Principal DevSecOps Platform Lead

At Raytheon, our core principles guide everything we do, driven by a noble purpose—to assist our nation and allies in defending freedoms and deterring aggression. With over a century of experience and distinguished engineering expertise, we address todays challenges and anticipate future threats. We are currently seeking a Principal Platform DevSecOps Product Owner for one of our key programs. In this role, you will work alongside a diverse team of platform engineers and systems administrators, innovating in ground systems solutions. This position is based onsite at our facility in Richardson, Texas. We value dedication to safety, trust, respect, accountability, collaboration, and innovation. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, and paid time off, among others. - Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required prior to start date. - U.S. citizenship is necessary, as only U.S. citizens can obtain a security clearance. - Active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph required on day one. - Bachelors degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) in areas such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Physics. - Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience. - Experience in installation, configuration, and maintenance of RedHat Linux operating systems. - Proven track record in designing, implementing, and integrating cloud infrastructure solutions, preferably with AWS. - Familiarity with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools, such as Terraform, Ansible, or Chef. - Must possess active and current TS/SCI with CI Poly on day one. - Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and associated toolchains (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, GitLab, Artifactory, Helm). - Lead a small team of platform engineers and system administrators in the design and operation of evolving DevSecOps platforms and cloud-based infrastructure. - Serve as the Product Owner, managing the backlog, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring alignment with program goals and delivery commitments. - Collaborate with the Scrum Master to plan and conduct Agile meetings, such as sprint planning and Program Increment (PI) execution, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality, cloud-enabled capabilities. - Oversee the delivery and acceptance of completed work to clients, ensuring technical approval and stakeholder satisfaction. - Act as the main liaison between engineering teams, program leadership, and external stakeholders to align technical vision and deliverables. - Develop and uphold a technical roadmap that aligns the platform with modern DevSecOps practices, cloud-native architectures, and relevant commercial off-the-shelf solutions. - Assess new technologies, cloud services, and industry trends to enhance platform capabilities, security posture, and team productivity.