Senior. Principal Platform IAC Engineer (Onsite)

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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems rooted in our core values: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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. This role serves as the backbone for product development and testing for a critical, strategic national asset, supporting a hybrid-cloud environment that includes servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware.

The position blends hands-on keyboard engineering with documentation and baseline control. You will leverage industry best practices to deploy, implement, and modernize IaC solutions, while leading the integration of container development and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes and Docker. Your work will optimize build and test pipelines for performance and scalability across on-premise and cloud-based environments.

This position is based onsite in Richardson, TX, with occasional travel to customer sites for upgrade and implementation activities as necessary.

Hiring Process and Application

This role requires an active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance (TS/SCI with Polygraph) on day one. U.S. citizenship is mandatory as only citizens are eligible for this clearance level. The security clearance process is handled by DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS).

Candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of the role's designated work model. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted, though this may vary based on candidate flow and business needs.

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 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.