Platform Operations Engineer

Date Posted:

2026-05-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-MARLBOROUGH-MA2 ~ 1001 Boston Post Rd ~ BLDG 2

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

At RTX, the world 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 freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Platform Reliability Engineer will report to the Digital Infrastructure Services organization and support the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise-wide orchestration and container management platforms based on Kubernetes. These platforms support program software, solutions, and products across the organization.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Implement, support, and optimize Kubernetes-based container orchestration platforms across both unclassified and closed-area systems
• Collaborate with engineering, program teams, and cross-functional partners to improve platform usage and identify enhancements
• Diagnose and resolve complex Kubernetes-related issues in partnership with internal teams and stakeholders
• Support escalation and resolution of higher-severity platform issues in alignment with established processes
• Develop and enhance observability and monitoring capabilities to support error detection, defect reduction, and improved system performance
• Improve Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR), service availability, and customer experience
• Implement and maintain monitoring tools, dashboards, and alerting systems aligned with operational best practices
• Work with infrastructure, networking, and application teams to forecast capacity, scaling requirements, and system demand

What You Will Do:

The Raytheon Orchestration and Container Kubernetes Service (ROCKS) team provides a standardized container management platform built on Kubernetes. ROCKS supports:

• A secure, enterprise container orchestration foundation for the Digital Ecosystem
• Deployment in air-gapped classified environments
• Non-production services in shared unclassified environments
• Integration across cloud and on-premises environments

• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, operations, and supporting tools
• Experience deploying, configuring, maintaining, and supporting Kubernetes clusters
• Experience in cloud and hybrid environments including AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, VMware, bare metal, and restricted networks
• Experience with highly available and resilient cluster design and operations
• Experience implementing observability, monitoring, and alerting solutions for distributed systems

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically, requires Bachelor’s in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years experience.
• Experience installing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting Kubernetes clusters in on-premises and cloud environments
• Experience with Kubernetes platforms including Rancher RKE2, upstream Kubernetes, OpenShift Container Platform, VMware VKS/Tanzu, or similar Kubernetes distributions
• Experience with Kubernetes-related tools and technologies including Terraform, Helm, Python, Go, and Bash
•  Experience with observability and monitoring tools including Grafana, Prometheus, Alert manager, and Loki
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Deploying cloud native platforms and systems in classified and unclassi