Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Eng Tools (Hybrid)

Date Posted:

2026-09-14

 Country:

United States of America

 Location:

US-NC-CHARLOTTE-2730 ~ 2730 W Tyvola Rd ~ TYVOLA

 Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

 Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

 Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

We’re seeking a DevSecOps Development Lead to drive enterprise DevSecOps modernization, standardize delivery platforms, and enable secure, export‑controlled engineering environments. This role provides senior technical leadership across CI/CD, cloud automation, and secure software delivery practices while guiding teams through modernization and platform consolidation efforts.

**This is a hybrid position, at one of Collins major facilities**

What You Will Do *

Enterprise DevSecOps Modernization:

Lead DevSecOps strategy and modernization across toolchains, pipelines, security controls, and development teams.

Ensure consistent architecture, policy alignment, and adoption of modern DevSecOps practices.

Platform Standardization & Legacy Migration:

Serve as technical authority for retiring legacy platforms (ADO, SVN, Jenkins, Bitbucket).

Guide migrations to the enterprise-standard DevOps Platform (GitLab, Artifactory, Grafana, Coverity).

Drive re‑architecture, governance alignment, and cross‑team migration planning to reduce fragmentation, improve security, and lower long‑term maintenance risk.

Secure, Unified Export‑Controlled Environments:

Provide expertise in secure software architecture and export‑controlled Type D environment design.

Ensure compliance, technical alignment, and unified DevSecOps toolchain deployment.

U.S.-based technical leadership is required for regulatory and export-controlled data handling.

CI/CD, Cloud & Automation Engineering:

Build and maintain secure, scalable CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.

Support GitLab runners, build environments, and platform reliability.

Develop Infrastructure‑as‑Code solutions and support cloud-native environments (AWS).

Troubleshoot complex deployment, integration, and automation issues.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship:

Mentor administrators and developers on DevSecOps practices, pipeline design, and automation.

Partner with development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to improve delivery efficiency and security.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Git and Git-based workflows.

CI/CD pipeline design and support (GitLab strongly preferred).

AWS or other cloud experience.

Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability.

Solid understanding of SDLC and DevSecOps principles.

Ability to collaborate across multiple technical teams

Experience participating in agile ceremonies and backlog refinement.

Secure software delivery practices.

Identity and access management fundamentals.

Authentication, authorization, and service account concepts.

Ability to support aerospace and regulatory compliance requirements (including ITAR).

Qualifications We Prefer:

GitLab administration and runner management.

Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes.

Grafana monitoring.

Artifactory/JFrog administration.

Keycloak or similar identity management.

Experience in aerospace, defense, or other regulated industries.

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.

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

presence associated with this role.

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.

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.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 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 co