Senior Principal Software Engineer - DevOps / Infrastructure (Onsite)
RTX Corporation3 days ago
Davis, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$146k - $277k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and architectural direction for infrastructure software systems.
- Lead automation capabilities that improve reliability, repeatability, and velocity across engineering workflows.
- Own the reliability and performance of CI/CD pipelines for the mission simulation environment.
- Diagnose systemic issues across the build chain and implement durable improvements.
- Define automation priorities and test-automation approaches, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines.
- Evaluate CI/CD systems for workflow fit, scalability, and long-term architectural alignment.
- Mentor and influence engineers across teams, resolve complex technical challenges, and promote modern infrastructure practices.
Requirements
- A STEM degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 7 years of experience.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance before the start date.
- Sole U.S. citizenship; dual citizenship is not permitted.
- Experience architecting CI/CD pipelines across multi-team or multi-environment programs is preferred.
- Experience with GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Coverity, Nexus or Artifactory, and Splunk is preferred.
- Experience with Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet is preferred.
- Experience with Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripting is preferred.
- Experience managing virtualized environments such as VMware or Proxmox is preferred.
- Experience with networking concepts including TCP/IP, VLANs, L2/L3, and spine-leaf architectures is preferred.
- Experience with OpenShift, VMware, OpenStack, AWS, Azure, or GCP and cloud-native architecture is preferred.
- Experience with Docker or Podman, Kubernetes, microservices, and RESTful API integration is preferred.
- Experience with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MonetDB, JSON, XML, YAML, and XSD is preferred.
- Proficiency in Linux and Windows environments is preferred.
- Experience modernizing legacy systems for cloud or virtualized environments and using Visual Studio or VS Code is preferred.
- Security or networking certifications such as Security+, CISSP, or CCNA are preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs.
- Life and disability insurance plus optional pet, home, auto, accident, critical illness, legal, and identity-theft coverage.
- Birth, adoption, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family-planning support, and autism benefits.
- Employee assistance, wellness rewards, virtual doctor visits, second-opinion services, and child and elder care services.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Onsite position in Sterling, Virginia, with occasional travel and daily presence required in a classified lab environment.
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureBashDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxMongoDBOpenShiftOpenStackPostgreSQLPowerShellPuppetPythonSplunkTerraformWindows
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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.