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# Senior. Platform Engineer (OnSite)

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Aurora, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $86,800.0 - $165,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Bash Shell, Business Process Modeling, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Ruby, Systems Integration, Scripting, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Delivery Pipeline, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Bitbucket, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker, Jenkins, Artifactory, Golang
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/0F97C25F69E54DA08B1412DEF5A829D2/job/

## About the Role

* Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and a minimum 5 years of related work experience
 * Experience designing, implementing, and integrating platform infrastructure services using technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker
 * Experience with programming/scripting languages (E.g. Python, Java, Ruby, Bash, C++, C#, Go)
 * Experience with RedHat Linux
 * Active and Current TS/SCI / CI Poly issued security clearance is required on day 1. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance, * Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CICD Pipelines tools (E.g. Jira, Confluence, Bit Bucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gitlab)
 * Experience with troubleshooting applications & infrastructure services on Linux based Operating Systems
 * Experience with automation frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, and Chef
 * Experience developing, testing & delivering applications w/in a DevSecOps framework
 * Background in COTS/FOSS product installation, configuration, and integration
 * Must meet DoD 8570 IAT level II requirements (Security + CE or equivalent)

## Description

The role's core responsibility is for providing the design, development, implementation, and integration of a computer/network/storage infrastructure, as well as support modernizing the program platform's over-arching design through new emerging technologies and use of DevOps/DevSecOps tools and automation in-order to streamline processes, enhance collaboration, and accelerate the release cycles, thereby driving efficiency and innovation. You will be on a team that is responsible for development and operational environments on a large program producing a critical, strategic national asset. This will include a mixture of hands-on keyboard engineering work as well as documentation and baseline control.

NOTE This position will be filled onsite in the RTX Facility in Aurora CO.

What You Will Do

 * Support transitioning a system that is tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure
 * Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration & test, and deployment pipelines
 * Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to improve scalability, consistency, infrastructure efficiency, reduce deployment time, and automate configuration management
 * Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and other agile development teams to design and implement robust platform solutions
 * Integrate security and compliance into the platform with services such as encryption and access management
 * Provide operational support for the platform


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