<strong>Date Posted:<br><br></strong>2026-09-16<br><br><strong>Country:<br><br></strong>United States of America<br><br><strong>Location:<br><br></strong>US-CA-REMOTE<br><br><strong>Position Role Type:<br><br></strong>Remote<br><br><strong>U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: <br><br></strong>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<br><br><strong>Security Clearance Type: <br><br></strong>DoD Clearance: Secret<br><br><strong>Security Clearance Status: <br><br></strong>Active and existing security clearance required after day 1<br><br><strong>Senior Digital Automation Engineer (Ansible/Windows)<br><br></strong><strong>Raytheon Digital Technology - ROCKS Team<br><br></strong><strong>Raytheon Orchestration and Container Kubernetes Service (ROCKS) <br><br></strong><strong>US Locations Only - US Citizenship required<br><br></strong>At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.<br><br>Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.<br><br>The ROCKS Team in Raytheon Digital Technology has an opening for a Senior Automation Engineer with strong Ansible and Windows development experience. ROCKS is a Platform Engineering team that provides an integrated container management platform built on Kubernetes and a set of managed services in our location. ROCKS provides a modern cloud native container orchestration platform that can be installed on air-gapped classified information systems or installed on program unique unclassified deployments. ROCKS is the Raytheon standard Kubernetes based container management platform which provides automated container deployment, scaling and management that enables development teams to leverage a cloud native infrastructure stack for increased velocity and to focus on their code and applications, while not needing to worry about "infrastructure" ROCKS provides a complete bundled package for a closed area infrastructure team to take from low to high into their Information System to deploy, configure, and operate a Kubernetes based container management platform and provide development teams a portable solution across infrastructures and enable increased velocity using a cloud native stack.<br><br><strong>What You Will Do<br><br></strong><ul><li>Infrastructure Automation & Deployment</li><li>Work with requirements to design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Ansible for provisioning across multiple platforms:</li><li>VMware vCenter: Automated VM provisioning, template management, network configuration, and storage allocation</li><li>Bare Metal: PXE boot automation, hardware configuration, BIOS/firmware management, and OS deployment</li><li>Cloud Environments: AWS, Azure, and/or GCP resource provisioning, configuration management, and orchestration</li><li>Design reusable, modular Ansible roles and collections that support consistent deployment patterns across target environments</li><li>Development & Integration</li><li>Write custom Ansible modules, plugins, and filters using Python to extend platform capabilities</li><li>Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for testing, validating, and deploying automation code</li><li>Integrate automation solutions with source control (Git), secrets management, and monitoring platforms</li><li>Develop RESTful API integrations to connect automation workflows with enterprise systems</li><li>Operations & Continuous Improvement</li><li>Create comprehensive documentation including runbooks, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures</li><li>Monitor automation execution, troubleshoot failures, and implement improvements for reliability and performance</li><li>Participate in on-call rotation for critical automation infrastructure support</li><li>Track and report on automation metrics including deployment frequency, success rates, and time savings<br><br></li></ul><strong>Qualifications You Must Have<br><br></strong><ul><li>Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years' experience. </li><li>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</li><li>Ansible Expertise -experience with Ansible execution environments and containerized automation</li><li>Programming & Scripting Experience</li><li>Active Directory and Group Policy automation</li><li>Linux system administration (RHEL/CentOS preferred)</li><li>Windows Server administration (2019/2022)<br><br></li></ul><strong>Qualifications We Prefer:<br><br></strong><ul><li>Network and storage configuration</li><li>VMware vSphere/vCenter administration and automation experience including: VM lifecycle management and template creation</li><li>Advanced PowerShell scripting capabilities (2+ years) including:</li><li>Desired State Configuration (DSC)</li><li>Python development skills (3+ years) including: REST API development and consumption</li><li>Bare metal provisioning experience including PXE, Kickstart/Preseed, and hardware management</li><li>Understanding of operating system security principles, hardening techniques, and compliance frameworks</li><li>Experience with system internals, performance tuning, and troubleshooting</li><li>Working with configuration files (YAML, JSON, INI)</li><li>4+ years of hands-on experience with Ansible</li><li>Deep understanding of Ansible architecture including playbooks, roles, collections, inventories, and vault</li><li>Experience developing custom Ansible modules, plugins, callbacks, and filters</li><li>Proficiency with Ansible Galaxy and creating/publishing reusable collections</li><li>Strong knowledge of Jinja2 templating and YAML best practices<br><br></li></ul><strong>What We Offer<br><br></strong><ul><li> Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation. </li><li> Relocation will not be included as this is a remote role. <br><br></li></ul><strong>Learn More & Apply Now!<br><br></strong>Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:<br><br><strong>Remote:</strong> This position currently is designated as remote. Employees who are working in remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home) but may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. The successful candidate for this role will be required to reside and work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. territories).<br><br>For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.<br><br><em><strong>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.<br><br></strong></em>The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><em>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. 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