Principal Platform Engineer

RTX

Principal Platform Engineer supporting development teams at aerospace and defense leader. Focused on building workflows and product ownership in a hybrid setting.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeAurora • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $107,500 - $204,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDockerFlaskGoJavaJavaScriptKubernetesMongoDBNext.jsNode.jsPostgresPythonReactRustSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLSvelteTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide Product Ownership to the deliverable design.
Implement user-focused workflows for onboarding, resource provisioning, and lifecycle management
Develop frontend experiences using modern web frameworks (React/TypeScript)
Implement backend services and APIs supporting the portal (Python/FastAPI)
Integrate platform systems (Kubernetes, CI/CD, identity, secrets, cost services, and infrastructure automation)
Partner with other platform teams to convert infrastructure capabilities into self-service products
Improve usability, adoption, and developer satisfaction across the platform
Gather feedback from engineering teams and translate it into product improvements
Create documentation and enablement materials
Communicate technical concepts to both engineers and leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and a minimum 8 years of related work experience
Experience with NodeJS and other UI Frameworks
Experience with one or more of the following: - Programming: Python, Java, TypeScript, Golang, Rust, Shell.
Frameworks: React/Next.js, Flask, Spring Boot, Svelte.
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible or equivalent.
Data formats: JSON, XML, YAML, SQL
Experience in one or more of the following: - Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or similar on-prem/self-hosted infrastructure;
Containerization: Docker, Podman.
Orchestration: Kubernetes, Rancher.
Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
Product tooling: Jira / Atlassian ecosystem.
Observability platforms.
Generative AI developer tooling
Ability to obtain a TS/SCI Security Clearance is required after day 1. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

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

ReactTypeScriptPythonFastAPINodeJSTerraformAnsibleJSONSQLDocker

Soft Skills

product ownershipuser-focused workflowscommunicationfeedback gatheringdocumentation creation

Certifications

BS/BA Degree in STEMTS/SCI Security Clearance