * Lead Test Readiness Reviews with Customer and Certification Agencies * Collaborate with Systems Architects, Product Owners, Chief Engineers, to generate Integration and Test Environments and Plans * Lead Verification, Validation, and Qualification efforts in both Unclassified and Classified environments. * Review and draft Requirements & Architecture Reviews, focusing on Integration and Tests, as well as review and prepare bid proposal narratives * Influence Integration and Test Plans into Model Based Systems Engineering Practices & Principles * Support multiple programs simultaneously, mentoring junior engineers on Integration, Validation, Verification, and Qualification., *Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. ONSITE: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.