Platform Reliability Engineer

RTX

Platform Reliability Engineer optimizing Kubernetes-based orchestration platforms at Raytheon. Collaborating with teams to solve complex problems and enhancing service availability.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeWoburn • Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $86,800 - $165,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoGrafanaKubernetesOpenShiftPrometheusPythonTerraformVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work autonomously and partner with Raytheon programs, engineers, and Digital Technology peers to understand their needs and solve complex problems
Partner with teams managing infrastructure, networking, and application development to forecast capacity, scaling, and demand.
Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes, how it operates, tools that support it and experience ensuring highly available and reliable clusters and environments
Experience and knowledge on the Installation, configuration, maintenance, and support of Kubernetes clusters both in the cloud, on-premises, and in regulated environments
Setup, maintain and automate across various infrastructure with VMWare, AWS GovCloud, Azure for Government, bare metal needs, and restricted networks
Establish monitoring tools and management dashboards integrated into platforms with best practice notifications and response processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a University degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued 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.
Experience installing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting Kubernetes clusters in on-premises and cloud infrastructure , working with Rancher RKE2, Upstream, OpenShift Container Platform, VMWare VKS/Tanzu or other leading Kubernetes platforms.
Experience with Kubernetes based development tools such as Terraform, Helm, Python, Go, and Bash.
Experience working with observability and monitoring software like Grafana, Prometheus, Alert Manager, and Loki.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
flexible work schedules
employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
parental leave
paid time off
holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesVMWareAWS GovCloudAzure for GovernmentTerraformHelmPythonGoBashOpenShift Container Platform

Soft Skills

autonomous workproblem solvingcollaborationcommunication

Certifications

U.S. government issued Secret security clearance