Senior. Principal Platform IAC Engineer

About RTX and Raytheon

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose to solve the world's most complex problems. With three market-leading businesses and world-class operations, we push the boundaries of known science to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings over 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threats. Our foundation is rooted in a higher calling: to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We deliver solutions that create a safer, more secure world, solving tough, meaningful problems for critical national assets.

About the Role

As a Senior Principal Platform IAC Engineer, you will lead a small technical team in developing and maintaining our modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solution. You will support an enterprise hybrid-cloud backbone that powers product development and testing for a large project producing a critical, strategic national asset.

This role blends hands-on keyboard engineering with documentation and baseline control. You will work within a unique environment mixing servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware. Your mission is to leverage best practices to deploy, modernize, and support IaC solutions, lead the integration of container development and orchestration, and design scalable build/test pipelines across on-premise and cloud environments.

Location and Work Model

This position is based in Aurora, CO, at the onsite facility located at 16800 E Centretech Pkwy, Bldg S75. While the role is designated as Onsite, it may require occasional travel to customer sites for upgrade and implementation activities. Please note that as part of our commitment to a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations.

Hiring Process and Security Requirements

This position requires an active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance (TS/SCI without Polygraph) on day one. U.S. citizenship is mandatory, as only citizens are eligible for this clearance. The DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services handles the clearance process.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the posting date, though this may vary based on candidate flow. We encourage you to review the role type definition carefully before applying.

Our Culture and Values

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX, we value Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation. We are committed to maintaining a secure hiring process and fostering an environment where diverse perspectives contribute to solving complex challenges.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with applicable federal laws.