Date Posted:2026-10-13
Country:United States of America
Location:US-FL-LARGO-382SR ~ 7887 Bryan Dairy Rd ~ BLDG 600
Position Role Type:Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance Type: Secret - Current
Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1
Principal Networking and Virtualization Systems Engineer Specialist - Onsite
This position requires:
US Government Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance Day 1.
Onsite: This is an onsite role supporting our
Largo, FL location.
Sign-on Bonus EligibleWhat YOU will do: - Support efforts with cross-functional team members (hardware and software engineers) to ensure system compatibility and performance
- Build new and maintain existing virtual machines in a lab environment
- Build new and maintain existing Linux scripts in a lab environment
- Analyze network switch interfaces and debug data and communications issues
- Travel to the customer site and deploy software and hardware solutions, often on short notice
- Act as an interface between the field and lab teams during travel events.
Qualifications You Must Have: - Extensive experience with DevOps pipelines operating in both Linux and Windows environments
- Extensive experience building virtual machines and debugging network issues
- Practical experience with Ansible/YAML
- Experience with writing and maintaining scripts
- Ability to travel up to 30% per year and flexibility to travel on short notice
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience
- Active and transferable U.S. Government (DoD) Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain an active U.S. Government (DoD) Top Secret Clearance
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Qualifications We Prefer:- Experience with Survivable Mobile Command Center architectures and operations
- Experience working on fielded systems
- Experience with systems support to software and hardware development
- Experience with Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3)
- Experience with computer networking for ground-based, ship, submarine, or airborne platforms
- An active Top Secret clearance with SCI caveat
What We Offer:Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
- 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
- Eligible for relocation assistance
- And more!
Learn More & Apply Now!*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to 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.
Relocation: Assistance may be provided
Employee Referral Eligible #MISENGAs 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 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.
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.
