Date Posted:

Country:

Location:

Position Role Type:

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

Security Clearance:

Are you passionate about Digital Transformation, automating systems, and working with containers and driving continuous improvement and optimization? Do you enjoy partnering and working with a cohesive set of various individuals committed to solving complex, challenging technical problems to accelerate business growth and efficiencies? If the answer to these questions is “yes”, then this is the opportunity you are looking for!

The platform reliability engineer role will report into the PWE Digital Infrastructure organization to design, maintain and implement Collins business wide orchestration and container management platforms to support program software, solutions, and products. The primary responsibilities include implementing, supporting, and optimizing containerized environments-based orchestration platforms across closed area systems. Additional responsibilities include partnering within the team and across functions, engineering, and program teams and personnel to optimize the use of the platforms and products as well as bring forward new ideas, concepts, and capabilities for future platform enhancements.

**This position is onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA and a Relocation package is provided if needed. **

What you will do:

• Work autonomously and partner with Collins 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 bare metal needs, and restricted networks

• Establish monitoring tools and management dashboards integrated into platforms with best practice notifications and response processes

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience 10 years of professional experience working in technical fields as a leader, architect, manager, technologist, engineer, developer, or administrator.

• 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

• Experience installing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting Kubernetes clusters in on-premises and cloud infrastructure

• Experience working with Rancher RKE2, OpenShift Container Platform, VMWare Tanzu, and other leading Kubernetes platforms

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience on deploying new cloud native platforms and systems in classified and/or unclassified work environments.

• Experience designing and operating highly scalable, secure, high performing systems, platforms, and Kubernetes clusters

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ability to contribute and execute projects on time and budget

• Ability to translate Business and Function demands to technical requirements and tasks

• Ability to clearly document and diagram technical systems

• Experience working with cloud native computing foundation Kubernetes components including service mesh, service discovery, package management, observability and monitoring, runtimes, and security

• Understanding of GitOps and using package management technologies with Kubernetes cluster management and operations such as ArgoCD, Packer, Helm, and Kustomize

• Experience working with agile teams on product mode approaches and partnering with product owners and scrum masters to align and execute work

• Implementing Kubernetes on air-gapped and regulated networks and environments

• Understanding of 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

• Experience working with Poolside environments

• Constant vigilance when investigating and finding root cause of distributed system malfunctions

• Ability to anticipate or adopt new innovations and advancements in the CNCF landscape to enhance the effectiveness of our products

• An active and in-scope (insert level) US security clearance or the ability to obtain one

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits packages include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate. employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Student Loan Repayment Program.

• Life insurance and disability coverage.

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.

• Adoption Assistance.         

• Autism Benefit.

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.

• Bright Horizons, child, and elder care services.

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.

•  And more! 

Learn More & Apply Now!

Do you want to be part of a new, exciting initiative to combine foundational IT with new digital technologies?  Our Digital Technology team is driving business efficiencies and a better customer experience by connecting technologies, people, information and processes. From making aircraft more electric, intelligent and integrated to building new software platforms such as Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, there’s no better place to be right now than in digital. If you’re an agile thinker who enjoys utilizing modern technology to make big improvements, then you’re a perfect fit for this team. Join Collins Aerospace to help us revolutionize the aerospace industry today!

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

Privacy Policy and Terms:

Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms