Senior Software Infrastructure Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-03-26

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PA602: 302 Science Park Road, Bldg 5C 302 Science Park Road Building 5C, State College, PA, 16803-2214 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

**This position is eligible for a Sign-On Bonus**

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.

Raytheon is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in DevOps tools to join our Satellite Ground Systems team. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining the software infrastructure required for the operation and management of satellite ground systems, with a focus on automation, deployment, and monitoring.

Location: This is an onsite position in State College, PA

What you will do:

This role involves close collaboration with systems engineers, hardware designers, and other software engineers to deliver reliable and high-performance software solutions. Other responsibilities to anticipate may include:

• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Working with multiple engineering disciplines in an agile DevSecOps environment.
• Develop and maintain documentation for the software infrastructure, including design documents, user manuals, and system administration guides.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to engineers needing infrastructure assistance.
• Define, develop, and prototype software scripts, virtualization environments, and cloud environments.
• Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of the software infrastructure by identifying and implementing enhancements and optimizations.
• Provide software infrastructure expertise for bids on future development activities.
• Willingness and desire to do infrastructure type work [Infrastructure as code, DevSecOps]

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science,Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• Active and transferable TS/SCI U.S. government issued security clearance prior to start date with the adjudication date less than three years ago from your starting date for this position. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Experience with Software Development through Information Technology or Software Engineering or Computer Engineering
• CompTIA Security+ Certification or ability to obtain within 3 months

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with VMWare and AWS.
• Experience with Puppet, Ansible and Git
• Experience with Kubernetes and Jenkins
• Experience with Python and Bash
• Experience with Splunk and Elastic Search
• Experience with Linux administration
• Good understanding of networking concepts
• Software development experience in Java with unit testing and integration testing experience
• Knowledge of satellite ground systems, space operations, or related domains is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with secure coding practices, especially in a defense or aerospace setting.
• Degree in Computer Engineering or Information Technology preferred.

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.

This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

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RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric