Senior. Principal Platform Engineer Pipeline (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-06-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75

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 Type:

TS/SCI without Polygraph

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. 

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

We are seeking a Senior. Principal Platform Engineer Pipeline to design, architect, and develop the CI/CD pipelines, automation, and tool chains that enable secure, reliable, and scalable software delivery across our hybrid-cloud enterprise. These environments—a mix of servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware—provide the backbone for development, integration, and test activities for a large Program delivering a critical national asset.

This role requires deep expertise in CI/CD systems, DevSecOps automation, and pipeline architecture, with the technical ability to engineer, extend, and optimize tools—not just use them. The Sr. Principal Pipeline Engineer will architect, develop, automate, and maintain core pipeline services using tools such as AWS, RHEL, Ansible, Artifactory, Jenkins, GitLab, and Terraform to support our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and secure software supply chain objectives.

Note This position will be filled onsite at the RTX Facility in Aurora CO.

What You Will Do

• You will design, architect, and modernize end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines, ensuring secure, automated, and repeatable software delivery
• You will architect and manage enterprise pipeline tools, including Artifactory repositories, Jenkins automation frameworks, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines, developing custom integrations, plugins, and configurations as needed
• You will develop software packages using Maven, Docker, Helm, PyPI, YUM, Conan, and similar tools to support automated build, test, and release workflows
• You will develop and integrate Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) into automated pipeline processes to support software supply chain security
• You will design automated hybrid-cloud workflows using tools such as Ansible and Terraform
• You will build, package, and deploy containerized applications into Kubernetes environments using automated CI/CD workflows, including developing and troubleshooting container images, Helm charts, and deployment manifests used within the pipeline

 

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)—such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Physics—and a minimum 10 years of related work experience
• Experience architecting, developing, automating, and maintaining enterprise‑scale CI/CD systems including Artifactory, Jenkins, and GitLab (not just using these tools, but designing and implementing them)
• Experience building, packaging, and deploying containerized applications using CI/CD workflows integrated with Kubernetes environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible; Docker or Podman, and container orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes or Rancher