Senior Platform Engineer (Onsite)

Job description

**Date Posted:**

2025-09-23
**Country:**

United States of America
**Location:**

TX234: Richardson 1717 CityLine 1717 East CityLine Drive Building C17, Richardson, TX, 75082 USA
**Position Role Type:**

Onsite
**U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:**

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​
**Security Clearance:**

Secret - Current

Raytheon Company, Managed By Collins Aerospace.

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.

Collins Aerospace is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Platform Engineer to support the development and implementation of common platform service products.

This exciting opportunity will involve working with a team to leverage your expertise in cloud container orchestration platforms and service mesh technologies.

**What You Will Do** ​

+ Collaborate with a team to develop products for the project using a variety of DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools.
+ Manage and maintain assigned documents in accordance with established procedures.
+ Develop modernized software infrastructure products utilizing DevOps tools such as Ansible, Chef, and the Atlassian Tool suite.
+ Build scripts to automate processes using Python, Bash, and Ruby.
+ Support cloud-based products such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Gov Cloud as needed.
+ Complete assigned tasks to meet program schedule milestones.

**Qualifications You Must Have**

+ Hands-on experience with IaC tools and frameworks Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, and procedure automation using scripting technologies like Python, Linux shells, Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform.
+ Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and their services (e.g., compute, storage, networking), VPC, subnets, VPN, firewalls, and load balancers.
+ Version control tools (e.g., Git), container technologies (e.g., Docker), orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift), performance monitoring, logging, and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack), implementing solutions following the principles of RBAC, least-privilege, authentication and authorization, PKI and certificate management, secure networking and containerization, container image scanning.
+ Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
+ Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

**Qualifications We Prefer** ​

+ Knowledge of Cloud Native at the Tactical Edge
+ Experience with small form-factor computer infrastructures
+ Experience using RTX Modern Software Factory development environment.
+ Exposure to public cloud (AWS, Azure, etc.) infrastructure environments.
+ Experience with HashiCorp products including Consul, Vault, Nomad, and Terraform.

**What We Offer** ​

+ Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

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+ Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.

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+ Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.

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+ Tuition reimbursement program.

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+ Student Loan Repayment Program.

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+ Life insurance and disability coverage.

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+ Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.

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+ Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.

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+ Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.

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+ Adoption Assistance.

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+ Autism Benefit.

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+ Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.

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+ Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.

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+ Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.

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+ Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.

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+ Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.

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+ And more! 

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**Learn More & Apply Now!** ​

Do you want to be a part of something bigger?

A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond?

At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be.

Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions.

By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customers succeed today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow.

Are you up for the challenge?

Join our mission today.

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*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

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**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.

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At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibilities.

And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

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Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

**Employee Referral Eligible**

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD.

The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.
RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.

Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role.

If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted.

However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

_RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.

RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act._

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Required Skill Profession

Other General