Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-01-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MD231: 306 Sentinel Drive Suite100 AJ 306 Sentinel Drive Suite 100, Annapolis Junction, MD, 20701 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

This role is primarily On-Site, with flexibility at hiring manager discretion.

Join Applied Signal Technology (AST), a dynamic business within Collins Aerospace, in our mission to enhance national security and safeguard the global community.  We're on the lookout for a dedicated Senior Infrastructure Engineer driven by excellence to contribute to our team, crafting innovative solutions that protect the interests of the U.S. and its allies.  From high reliability telecommunication processing to airborne signals intelligence collection and signal processing to cyber operations, our diverse projects offer continuous challenges and opportunities for growth.  Embrace a passionate, collaborative work environment that prioritizes integrity, diversity, and work-life balance. Enjoy competitive compensation, extensive career development prospects, comprehensive health care coverage, generous leave policies, and more. Take your career to new heights while making the world a safer place with AST.

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Applied Signal Technology: WHO WE ARE

What You Will Do

• As an Infrastructure Engineer you will be an integral part of a team that makes decisions and generates ideas that will push products above and beyond

• You will guide and oversee the design, development, testing and delivery of advanced high-capacity systems that process modern communications 

• You will work with other experienced members in R&D on system development and deployments for the protection of our country

• You will work autonomously yet collaboratively in a team environment

• You will generate briefings and present material to team members, customers, and AST Management as necessary

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI Security Clearance is required prior to start date ​

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance 

Minimum of 5 years related work with the following skills:

• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible

• Experience with developing in python or similar scripting languages

• Experience with Linux, especially Red Hat based distributions

• Experience with System Administration

• Experience with enterprise grade networking equipment, such as Cisco, Palo Alto & Dell

• Experience with virtualization technology (KVM, Ovirt, VMWare, Hyper-V)

• Experience with container technology (Docker, Podman, etc)

• Experience and/or knowledge of network protocols, such as TCP/IP and UDP

• Experience with configuration management systems (puppet, ansible, salt)

• Experience designing and setting up networks and data centers

• Experience verifying and validating the software and system work as intended

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with User Interface development

• Experience with enterprise grade storage equipment

• Experience with object-oriented programming languages.

• Strong experience with Python or other scripting languages

• Experience with or basic understanding of telecommunications systems concepts and/or signal processing

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerized systems.

• Experience with process improvement

• Experience with automated system deployments

• Experience working on Security best practices for virtualized environments

• Experience setting up Security scans for DoD security compliance

• Experience with infrastructure ATO procedures and processes

What We Offer​

• 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!  

• Relocation Eligibility​

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, 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. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. ​

*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. ​

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.  ​

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Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.  

#AST

The salary range for this role is 90,000 USD - 182,000 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.

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. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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