Senior Software Operating System Security Engineer
RTX Corporation2 months ago
Woburn, MA, USASenior
Base Salary
$87k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain RHEL-based systems in production and development environments.
- Implement OS hardening standards, security controls, and compliance baselines across Linux systems.
- Develop automated configuration workflows using Ansible or other infrastructure-as-code and configuration-management tools.
- Write and maintain scripts for system configuration, monitoring, and operational tasks.
- Apply systems engineering principles to requirements analysis, design documentation, verification, and lifecycle support.
- Troubleshoot issues across Linux and Windows hosts, networks, infrastructure services, and applications.
- Collaborate with engineering teams on system reliability, security, scalability, technical reviews, architecture discussions, and design planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field and five years of experience.
- Hands-on experience administering RHEL systems.
- Experience with OS hardening, security baselines, and compliance frameworks such as STIGs and CIS Benchmarks.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an Interim Secret U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Proficiency with scripting languages such as Bash or Python.
- Experience with Ansible or equivalent infrastructure-as-code and configuration-management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or SaltStack.
- Understanding of Linux and Windows networking fundamentals, including DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls, and services.
- Systems engineering approach with structured analysis and clear documentation.
- Preferred experience with KVM, VMware, Docker, Podman, secure enterprise or government environments, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and systems engineering specialty areas.
- Relevant certifications such as RHCSA, RHCE, Security+, or Network+ are preferred.
Benefits
- Onsite work in Woburn, Massachusetts.
- Eligible benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, the Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs; payments are not guaranteed.
- Application window is expected to remain open for approximately 40 days from September 14, 2026, subject to change.
About RTX Corporation
RTX Corporation builds aerospace and defense systems through its Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon businesses, serving commercial aviation, the U.S. government, and allied militaries. Its products range from aircraft engines and avionics to radars, missiles, and command-and-control software, sold via long-term OEM programs and defense contracts. Formed in 2020 by the Raytheon–United Technologies merger, RTX is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and trades on the NYSE as RTX.