Senior Principal Dev

Ops Lead Engineer:

Position Information

Date Posted: 2026-01-28

Country: United States of America

Location: US-MD-FULTON-8170 ~ 8170 Maple Lawn Blvd ~ MAPLE LAWN, Ste 190, 200 & 300

Role Type: Onsite

Salary Range: $145,600 USD - $276,800 USD

Security Clearance Requirements

• U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret
• Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

About the Company

Solipsys, Managed by Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

At Collins, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you'll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow.

About the Role

Collins Aerospace is currently seeking a self-motivated and talented Senior Principal DevOps Lead Engineer who is seeking a challenging new opportunity. The successful candidate will engage with advancements in Multi-Sensor, Information Fusion, Situational Awareness, and Visualization technologies. This role will lead the DevOps effort across a team of engineers, IT professionals, and cyber security SMEs to design, implement, and maintain the Dev Sec Ops platform for the organization. This is an exciting opportunity to transform existing Dev Sec Ops pipelines to utilize modern tools, technologies, and approaches. This position is located onsite in Fulton, Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain existing software development pipelines and extend the pipelines to include automated deployment and test (CI/CD)
• Proactively research new CI/CD solutions, tools (Dev Sec Ops platform), and capabilities, and develop migration strategies for effective adoption
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g. software and integration & test) to address bottlenecks, automate testing, improve efficiency, and increase software security
• Standardize and document DevOps processes and train team members
• Support IT department in the administration and maintenance of tools to ensure compliance with security requirements
• Provision new projects, software source code, configuration repositories, and user access

Required Qualifications

• Experience with automated software build, test, and deployment
• Experience with the implementation of a Dev Sec Ops platform such as Git

Lab or GitHub Enterprise:

• Experience with CI/CD Pipeline tools such as Maven, Make, Git, Artifactory, Sonatype, and Jenkins
• Experience with container technology tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Scripting experience in Linux environment (e.g. Perl, Python, Bash)
• Supporting software solutions in virtualized environments (e.g. VMWare) and cloud native deployments
• Investigating, adjudicating, and resolving security issues in third-party software, Docker images, and development environments
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Software development and configuration management experience with programming languages such as C++, Java, Angular, Javascript, or Groovy
• Familiarity with other engineering tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Familiarity with deployment tools such as Helm charts or Ansible
• Familiarity with static code analysis tools (e.g. Fortify, Coverity) and unit test frameworks (e.g. Junit, Google Mock)
• Familiarity with Agile concepts and methodologies
• Working knowledge of system administration (RHEL, Windows) and networking
• Experience with Do

D Enterprise DevOps initiatives and Platform One:

• Highly organized with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Security clearance

Benefits

• 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 including 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
• Eligible for relocation

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.

Additional Information

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.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

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.