Platform Engineer (Cloud Foundry / K8’s / AWS) HYBRID

Date Posted:

2023-10-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA960: 22 Rickenbacker Rd Langley AFB 22 Rickenbacker Road Ryan Center, Langley AFB, VA, 23665 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

***** Requires an ACTIVE DoD Secret Clearance *****

Do you want to be a part of a team whose impact stretches across the world-wide aviation industry?

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in advanced technologically and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Our Digital Technology (DT) group combines foundational IT with new digital technologies - driving business efficiencies and a better customer experience by connecting technologies, people, information, and processes. If you’re an agile thinker who enjoys utilizing modern technology to make big improvements, then you’re a perfect fit for out DT team!

We have immediate career growth opportunity with our Information Workplace Services team for a talented Platform Engineer. You will work in a collaborative environment on implementation and integration of hybrid-infrastructure software platforms (Pivotal Cloud Foundry and AWS); maintain a high level of availability for all mission critical software systems; identify and resolve system problems as a key contributor to this dynamic team. This is an opportunity to be mentored and learn from industry experts; and to leverage your platform analysis / controls / systems skills to take your career to the next level. This opportunity can be filled at either Langley AFB - Hampton, VA or Hanscom AFB - Bedford, MA.

*** This is a Hybrid position: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite; typically three days per week required at the site location.

Basic Qualifications:

-Requires minimum 5 years of platform engineering / support experience to include: three (3) years of experience developing and operating containerized services deployed in production on orchestration platforms such as Cloud Foundry or Kubernetes; building developer platform services and APIs that scale in production; building and sustaining production services using Cloud Infrastructure Providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure; designing or administering Identity and Access Lifecycle Management Operations and controls; building and maintaining continuous delivery pipelines.

-Requires prior experience working in a collaborative environment requiring frequent teaming and written / verbal communication with all levels of internal and external stakeholders. 

-Experience managing, reporting, and facilitating certification of access for all in-scope resources (including SaaS, AWS, Azure, CSS managed applications, tools, and systems).  

-An Active and transferable U.S. government issued DoD Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

*** This position is eligible for a Referral Bonus

EDUCATION: Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience - or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience - or in absence of a degree, minimum 9 years of relevant experience. 

Qualifications We Value 

Prior experience deploying Platform as a Service (PaaS) 

Automating platform management at enterprise scale. 

Highly motivated with the ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems. 

Experience developing platform APIs that make common software operations scalable and repeatable. 

Experience building continuous delivery and integration (CI/CD) pipelines. 

Experience responding to software outages and executing postmortem reviews including root cause analyses. 

Familiarity with DevSecOps concepts. 

Proficiency in scripting via bash, python and/or Powershell. 

What We Offer

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

Diversity drives innovation, inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

RTX 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, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Our 195,000 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 propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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